The 1974

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was the 25th edition of

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's postseason championship series. It matched the

Central League The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League in the annual Japan Series. It currently consist ...

champion

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against the

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champion

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. This was the first Japan Series since 1964 without the

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, who had won the previous nine championships. The Orions defeated the Dragons in six games to win their second title, and first since winning the

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Japan Series as the Mainichi Orions.

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