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It is a <a href="/wiki/Best-of-seven" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-of-seven">best-of-seven</a> series between the winning clubs of the league's two circuits, the <a href="/wiki/Central_League" title="Central League">Central League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a>, and is played in October or November. The first team to win four games is the overall winner and is declared the Japan Series Champion<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">日本一</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Nippon Ichi</i></span>, number one in Japan)</span> each year. The Japan Series uses a 2–3–3-3 format, with the latter four games in theory if additional games are needed following tiebreakers. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Home_advantage" title="Home advantage">home</a> team for games 1, 2 and eventually 6 and 7, alternates between the two leagues with the Pacific League having the advantage on the years ending with an odd number and the Central League on the years ending with an even number. <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">Designated hitters</a> are used if the team from the Pacific League hosts the game. There is a 40-man postseason roster limit, and the rule on drawn games is changed to 12 innings, since 2018. If the series is tied after the seventh game, a Game 8 will be held with the same team hosting Games 6 and 7 hosting this game. Only once a Game 8 has been played in Japan Series history, where the <a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a> in 1986. In the event that Game 8 does not decide the series, the next game would be played at the stadium that hosted Games 3 through 5 after a day of rest, and games will continue until one team wins four games. </p><p>Every current team in the NPB has won the Japan Series at least once. The team with the most championships is the <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a>, who have won the Japan Series twenty-two times. In 2004, the Pacific League instituted a three-team stepladder <a href="/wiki/Playoff" class="mw-redirect" title="Playoff">playoff</a> format to determine the league <a href="/wiki/Champion" title="Champion">champion</a>, while the Central League champion had a long wait before the Japan Series. During this time, the Pacific League won four consecutive Series from 2003 to 2006. Starting with the 2007 postseason, both leagues adopted the <a href="/wiki/Climax_Series" title="Climax Series">Climax Series</a> to determine their champions. The Climax Series involves the top three finishers in each league, though the format gives a significant advantage to the team with the best record in each league. </p><p>On November 6, 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chiba_Lotte_Marines" title="Chiba Lotte Marines">Chiba Lotte Marines</a> played the longest game in Japan Series history. It lasted fifteen innings and resulted in a 2–2 draw, with the game lasting 5 hours and 43 minutes. Only Game 2 of the 2022 Japan Series on October 23, 2022, came close, with the <a href="/wiki/Orix_Buffaloes" title="Orix Buffaloes">Orix Buffaloes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows" title="Tokyo Yakult Swallows">Tokyo Yakult Swallows</a> playing to a 3–3 draw after 12 innings, lasting 5 hours and 3 minutes. </p><p>Even though the Central League is historically more victorious, in recent years, the Pacific League has been catching up in titles. Currently, the Central League has 38 titles, while the Pacific League has 37 titles. The Pacific League won eight consecutive Japan Series championships from 2013 to 2020, with six by the <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a>, and one each by the <a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters" title="Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tohoku_Rakuten_Golden_Eagles" title="Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles">Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles</a>. The streak was broken in 2021, with the <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows" title="Tokyo Yakult Swallows">Tokyo Yakult Swallows</a> beating the <a href="/wiki/Orix_Buffaloes" title="Orix Buffaloes">Orix Buffaloes</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_winners">List of winners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Series&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="row">CL </th> <td>Central League </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">PL </th> <td>Pacific League </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">MVP </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Japan_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award">Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">FSA </th> <td>Fighting Spirit Award (MVP on the losing team) </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Winning Team </th> <th scope="col">Losing Team </th> <th scope="col">Series </th> <th scope="col">MVP </th> <th scope="col">FSA </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1950_Japan_Series" title="1950 Japan Series">1950</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mainichi_Orions" class="mw-redirect" title="Mainichi Orions">Mainichi Orions</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">PL</a>)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shochiku_Robins" title="Shochiku Robins">Shochiku Robins</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Central_League" title="Central League">CL</a>)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaoru_Bettou" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaoru Bettou">Kaoru Bettou</a></td> <td>Not awarded </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1951_Japan_Series" title="1951 Japan Series">1951</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nankai_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Nankai Hawks">Nankai Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yukou_Minamimura" class="mw-redirect" title="Yukou Minamimura">Yukou Minamimura</a></td> <td>Not awarded </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1952_Japan_Series" title="1952 Japan Series">1952</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nankai_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Nankai Hawks">Nankai Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Takehiko_Bessho" title="Takehiko Bessho">Takehiko Bessho</a></td> <td>Not awarded </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1953_Japan_Series" title="1953 Japan Series">1953</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nankai_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Nankai Hawks">Nankai Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tetsuharu_Kawakami" title="Tetsuharu Kawakami">Tetsuharu Kawakami</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshi_Minohara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hiroshi Minohara (page does not exist)">Hiroshi Minohara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1954_Japan_Series" title="1954 Japan Series">1954</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nishitetsu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Nishitetsu Lions">Nishitetsu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Sugishita" title="Shigeru Sugishita">Shigeru Sugishita</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Oshita" class="mw-redirect" title="Hiroshi Oshita">Hiroshi Oshita</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1955_Japan_Series" title="1955 Japan Series">1955</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nankai_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Nankai Hawks">Nankai Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td>Takehiko Bessho</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Togawa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ichiro Togawa (page does not exist)">Ichiro Togawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1956_Japan_Series" title="1956 Japan Series">1956</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nishitetsu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Nishitetsu Lions">Nishitetsu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yasumitsu_Toyoda" title="Yasumitsu Toyoda">Yasumitsu Toyoda</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazuhisa_Inao" title="Kazuhisa Inao">Kazuhisa Inao</a>* </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1957_Japan_Series" title="1957 Japan Series">1957</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Saitama_Seibu_Lions" title="Saitama Seibu Lions">Nishitetsu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–0–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Oshita" class="mw-redirect" title="Hiroshi Oshita">Hiroshi Oshita</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toshio_Miyamoto" class="mw-redirect" title="Toshio Miyamoto">Toshio Miyamoto</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1958_Japan_Series" title="1958 Japan Series">1958</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nishitetsu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Nishitetsu Lions">Nishitetsu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazuhisa_Inao" title="Kazuhisa Inao">Kazuhisa Inao</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Motoshi_Fujita" title="Motoshi Fujita">Motoshi Fujita</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1959_Japan_Series" title="1959 Japan Series">1959</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nankai_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Nankai Hawks">Nankai Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tadashi_Sugiura" title="Tadashi Sugiura">Tadashi Sugiura</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masataka_Tsuchiya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Masataka Tsuchiya (page does not exist)">Masataka Tsuchiya</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1960_Japan_Series" title="1960 Japan Series">1960</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_BayStars" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama BayStars">Taiyō Whales</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daimai_Orions" class="mw-redirect" title="Daimai Orions">Daimai Orions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akihito_Kondo" title="Akihito Kondo">Akihito Kondo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenjiro_Tamiya" title="Kenjiro Tamiya">Kenjiro Tamiya</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1961_Japan_Series" title="1961 Japan Series">1961</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nankai_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Nankai Hawks">Nankai Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andy_Miyamoto" title="Andy Miyamoto">Andy Miyamoto</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stanka" title="Joe Stanka">Joe Stanka</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1962_Japan_Series" title="1962 Japan Series">1962</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon_Ham_Fighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters">Toei Flyers</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–2–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Masayuki_Dobashi" title="Masayuki Dobashi">Masayuki Dobashi</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Masayuki_Tanemo" title="Masayuki Tanemo">Masayuki Tanemo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoshio_Yoshida_(baseball)" title="Yoshio Yoshida (baseball)">Yoshio Yoshida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1963_Japan_Series" title="1963 Japan Series">1963</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nishitetsu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Nishitetsu Lions">Nishitetsu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shigeo_Nagashima" title="Shigeo Nagashima">Shigeo Nagashima</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazuhisa_Inao" title="Kazuhisa Inao">Kazuhisa Inao</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1964_Japan_Series" title="1964 Japan Series">1964</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nankai_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Nankai Hawks">Nankai Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stanka" title="Joe Stanka">Joe Stanka</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Yamauchi" title="Kazuhiro Yamauchi">Kazuhiro Yamauchi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1965_Japan_Series" title="1965 Japan Series">1965</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nankai_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Nankai Hawks">Nankai Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shigeo_Nagashima" title="Shigeo Nagashima">Shigeo Nagashima</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nobushige_Morishita&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nobushige Morishita (page does not exist)">Nobushige Morishita</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1966_Japan_Series" title="1966 Japan Series">1966</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nankai_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Nankai Hawks">Nankai Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isao_Shibata" title="Isao Shibata">Isao Shibata</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taisuke_Watanabe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Taisuke Watanabe (page does not exist)">Taisuke Watanabe</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1967_Japan_Series" title="1967 Japan Series">1967</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Braves">Hankyu Braves</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Masaaki_Mori" title="Masaaki Mori">Masaaki Mori</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mitsuhiro_Adachi" title="Mitsuhiro Adachi">Mitsuhiro Adachi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1968_Japan_Series" title="1968 Japan Series">1968</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Braves">Hankyu Braves</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Takada" title="Shigeru Takada">Shigeru Takada</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tokuji_Nagaike" title="Tokuji Nagaike">Tokuji Nagaike</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1969_Japan_Series" title="1969 Japan Series">1969</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Braves">Hankyu Braves</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shigeo_Nagashima" title="Shigeo Nagashima">Shigeo Nagashima</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tokuji_Nagaike" title="Tokuji Nagaike">Tokuji Nagaike</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1970_Japan_Series" title="1970 Japan Series">1970</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lotte_Orions" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotte Orions">Lotte Orions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shigeo_Nagashima" title="Shigeo Nagashima">Shigeo Nagashima</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reiji_Iishi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reiji Iishi (page does not exist)">Reiji Iishi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1971_Japan_Series" title="1971 Japan Series">1971</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Braves">Hankyu Braves</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toshimitsu_Suetsugu" title="Toshimitsu Suetsugu">Toshimitsu Suetsugu</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Yamada" title="Hisashi Yamada">Hisashi Yamada</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1972_Japan_Series" title="1972 Japan Series">1972</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Braves">Hankyu Braves</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tsuneo_Horiuchi" title="Tsuneo Horiuchi">Tsuneo Horiuchi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mitsuhiro_Adachi" title="Mitsuhiro Adachi">Mitsuhiro Adachi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1973_Japan_Series" title="1973 Japan Series">1973</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nankai_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Nankai Hawks">Nankai Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tsuneo_Horiuchi" title="Tsuneo Horiuchi">Tsuneo Horiuchi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katsuya_Nomura" title="Katsuya Nomura">Katsuya Nomura</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1974_Japan_Series" title="1974 Japan Series">1974</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Lotte_Orions" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotte Orions">Lotte Orions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sumio_Hirota" title="Sumio Hirota">Sumio Hirota</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morimichi_Takagi" title="Morimichi Takagi">Morimichi Takagi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1975_Japan_Series" title="1975 Japan Series">1975</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Braves">Hankyu Braves</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–0–2</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takashi_Yamaguchi_(baseball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Takashi Yamaguchi (baseball) (page does not exist)">Takashi Yamaguchi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Koji_Yamamoto_(baseball,_born_1946)" title="Koji Yamamoto (baseball, born 1946)">Koji Yamamoto</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1976_Japan_Series" title="1976 Japan Series">1976</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Braves">Hankyu Braves</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yutaka_Fukumoto" title="Yutaka Fukumoto">Yutaka Fukumoto</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isao_Shibata" title="Isao Shibata">Isao Shibata</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1977_Japan_Series" title="1977 Japan Series">1977</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Braves">Hankyu Braves</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Yamada" title="Hisashi Yamada">Hisashi Yamada</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazumasa_Kono&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kazumasa Kono (page does not exist)">Kazumasa Kono</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1978_Japan_Series" title="1978 Japan Series">1978</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yakult_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Braves">Hankyu Braves</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katsuo_Osugi" title="Katsuo Osugi">Katsuo Osugi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mitsuhiro_Adachi" title="Mitsuhiro Adachi">Mitsuhiro Adachi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1979_Japan_Series" title="1979 Japan Series">1979</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kintetsu_Buffaloes" class="mw-redirect" title="Kintetsu Buffaloes">Kintetsu Buffaloes</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoshihiko_Takahashi" title="Yoshihiko Takahashi">Yoshihiko Takahashi</a></td> <td>Takashi Imoto </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1980_Japan_Series" title="1980 Japan Series">1980</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kintetsu_Buffaloes" class="mw-redirect" title="Kintetsu Buffaloes">Kintetsu Buffaloes</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lyttle" title="Jim Lyttle">Jim Lyttle</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Toru_Ogawa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Toru Ogawa (page does not exist)">Toru Ogawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1981_Japan_Series" title="1981 Japan Series">1981</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nippon-Ham_Fighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Nippon-Ham Fighters">Nippon-Ham Fighters</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Takashi_Nishimoto" title="Takashi Nishimoto">Takashi Nishimoto</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroaki_Inoue&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hiroaki Inoue (page does not exist)">Hiroaki Inoue</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1982_Japan_Series" title="1982 Japan Series">1982</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Osamu_Higashio" title="Osamu Higashio">Osamu Higashio</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Seiji_Kamikawa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seiji Kamikawa (page does not exist)">Seiji Kamikawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1983_Japan_Series" title="1983 Japan Series">1983</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takuji_Ota&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Takuji Ota (page does not exist)">Takuji Ota</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Takashi_Nishimoto" title="Takashi Nishimoto">Takashi Nishimoto</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1984_Japan_Series" title="1984 Japan Series">1984</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Braves">Hankyu Braves</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiyoyuki_Nagashima&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kiyoyuki Nagashima (page does not exist)">Kiyoyuki Nagashima</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yukihiko_Yamaoki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yukihiko Yamaoki (page does not exist)">Yukihiko Yamaoki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1985_Japan_Series" title="1985 Japan Series">1985</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Randy_Bass" title="Randy Bass">Randy Bass</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiromichi_Ishige" title="Hiromichi Ishige">Hiromichi Ishige</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1986_Japan_Series" title="1986 Japan Series">1986</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–3–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kimiyasu_Kudo" class="mw-redirect" title="Kimiyasu Kudo">Kimiyasu Kudo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mitsuo_Tatsukawa" title="Mitsuo Tatsukawa">Mitsuo Tatsukawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1987_Japan_Series" title="1987 Japan Series">1987</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kimiyasu_Kudo" class="mw-redirect" title="Kimiyasu Kudo">Kimiyasu Kudo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazunori_Shinozuka" title="Kazunori Shinozuka">Kazunori Shinozuka</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1988_Japan_Series" title="1988 Japan Series">1988</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiromichi_Ishige" title="Hiromichi Ishige">Hiromichi Ishige</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Masaru_Uno" title="Masaru Uno">Masaru Uno</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1989_Japan_Series" title="1989 Japan Series">1989</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kintetsu_Buffaloes" class="mw-redirect" title="Kintetsu Buffaloes">Kintetsu Buffaloes</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norihiro_Komada" title="Norihiro Komada">Norihiro Komada</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiromasa_Arai" title="Hiromasa Arai">Hiromasa Arai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1990_Japan_Series" title="1990 Japan Series">1990</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orestes_Destrade" title="Orestes Destrade">Orestes Destrade</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaoru_Okazaki" title="Kaoru Okazaki">Kaoru Okazaki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1991_Japan_Series" title="1991 Japan Series">1991</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kouji_Akiyama" class="mw-redirect" title="Kouji Akiyama">Kouji Akiyama</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazuhisa_Kawaguchi" title="Kazuhisa Kawaguchi">Kazuhisa Kawaguchi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1992_Japan_Series" title="1992 Japan Series">1992</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yakult_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Takehiro_Ishii" title="Takehiro Ishii">Takehiro Ishii</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoichi_Okabayashi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yoichi Okabayashi (page does not exist)">Yoichi Okabayashi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1993_Japan_Series" title="1993 Japan Series">1993</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yakult_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenjiro_Kawasaki" title="Kenjiro Kawasaki">Kenjiro Kawasaki</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Kiyohara" title="Kazuhiro Kiyohara">Kazuhiro Kiyohara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1994_Japan_Series" title="1994 Japan Series">1994</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiromi_Makihara" title="Hiromi Makihara">Hiromi Makihara</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Kiyohara" title="Kazuhiro Kiyohara">Kazuhiro Kiyohara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1995_Japan_Series" title="1995 Japan Series">1995</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yakult_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orix_BlueWave" class="mw-redirect" title="Orix BlueWave">Orix BlueWave</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_O%27Malley" title="Tom O'Malley">Tom O'Malley</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Kobayashi_(baseball)" title="Hiroshi Kobayashi (baseball)">Hiroshi Kobayashi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1996_Japan_Series" title="1996 Japan Series">1996</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Orix_BlueWave" class="mw-redirect" title="Orix BlueWave">Orix BlueWave</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy_Neel" title="Troy Neel">Troy Neel</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toshihisa_Nishi" title="Toshihisa Nishi">Toshihisa Nishi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1997_Japan_Series" title="1997 Japan