1976 Japan Series
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{{Infobox Japan Series
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| country = Japan
| year = 1976
| champion = Hankyu Braves (4)
| champion_manager = Toshiharu Ueda
| champion_games = 79-45-6
| runnerup = Yomiuri Giants (3)
| runnerup_manager = Shigeo Nagashima
| runnerup_games = 76-45-9
| date = October 23 – November 2
| MVP = Yutaka Fukumoto (Hankyu)
| FSA = Isao Shibata (Yomiuri)
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The 1976 Japan Series was the 27th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Hankyu Braves. The Braves defeated the Giants in seven games to win their second consecutive Japan Series championship.
Summary
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!|Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Giants – 4, Braves – 6 | October 23 | Korakuen Stadium | 40,659{{cite web|url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1976.html|script-title=ja:1976年日本シリーズ試合結果|publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball|language=Japanese|accessdate=November 20, 2017}} |
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|2 | Giants – 4, Braves – 5 | October 25 | Korakuen Stadium | 47,452 |
| 3 | Braves – 10, Giants – 3 | October 27 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 29,241 |
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|4 | Braves – 2, Giants – 4 | October 29 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 23,443 |
| 5 | Braves – 3, Giants – 5 | October 30 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 26,099 |
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|6 | Giants – 8, Braves – 7 | November 1 | Korakuen Stadium | 44,948 |
| 7 | Giants – 2, Braves – 4 | November 2 | Korakuen Stadium | 45,967 |
See also
References
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