# 1962 Japan Series

The 1962 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1962 season. It was the 13th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Toei Flyers, against the Central League champions, the Hanshin Tigers.

## Summary

PL Toei Flyers (4) vs. CL Hanshin Tigers (2)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 13 | Toei Flyers – 5, Hanshin Tigers – 6 | Koshien Stadium | 3:08 | 35,692 |
| 2 | October 14 | Toei Flyers – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 5 | Koshien Stadium | 2:08 | 35,995 |
| 3 | October 16 | Hanshin Tigers – 2, Toei Flyers – 2 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 3:44 | 38,733 |
| 4 | October 17 | Hanshin Tigers – 1, Toei Flyers – 3 | Meiji Jingu Stadium | 2:25 | 37,741 |
| 5 | October 18 | Hanshin Tigers – 1, Toei Flyers – 3 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:43 | 30,187 |
| 6 | October 20 | Toei Flyers – 7, Hanshin Tigers – 4 | Koshien Stadium | 2:34 | 21,214 |
| 7 | October 21 | Toei Flyers – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 1 | Koshien Stadium | 3:19 | 29,192 |

## Matchups
### Game 1

Saturday, October 13, 1962 – 1:01 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| Toei | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Hanshin | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1X | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| WP: Minoru Murayama (1–0) LP: Yukio Ozaki (0–1) Home runs: TOE: Katsutoyo Yoshida (1) HAN: None ||||||||||||||

### Game 2

Sunday, October 14, 1962 – 1:08 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Toei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Minoru Murayama (2–0) LP: Masayuki Dobashi (0–1) Home runs: TOE: None HAN: Katsumi Fujimoto (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 3

Tuesday, October 16, 1962 – 1:00 pm at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | R | H | E |
| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Toei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Home runs: HAN: None TOE: Shōichi Busujima (1) ||||||||||||||||||

### Game 4

Wednesday, October 17, 1962 – 1:00 pm at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Hanshin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Toei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Motohiro Andō (1–0) LP: Masaaki Koyama (0–1) |||||||||||||

### Game 5

Thursday, October 18, 1962 – 1:01 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
| Hanshin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Toei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2X | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| WP: Masayuki Dobashi (1–1) LP: Masaaki Koyama (0–2) Home runs: HAN: Katsumi Fujimoto (2) TOE: Katsutoyo Yoshida (2), Kōichi Iwashita (1) |||||||||||||||

### Game 6

Saturday, October 20, 1962 – 1:00 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Toei | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Hanshin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| WP: Motohiro Andō (2–0) LP: Minoru Murayama (2–1) Home runs: TOE: Isao Harimoto (1) HAN: Yoshio Yoshida (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 7

Sunday, October 21, 1962 – 1:01 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
| Toei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| WP: Masayuki Dobashi (2–1) LP: Minoru Murayama (2–2) Home runs: TOE: Akio Saionji (1) HAN: None ||||||||||||||||