The 1986Japan 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.
The 1986Japan 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.