1987 Japan Series

Team (Wins)	Manager(s)	Season
Seibu Lions (4)	Masaaki Mori	71-45-14
Yomiuri Giants (2)	Sadaharu Oh	76-43-11

Dates

October 25 – November 1

MVP

Kimiyasu Kudoh (Seibu)

FSA

Kazunori Shinozuka (Yomiuri)

← 1986

Japan Series

1988 →

The 1987 Japan Series was the 38th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions. The Lions came into the series as the defending champions, having won the 1986 Japan Series. This was the Giants' 24th appearance in the Japan Series and first since 1983. The Lions defeated the Giants, 4 games to 2, and won their second championship in a row and seventh overall.

Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Lions – 3, Giants – 7	October 25	Seibu Lions Stadium	32,365^[1]
2	Lions – 6, Giants – 0	October 26	Seibu Lions Stadium	32,434^[1]
3	Giants – 1, Lions – 2	October 28	Korakuen Stadium	40,608^[1]
4	Giants – 4, Lions – 0	October 29	Korakuen Stadium	40,829^[1]
5	Giants – 1, Lions – 3	October 30	Korakuen Stadium	41,383^[1]
6	Lions – 3, Giants – 1	November 1	Seibu Lions Stadium	32,323^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 1987年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

Japan Series

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
Based in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture

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History
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Heiwadai Stadium
Belluna Dome

Culture

Black Mist Scandal
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Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owner: Takashi Goto
Management: Seibu Railway
Manager: HKazuo Matsui

Japan Series championships (13)

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Seasons (73)
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Yomiuri Giants

Established in 1934
Formerly the Great Japan Tokyo Baseball Club and the Tokyo Giants
Based in Bunkyō, Tokyo

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History
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Records
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Ballparks

Korakuen Stadium
Tokyo Dome
Trainings: Sun Marine Stadium
Yomiuri Giants Stadium

Culture

Star of the Giants

Rivalries

Hanshin Tigers

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owner: Toshikazu Yamaguchi
Management: Yomiuri Group
Manager: Tatsunori Hara

Japanese Baseball League championships (9)

Japan Series championships (22)

Central League championships (37)

Climax Series berths (13)

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