# 1964 Japan Series

The 1964 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1964 season. It was the 15th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nankai Hawks, against the Central League champions, the Hanshin Tigers. It would take 21 years for the Tigers to return to the Japan Series, and in Nankai's case, 35 years and an ownership change. This would also be the last Japan Series to be contested by 2 Kansai based teams until the 2023 Japan Series.

## Summary

PL Nankai Hawks (4) vs. CL Hanshin Tigers (3)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 1 | Nankai Hawks – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 0 | Koshien Stadium | 2:14 | 19,904 |
| 2 | October 2 | Nankai Hawks – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 5 | Koshien Stadium | 2:15 | 19,190 |
| 3 | October 4 | Hanshin Tigers – 5, Nankai Hawks – 4 | Osaka Stadium | 2:47 | 29,932 |
| 4 | October 5 | Hanshin Tigers – 3, Nankai Hawks – 4 | Osaka Stadium | 2:16 | 30,107 |
| 5 | October 6 | Hanshin Tigers – 6, Nankai Hawks – 3 | Osaka Stadium | 2:28 | 26,962 |
| 6 | October 9 | Nankai Hawks – 4, Hanshin Tigers – 0 | Koshien Stadium | 1:46 | 25,471 |
| 7 | October 10 | Nankai Hawks – 3, Hanshin Tigers – 0 | Koshien Stadium | 2:07 | 15,172 |

## Matchups
### Game 1

Thursday, October 1, 1964 – 7:01 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Nankai | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| WP: Joe Stanka (1–0) LP: Minoru Murayama (0–1) |||||||||||||

### Game 2

Friday, October 2, 1964 – 7:00 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Hanshin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Gene Bacque (1–0) LP: Tadashi Sugiura (0–1) |||||||||||||

### Game 3

Sunday, October 4, 1964 – 6:59 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Hanshin | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Nankai | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Midori Ishikawa (1–0) LP: Joe Stanka (1–1) Home runs: HAN: Eiji Fujii 2 (2) NAN: Johnny Logan (1), Kent Hadley (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 4

Monday, October 5, 1964 – 7:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Hanshin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1X | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| WP: Akitada Niiyama (1–0) LP: Minoru Murayama (0–2) Home runs: HAN: Kazuhiro Yamauchi 2 (2) NAN: Kent Hadley (2) |||||||||||||

### Game 5

Tuesday, October 6, 1964 – 7:00 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Hanshin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Nankai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| WP: Peter Burnside (1–0) LP: Mutsuo Minagawa (0–1) Home runs: HAN: Yoshinori Tsuji (1), Motoo Ando (1) NAN: Nobushige Morishita (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 6

Friday, October 9, 1964 – 6:59 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Nankai | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| WP: Joe Stanka (2–1) LP: Gene Bacque (1–1) |||||||||||||

### Game 7

Saturday, October 10, 1964 – 6:59 pm at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Nankai | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Joe Stanka (3–1) LP: Minoru Murayama (0–3) |||||||||||||