Series">1997</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yakult_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atsuya_Furuta" title="Atsuya Furuta">Atsuya Furuta</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazuo_Matsui" title="Kazuo Matsui">Kazuo Matsui</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1998_Japan_Series" title="1998 Japan Series">1998</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_BayStars" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama BayStars">Yokohama BayStars</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Takanori_Suzuki" title="Takanori Suzuki">Takanori Suzuki</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Koji_Otsuka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Koji Otsuka (page does not exist)">Koji Otsuka</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1999_Japan_Series" title="1999 Japan Series">1999</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Daiei_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka Daiei Hawks">Fukuoka Daiei Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kouji_Akiyama" class="mw-redirect" title="Kouji Akiyama">Kouji Akiyama</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenshin_Kawakami" title="Kenshin Kawakami">Kenshin Kawakami</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2000_Japan_Series" title="2000 Japan Series">2000</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Daiei_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka Daiei Hawks">Fukuoka Daiei Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hideki_Matsui" title="Hideki Matsui">Hideki Matsui</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenji_Jojima" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenji Jojima">Kenji Jojima</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2001_Japan_Series" title="2001 Japan Series">2001</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yakult_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Osaka_Kintetsu_Buffaloes" title="Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes">Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atsuya_Furuta" title="Atsuya Furuta">Atsuya Furuta</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Rhodes" title="Tuffy Rhodes">Tuffy Rhodes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2002_Japan_Series" title="2002 Japan Series">2002</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tomohiro_Nioka" title="Tomohiro Nioka">Tomohiro Nioka</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Cabrera" title="Alex Cabrera">Alex Cabrera</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2003_Japan_Series" title="2003 Japan Series">2003</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Daiei_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka Daiei Hawks">Fukuoka Daiei Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toshiya_Sugiuchi" title="Toshiya Sugiuchi">Toshiya Sugiuchi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tomoaki_Kanemoto" title="Tomoaki Kanemoto">Tomoaki Kanemoto</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2004_Japan_Series" title="2004 Japan Series">2004</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Takashi_Ishii_(baseball)" title="Takashi Ishii (baseball)">Takashi Ishii</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazuki_Inoue" title="Kazuki Inoue">Kazuki Inoue</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2005_Japan_Series" title="2005 Japan Series">2005</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chiba_Lotte_Marines" title="Chiba Lotte Marines">Chiba Lotte Marines</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toshiaki_Imae" title="Toshiaki Imae">Toshiaki Imae</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akihiro_Yano" title="Akihiro Yano">Akihiro Yano</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2006_Japan_Series" title="2006 Japan Series">2006</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters" title="Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atsunori_Inaba" title="Atsunori Inaba">Atsunori Inaba</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenshin_Kawakami" title="Kenshin Kawakami">Kenshin Kawakami</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2007_Japan_Series" title="2007 Japan Series">2007</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters" title="Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norihiro_Nakamura" title="Norihiro Nakamura">Norihiro Nakamura</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yu_Darvish" title="Yu Darvish">Yu Darvish</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2008_Japan_Series" title="2008 Japan Series">2008</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Saitama_Seibu_Lions" title="Saitama Seibu Lions">Saitama Seibu Lions</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Takayuki_Kishi" title="Takayuki Kishi">Takayuki Kishi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Alex Ramírez">Alex Ramírez</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2009_Japan_Series" title="2009 Japan Series">2009</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters" title="Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shinnosuke_Abe" title="Shinnosuke Abe">Shinnosuke Abe</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shinji_Takahashi_(baseball)" title="Shinji Takahashi (baseball)">Shinji Takahashi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2010_Japan_Series" title="2010 Japan Series">2010</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chiba_Lotte_Marines" title="Chiba Lotte Marines">Chiba Lotte Marines</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–2–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toshiaki_Imae" title="Toshiaki Imae">Toshiaki Imae</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Wada" title="Kazuhiro Wada">Kazuhiro Wada</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2011_Japan_Series" title="2011 Japan Series">2011</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroki_Kokubo" title="Hiroki Kokubo">Hiroki Kokubo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Wada" title="Kazuhiro Wada">Kazuhiro Wada</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2012_Japan_Series" title="2012 Japan Series">2012</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters" title="Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tetsuya_Utsumi" title="Tetsuya Utsumi">Tetsuya Utsumi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atsunori_Inaba" title="Atsunori Inaba">Atsunori Inaba</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2013_Japan_Series" title="2013 Japan