# 1954 Japan Series

The 1954 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1954 season. It was the fifth Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nishitetsu Lions, against the Central League champions, the Chunichi Dragons. This would be the Dragons' last championship until 2007, when they defeated the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

## Summary

CL Chunichi Dragons (4) vs. PL Nishitetsu Lions (3)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 30 | Nishitetsu Lions – 1, Chunichi Dragons – 5 | Nagoya Baseball Stadium | 2:15 | 29,245 |
| 2 | October 31 | Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 5 | Nagoya Baseball Stadium | 2:21 | 30,303 |
| 3 | November 2 | Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 5 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:19 | 23,994 |
| 4 | November 3 | Chunichi Dragons – 0, Nishitetsu Lions – 3 | Heiwadai Stadium | 1:36 | 25,185 |
| 5 | November 4 | Chunichi Dragons – 3, Nishitetsu Lions – 2 | Heiwadai Stadium | 2:15 | 19,771 |
| 6 | November 6 | Nishitetsu Lions – 4, Chunichi Dragons – 1 | Nagoya Baseball Stadium | 2:16 | 27,776 |
| 7 | November 7 | Nishitetsu Lions – 0, Chunichi Dragons – 1 | Nagoya Baseball Stadium | 1:38 | 23,215 |

## Matchups
### Game 1

Saturday, October 30, 1954 – 1:34 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Chunichi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| WP: Shigeru Sugishita (1–0) LP: Sadao Nishimura (0–1) Home runs: NIS: Takeshi Hibino (1) CHU: Riichi Kodama (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 2

Sunday, October 31, 1954 – 1:34 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| WP: Katsuhiko Ishikawa (1–0) LP: Mamoru Ōtsu (0–1) Home runs: NIS: None CHU: Michio Nishizawa (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 3

Tuesday, November 2, 1954 – 1:36 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nishitetsu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| WP: Hidefumi Kawamura (1–0) LP: Nobuo Ōshima (0–1) Home runs: CHU: None NIS: Takeshi Hibino (2) |||||||||||||

### Game 4

Wednesday, November 3, 1954 – 1:35 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| WP: Tokuji Kawasaki (1–0) LP: Shigeru Sugishita (1–1) |||||||||||||

### Game 5

Thursday, November 4, 1954 – 1:32 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chunichi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| WP: Shigeru Sugishita (2–1) LP: Hidefumi Kawamura (1–1) Home runs: CHU: None NIS: Takeshi Hibino (3) |||||||||||||

### Game 6

Saturday, November 6, 1954 – 1:33 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| WP: Mamoru Ōtsu (1–1) LP: Katsuhiko Ishikawa (1–1) |||||||||||||

### Game 7

Sunday, November 7, 1954 – 1:32 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Nishitetsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Chunichi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Shigeru Sugishita (3–1) LP: Hidefumi Kawamura (1–2) |||||||||||||