1973 Japan Series

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| country = Japan

| year = 1973

| champion = Yomiuri Giants (4)

| champion_manager = Tetsuharu Kawakami

| champion_games = 66-60-4

| runnerup = Nankai Hawks (1)

| runnerup_manager = Katsuya Nomura

| runnerup_games = 68-58-4

| date = October 27 – November 1

| MVP = Tsuneo Horiuchi (Yomiuri)

| FSA = Katsuya Nomura (Nankai)

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The 1973 Japan Series was the 24th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks. The Giants defeated the Hawks in five games to win an NPB-record ninth consecutive Japan Series title.

Summary

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style="background: #e3e3e3;" !\|Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
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1	Hawks – 4, Giants – 3	October 27	Osaka Stadium	27,027{{cite web\|url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1973.html\|script-title=ja:1973年日本シリーズ試合結果\|publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball\|language=Japanese\|accessdate=November 21, 2017}}
style="background: #e3e3e3;" \|2	Hawks – 2, Giants – 3	October 28	Osaka Stadium	28,135
3	Giants – 8, Hawks – 2	October 30	Korakuen Stadium	34,713
style="background: #e3e3e3;" \|4	Giants – 6, Dragons – 2	October 31	Korakuen Stadium	38,270
5	Giants – 5, Hawks – 1	November 1	Korakuen Stadium	37,761