The 1997 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1997 season. It was the 48th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Seibu Lions, against the Central League champions, the Yakult Swallows. The series is the third time the two teams played each other for the championship, the last two contests being in 1992 and 1993. Played at Seibu Dome and Meiji Jingu Stadium, the Swallows defeated the Lions four games to one in the best-of-seven series to win the franchise's 4th Japan Series title. The Swallows' star catcher Atsuya Furuta was named Most Valuable Player of the series. The series was played between October 18 and October 23, 1997, with home field advantage going to the Pacific League.
The 1997JapanSeries was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1997 season. It was the 48th JapanSeries and featured the...
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Anime (Japanese: アニメ, IPA: [aꜜɲime] ) is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, anime refers...
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animated television series first aired in 1997. List of animated feature films of 1997 List of Japanese animation television series of 1997 "Loggerheads"....
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A list of films released in Japan in 1997 (see 1997 in film). 1997 in Japan1997 in Japanese television Galbraith IV 2008, p. 400. Kalat 2007, p. 273....
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