1982 Japan Series

Team (Wins)	Manager(s)	Season
Seibu Lions (4)	Tatsuro Hirooka	68-58-4
Chunichi Dragons (2)	Sadao Kondo	64-47-19

Dates

October 23–30

MVP

Osamu Higashio (Seibu)

FSA

Seiji Kamikawa (Chunichi)

← 1981

Japan Series

1983 →

The 1982 Japan Series was the 33rd edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions. The Lions defeated the Dragons in six games to win their fourth championship in team history, and first championship since 1958. This was also the Lions' first title since moving from Fukuoka to Saitama in 1979.

Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Dragons – 3, Lions – 7	October 23	Nagoya Stadium	29,196^[1]
2	Dragons – 1, Lions – 7	October 24	Nagoya Stadium	29,194^[1]
3	Lions – 3, Dragons – 4	October 26	Seibu Lions Stadium	25,342^[1]
4	Lions – 3, Dragons – 5	October 27	Seibu Lions Stadium	29,323^[1]
5	Lions – 3, Dragons – 1	October 28	Seibu Lions Stadium	26,230^[1]
6	Dragons – 4, Lions – 9	October 30	Nagoya Stadium	28,725^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 1982年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

Japan Series

Chunichi Dragons

Established in 1936
Formerly the Nagoya Club, the Sangyo Club, the Chubu Nippon, the Chubu Nippon Dragons, and the Nagoya Dragons
Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

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Owner: Uichirō Ōshima
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Manager: Kazuyoshi Tatsunami

Japan Series championships (2)

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Saitama Seibu Lions

Established in 1950
Formerly the Nishitetsu Clippers, the Nishitetsu Lions, the Taiheiyo Club Lions, the Crown Lighter Lions, and the Seibu Lions
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Owner: Takashi Goto
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Manager: HKazuo Matsui

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