Series">2013</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tohoku_Rakuten_Golden_Eagles" title="Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles">Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manabu_Mima" title="Manabu Mima">Manabu Mima</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hisayoshi_Ch%C5%8Dno" title="Hisayoshi Chōno">Hisayoshi Chōno</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2014_Japan_Series" title="2014 Japan Series">2014</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seiichi_Uchikawa" title="Seiichi Uchikawa">Seiichi Uchikawa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Randy_Messenger" title="Randy Messenger">Randy Messenger</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2015_Japan_Series" title="2015 Japan Series">2015</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows" title="Tokyo Yakult Swallows">Tokyo Yakult Swallows</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lee_Dae-ho" class="mw-redirect" title="Lee Dae-ho">Lee Dae-ho</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tetsuto_Yamada" title="Tetsuto Yamada">Tetsuto Yamada</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2016_Japan_Series" title="2016 Japan Series">2016</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters" title="Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Laird" title="Brandon Laird">Brandon Laird</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Eldred" title="Brad Eldred">Brad Eldred</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2017_Japan_Series" title="2017 Japan Series">2017</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars" title="Yokohama DeNA BayStars">Yokohama DeNA BayStars</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Sarfate" title="Dennis Sarfate">Dennis Sarfate</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toshiro_Miyazaki" title="Toshiro Miyazaki">Toshiro Miyazaki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2018_Japan_Series" title="2018 Japan Series">2018</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–1–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Takuya_Kai" title="Takuya Kai">Takuya Kai</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seiya_Suzuki" title="Seiya Suzuki">Seiya Suzuki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2019_Japan_Series" title="2019 Japan Series">2019</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yurisbel_Gracial" title="Yurisbel Gracial">Yurisbel Gracial</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoshiyuki_Kamei_(baseball)" title="Yoshiyuki Kamei (baseball)">Yoshiyuki Kamei</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2020_Japan_Series" title="2020 Japan Series">2020</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td>4–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryoya_Kurihara" title="Ryoya Kurihara">Ryoya Kurihara</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shosei_Togo" title="Shosei Togo">Shosei Togo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2021_Japan_Series" title="2021 Japan Series">2021</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows" title="Tokyo Yakult Swallows">Tokyo Yakult Swallows</a> <small>(CL)</small></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orix_Buffaloes" title="Orix Buffaloes">Orix Buffaloes</a> <small>(PL)</small></td> <td>4–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yuhei_Nakamura" title="Yuhei Nakamura">Yuhei Nakamura</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto" title="Yoshinobu Yamamoto">Yoshinobu Yamamoto</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Japan_Series" title="2022 Japan Series">2022</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Orix_Buffaloes" title="Orix Buffaloes">Orix Buffaloes</a> <small>(PL)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows" title="Tokyo Yakult Swallows">Tokyo Yakult Swallows</a> <small>(CL)</small> </td> <td>4–2–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yutaro_Sugimoto" title="Yutaro Sugimoto">Yutaro Sugimoto</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Osuna" title="José Osuna">José Osuna</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2023_Japan_Series" title="2023 Japan Series">2023</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> <small>(CL)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orix_Buffaloes" title="Orix Buffaloes">Orix Buffaloes</a> <small>(PL)</small> </td> <td>4–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Koji_Chikamoto" class="mw-redirect" title="Koji Chikamoto">Koji Chikamoto</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kotaro_Kurebayashi" title="Kotaro Kurebayashi">Kotaro Kurebayashi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2024_Japan_Series" title="2024 Japan Series">2024</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars" title="Yokohama DeNA BayStars">Yokohama DeNA BayStars</a> <small>(CL)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a> <small>(PL)</small> </td> <td>4-2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Masayuki_Kuwahara" title="Masayuki Kuwahara">Masayuki Kuwahara</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenta_Imamiya" title="Kenta Imamiya">Kenta Imamiya</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Kazuhisa_Inao" title="Kazuhisa Inao">Kazuhisa Inao</a>, as an exception, won the Fighting Spirit Award (in 1956) while playing for the victorious <a href="/wiki/Nishitetsu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Nishitetsu Lions">Nishitetsu Lions</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Extra_inning_rules">Extra inning rules</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Series&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Extra inning rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 2018, there is a limit of 12 innings in the seven regulation games, with games being called tie games if tied after that time. From 1987 to 2020, the innings limit is abolished starting in extra games (Game 8, et al) if necessary. Since 2021, extra games are played to 12 innings as normal. Starting in the 13th inning of extra games, the <a href="/wiki/World_Baseball_Softball_Confederation" title="World Baseball Softball Confederation">World Baseball Softball Confederation</a> two-runner tiebreaker with runners at first and second base, similar to the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_High_School_Baseball_Championship" title="Japanese High School Baseball Championship">Japanese High School Baseball Championship</a> (Koshien), will be implemented. </p><p>Historically: </p> <ul><li>Until 1966 (except 1964): Game is called at sunset (all games were played as day games) <ul><li>1964 (all games at night): No new inning may start after 10:30 p.m.