The 1982 Japan Series was the 33rd edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions. The Lions defeated the Dragons in six games to win their fourth championship in team history, and first championship since 1958. This was also the Lions' first title since moving from Fukuoka to Saitama in 1979.

1982 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Seibu Lions (4) Tatsuro Hirooka 68-58-4
Chunichi Dragons (2) Sadao Kondo 64-47-19
DatesOctober 23–30
MVPOsamu Higashio (Seibu)
FSASeiji Kamikawa (Chunichi)
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Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Dragons – 3, Lions – 7 October 23 Nagoya Stadium 29,196[1]
2 Dragons – 1, Lions – 7 October 24 Nagoya Stadium 29,194[1]
3 Lions – 3, Dragons – 4 October 26 Seibu Lions Stadium 25,342[1]
4 Lions – 3, Dragons – 5 October 27 Seibu Lions Stadium 29,323[1]
5 Lions – 3, Dragons – 1 October 28 Seibu Lions Stadium 26,230[1]
6 Dragons – 4, Lions – 9 October 30 Nagoya Stadium 28,725[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f 1982年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 8, 2017.