1986 Japan Series

The 1986 Japan Series was the 37th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions. The series is notable for being the only time to date in Japan Series history that an eighth game was played. After the first game ended in a tie, the Carp won the next three games. However, the Lions would respond by winning the next four in a row, reverse sweeping the Carp to capture their sixth Japan Series championship and their third title in five years.

1986 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season Seibu Lions (4) Masaaki Mori 68-49-13 Hiroshima Toyo Carp (3) Junro Anan 73-46-11
Dates	October 18–27
MVP	Kimiyasu Kudoh (Seibu)
FSA	Mitsuo Tatsukawa (Hiroshima)
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Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Carp – 2, Lions – 2 (14)	October 18	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	26,037[1]
2	Carp – 2, Lions – 1	October 19	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	26,652[1]
3	Lions – 4, Carp – 7	October 21	Seibu Lions Stadium	31,769[1]
4	Lions – 1, Carp – 3	October 22	Seibu Lions Stadium	32,136[1]
5	Lions – 2, Carp – 1 (12)	October 23	Seibu Lions Stadium	32,395[1]
6	Carp – 1, Lions – 3	October 25	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	26,107[1]
7	Carp – 1, Lions – 3	October 26	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	26,101[1]
8	Carp – 2, Lions – 3	October 27	Hiroshima Municipal Stadium	16,828[1]

NOTE: Game 1 was played to the 4:30:00 time limit. The time limit was reached in the 14h inning.

See also

• 1986 World Series