</li></ul></li> <li>1967–1981: No new inning may start after 5:30 p.m.</li> <li>1982–1986: No new inning may start after the game time reaches four-and-a-half hours</li> <li>1987–1993: 18-inning limit until Game 7, unlimited innings Game 8 and onward (change introduced due to Game 8 being necessary in the 1986 series due to Game 1 being called after 14 innings)</li> <li>1994: 18- (day game) / 15-inning (night game) limit until Game 7, unlimited innings Game 8 and onward</li> <li>1995–2017: / 15-inning limit until Game 7, unlimited innings Game 8 and onward <ul><li>The three-and-a-half hour cut-off rule used in the <a href="/wiki/2011_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2011 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2011 regular season</a> was not used for the Japan Series.</li></ul></li> <li>2018–2020: 12-inning limit until Game 7, unlimited innings Game 8 and onward</li> <li>2021–present: 12-inning limit. Starting in Game 8, further innings played use <a href="/wiki/World_Baseball_Softball_Confederation" title="World Baseball Softball Confederation">WBSC</a> two-runner tiebreaker.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams_by_number_of_wins">Teams by number of wins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Series&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Teams by number of wins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Wins </th> <th scope="col">Losses </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> </th> <td>22</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Saitama_Seibu_Lions" title="Saitama Seibu Lions">Saitama Seibu Lions</a><sup>1</sup> </th> <td>13</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a><sup>2</sup> </th> <td>11</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows" title="Tokyo Yakult Swallows">Tokyo Yakult Swallows</a> </th> <td>6</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Orix_Buffaloes" title="Orix Buffaloes">Orix Buffaloes</a><sup>3</sup> </th> <td>5</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Chiba_Lotte_Marines" title="Chiba Lotte Marines">Chiba Lotte Marines</a><sup>4</sup> </th> <td>4</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters" title="Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters</a><sup>5</sup> </th> <td>3</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars" title="Yokohama DeNA BayStars">Yokohama DeNA BayStars</a><sup>6</sup> </th> <td>3</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> </th> <td>2</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> </th> <td>2</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Tohoku_Rakuten_Golden_Eagles" title="Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles">Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Osaka_Kintetsu_Buffaloes" title="Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes">Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes</a><sup>7</sup> </th> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Shochiku_Robins" title="Shochiku Robins">Shochiku Robins</a><sup>8</sup> </th> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup>1</sup>The franchise currently known as the Saitama Seibu Lions had a Japan Series record of 3–2 as the Nishitetsu Lions. <br /><sup>2</sup>The franchise currently known as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks had a Japan Series record of 2–8 as the Nankai Hawks, and 2–1 as the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. <br /><sup>3</sup>The franchise currently known as the Orix Buffaloes had a Japan Series record of 3–7 as the Hankyu Braves, and 1–1 as the Orix BlueWave. It took its current name in 2005 after merging with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. <br /><sup>4</sup>The franchise currently known as the Chiba Lotte Marines had a Japan Series record of 1–0 as the Mainichi Orions, 0–1 as the Daimai Orions, and 1–1 as the Lotte Orions. <br /><sup>5</sup>The franchise currently known as the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters had a Japan Series record of 1–0 as the Toei Flyers. <br /><sup>6</sup>The franchise has a Japan Series record of 1–0 as Yokohama Baystars and a Japan Series record of 1–0 as the Taiyō Whales. <br /><sup>7</sup>The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes were merged with the Orix BlueWave in 2005 to form the Orix Buffaloes. <br /><sup>8</sup>The Shochiku Robins were merged with the Taiyō Whales in 1953, eventually becoming the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leagues_by_number_of_wins">Leagues by number of wins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Series&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Leagues by number of wins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Central_League" title="Central League">Central League</a> </th> <td>38–37 </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Streaks_and_droughts">Streaks and droughts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Series&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Streaks and droughts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The Yomiuri Giants won nine consecutive Japan Series championships from 1965 to 1973. The second-longest streak is four consecutive championships, accomplished by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2017 to 2020. Three consecutive championships have been accomplished by the Yomiuri Giants (1951–1953), the Nishitetsu Lions (1956–1958), the Hankyu Braves (1975–1977), and twice by the Seibu Lions (1986–1988 and 1990–1992).</li> <li>The Yomiuri Giants also won five consecutive Central League pennants from 1955 to 1959, and 19 of the 23 Central League pennants from 1951 to 1973. The Giants also won two or three consecutive Central League pennants on several other occasions. The other teams to win consecutive Central League pennants are the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1979–1980 and 2016–2018), the Yakult Swallows (1992–1993 and 2021–2022), and the Chunichi Dragons (2006–2007 and 2010–2011).</li> <li>The Nankai Hawks won three consecutive Pacific League pennants twice (1951–1953 and 1964–1966). The Hankyu Braves won nine of the 12 Pacific League pennants from 1967 to 1978, including three consecutive (1967–1969) and four consecutive (1975–1978). The Seibu Lions won 11 of the 14 Pacific League pennants from 1985 to 1998, including four consecutive (1985–1988) and five consecutive (1990–1994). The Orix Buffaloes are the most recent team to win three consecutive Pacific League pennants (2021–2023).