1968 Japan Series

{{Short description|19th edition of Nippon professional baseball postseason championship series happened in 1968}}

{{Infobox Japan Series

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| country = Japan

| year = 1968

| champion = Yomiuri Giants (4)

| champion_manager = Tetsuharu Kawakami

| champion_games = 77-53-4

| runnerup = Hankyu Braves (2)

| runnerup_manager = Yukio Nishimoto

| runnerup_games = 80-50-4

| date = October 12–20

| MVP = Shigeru Takada (Yomiuri)

| FSA = Tokuji Nagaike (Hankyu)

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The 1968 Japan Series was the 19th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Hankyu Braves. This was a rematch of the previous year's Japan Series, which the Giants won. Yomiuri again defeated Hankyu in six games to capture their fourth consecutive title.

Summary

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ScoreDateLocationAttendance
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1Giants – 4, Braves – 5October 12Korakuen Stadium24,482{{cite web|url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1968.html|script-title=ja:1968年日本シリーズ試合結果|publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball|language=Japanese|accessdate=January 8, 2018}}
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Giants – 6, Braves – 1October 14Korakuen Stadium24,923
3Braves – 4, Giants – 9October 16Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium19,462
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Braves – 5, Giants – 6October 17Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium16,390
5Braves – 6, Giants – 4October 18Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium15,225
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Giants – 7, Braves – 5October 20Korakuen Stadium29,229

See also

References

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