1980 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (4) Takeshi Koba 73-44-13
Kintetsu Buffaloes (3) Yukio Nishimoto 68-54-8
DatesOctober 25 – November 2
MVPJim Lyttle (Hiroshima)
FSAToru Ogawa (Kintetsu)
Japan Series

The 1980 Japan Series was the 31st edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. This series was a rematch of the previous year's series, which matched the Central League champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp against the Pacific League champion Kintetsu Buffaloes. The Carp defeated the Buffaloes in seven games to capture their second consecutive Japan Series championship.

Summary

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Carp – 4, Buffaloes – 6October 25Hiroshima Municipal Stadium29,037[1]
2Carp – 2, Buffaloes – 9October 26Hiroshima Municipal Stadium29,668[1]
3Buffaloes – 3, Carp – 4October 28Osaka Stadium17,371[1]
4Buffaloes – 0, Carp – 2October 29Osaka Stadium21,254[1]
5Buffaloes – 6, Carp – 2October 30Osaka Stadium22,287[1]
6Carp – 6, Buffaloes – 2November 1Hiroshima Municipal Stadium29,297[1]
7Carp – 8, Buffaloes – 3November 2Hiroshima Municipal Stadium29,952[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1980年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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