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
DatesOctober 18–27
MVPKimiyasu Kudoh (Seibu)
FSAMitsuo Tatsukawa (Hiroshima)
Streaming
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Summary

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 1986年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 25, 2017.