# 1950 Japan Series

The 1950 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1950 season. It was the first Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Mainichi Orions, against the Central League champions, the Shochiku Robins.

## Summary

PL Mainichi Orions (4) vs. CL Shochiku Robins (2)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | November 22 | Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 2:34 | 23,018 |
| 2 | November 23 | Shochiku Robins – 1, Mainichi Orions – 5 | Korakuen Stadium | 1:38 | 35,541 |
| 3 | November 25 | Mainichi Orions – 6, Shochiku Robins – 7 | Koshien Stadium | 1:54 | 19,399 |
| 4 | November 26 | Shochiku Robins – 5, Mainichi Orions – 3 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 1:42 | 35,518 |
| 5 | November 27 | Mainichi Orions – 3, Shochiku Robins – 2 | Nagoya Baseball Stadium | 1:49 | 12,630 |
| 6 | November 28 | Shochiku Robins – 7, Mainichi Orions – 8 | Osaka Stadium | 2:40 | 22,035 |

## Matchups
### Game 1

Wednesday, November 22, 1950 – 1:16 pm at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
| Mainichi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Shochiku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| WP: Tadashi Wakabayashi (1–0) LP: Nobuo Oshima (0–1) ||||||||||||||||

### Game 2

Thursday, November 23, 1950 – 1:01 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Shochiku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Mainichi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| WP: Takeshi Nomura (1–0) LP: Koichi Eda (0–1) Home runs: SHO: None MAI: Shosei Go (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 3

Saturday, November 25, 1950 – 1:30 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Mainichi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Shochiku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| WP: Shigeo Sanada (1–0) LP: Atsushi Aramaki (0–1) Home runs: MAI: Yasuji Hondo (1), Atsushi Aramaki (1) SHO: None |||||||||||||

### Game 4

Sunday, November 26, 1950 – 1:31 pm at Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Shochiku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Mainichi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| WP: Nobuo Oshima (1–1) LP: Tadashi Wakabayashi (1–1) Home runs: SHO: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (1) MAI: None |||||||||||||

### Game 5

Monday, November 27, 1950 – 12:59 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Mainichi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Shochiku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Takeshi Nomura (2–0) LP: Shigeo Sanada (1–1) |||||||||||||

### Game 6

Tuesday, November 28, 1950 – 1:29 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
| Shochiku | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 6 |
| Mainichi | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Takeshi Nomura (3–0) LP: Nobuo Oshima (1–2) Home runs: SHO: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto 2 (3) MAI: None |||||||||||||||