The 1990 Japan Series was the

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(NPB) championship series for the 1990 season. It was the 41st

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and featured the

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champion

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against the

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champion

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. Seibu won the PL pennant for the seventh time in nine years to reach the series, and Yomiuri dominated the CL to return to the series after winning it the year before. Played at

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and

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, the Lions swept the heavily favored Giants in four games to win the franchise's 10th Japan Series title. Seibu slugger and former MLB player

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was named

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of the series. The series was played between October 20 and October 24 with

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going to the Central League.

Summary

Matchups

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

References

External links

Nippon Professional Baseball
��Official website (in English) {{Yomiuri Giants Japan Series

Seibu Lions Yomiuri Giants