</li> <li>Franchises have gone 20 years or more without a Japan Series championship over the following intervals: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Osaka_Kintetsu_Buffaloes" title="Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes">Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes</a>, 55 years (1950–2004, the entire franchise history; the drought extends to 72 years if one includes the history of the merged <a href="/wiki/Orix_Buffaloes" title="Orix Buffaloes">Orix Buffaloes</a>, who finally won the <a href="/wiki/2022_Japan_Series" title="2022 Japan Series">2022 Japan Series</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a>, 52 years (1955–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters" title="Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters">Toei Flyers / Nippon-Ham Fighters</a>, 43 years (1963–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a>, <span class="currentage"></span>40 years <b>(1985–present)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars" title="Yokohama DeNA BayStars">Taiyo Whales / Yokohama BayStars</a>, 37 years (1961–1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a>, 38 years (1986–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a>, 35 years (1950–1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Nankai/Fukuoka Hawks</a>, 34 years (1965–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiba_Lotte_Marines" title="Chiba Lotte Marines">Lotte Orions / Chiba Lotte Marines</a>, 30 years (1975–2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a>, 29 years (1950–1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows" title="Tokyo Yakult Swallows">Kokutetsu Swallows / Sankei Atoms / Yakult Swallows</a>, 28 years (1950–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars" title="Yokohama DeNA BayStars">Yokohama BayStars / Yokohama DeNA BayStars</a>, <span class="currentage"></span>26 years (1999–2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orix_BlueWave" class="mw-redirect" title="Orix BlueWave">Hankyu Braves</a>, 25 years (1950–1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiba_Lotte_Marines" title="Chiba Lotte Marines">Mainichi/Daimai/Tokyo/Lotte Orions</a>, 23 years (1951–1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saitama_Seibu_Lions" title="Saitama Seibu Lions">Nishitetsu Lions / Seibu Lions</a>, 24 years (1959–1981)</li></ul></li> <li>Franchises have gone 20 years or more without a league pennant over the following intervals: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars" title="Yokohama DeNA BayStars">Taiyo Whales / Yokohama BayStars</a>, 38 years (1961–1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiba_Lotte_Marines" title="Chiba Lotte Marines">Lotte Orions / Chiba Lotte Marines</a>, 31 years (1975–2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars" title="Yokohama DeNA BayStars">Yokohama BayStars / Yokohama DeNA BayStars</a>, 26 years (1998–2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osaka_Kintetsu_Buffaloes" title="Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes">Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes</a>, 30 years (1950–1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a>, 26 years (1950–1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Nankai/Fukuoka Hawks</a>, 26 years (1974–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nippon-Ham_Fighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Nippon-Ham Fighters">Nippon-Ham Fighters</a>, 25 years (1982–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a>, 25 years (1992–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a>, 21 years (1965–1984)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Individual_awards">Individual awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Series&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Individual awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two individual awards are given out at the conclusion of the Japan Series: the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player Award</a>, given to the most impactful player on the winning team;<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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title="1979 Japan Series">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Japan_Series" title="1980 Japan Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Japan_Series" title="1981 Japan Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Japan_Series" title="1982 Japan Series">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Japan_Series" title="1983 Japan Series">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Japan_Series" title="1984 Japan Series">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Japan_Series" title="1985 Japan Series">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Japan_Series" title="1986 Japan Series">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Japan_Series" title="1987 Japan Series">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Japan_Series" title="1988 Japan Series">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Japan_Series" title="1989 Japan Series">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Japan_Series" title="1990 Japan Series">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Japan_Series" title="1991 Japan Series">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Japan_Series" title="1992 Japan Series">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Japan_Series" title="1993 Japan Series">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Japan_Series" title="1994 Japan Series">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Japan_Series" title="1995 Japan Series">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Japan_Series" title="1996 Japan Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Japan_Series" title="1997 Japan Series">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Japan_Series" title="1998 Japan Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Japan_Series" title="1999 Japan Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Japan_Series" title="2000 Japan Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Japan_Series" title="2001 Japan Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Japan_Series" title="2002 Japan Series">2002</a></li> <li><a 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