1958 Japan Series


The 1958 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball for the season. The ninth edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Nishitetsu Lions against the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants. The Lions won the series in seven games in a dramatic comeback that saw them lose the first three games before winning the next four, which included a walk off hit in Game 5 after trailing by a run in the 9th inning. They became the first NPB team to overcome a 3–0 series deficit. It was the first and only time a team recovered from a 3–0 series deficit until the 1986 Japan Series.

Matchups

Game 1

Saturday, October 11, 1958 – 1:35 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Game 2

Sunday, October 12, 1958 – 1:30 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Game 3

Tuesday, October 14, 1958 – 2:02 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Game 4

Thursday, October 16, 1958 – 2:01 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Game 5

Friday, October 17, 1958 – 2:05 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture

Game 6

Monday, October 20, 1958 – 2:10 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo

Game 7

Tuesday, October 21, 1958 – 1:33 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo