19 Nihon Sekiyu (7 innings, called)
5 TDK (5/19) 0W 1L
11 Hitachi Seisakusho (7 innings, called)
2 Mitsubishi Juko - Nagoya (2/11) 0W 1L
16 Sumitomo Kinzoku
11 Kawatetsu - Chiba (11/16) 0W 1L
At Kawasaki Kyuju
11 Mitsubishi Jidosha - Kawasaki
5 Seino Unyu (5/11) 0W 1L
13 Tokyo Gas
11 Oji Seishisen - Komaki (11/13) 0W 1L
9 Isuzu Jidosha
8 NTT - Shikoku (8/9) 0W 1L
Games of March 8:
At Jingu Kyuju
3 Nippon Tsuun
2 Yamaha (2/3) 0W 1L
5 Nihon Seimei
4 Shidax (4/5) 0W 1L
11 Prince Hotels
8 Mitsubishi Jidosha - Tokyo-to (8/11) 0W 1L
At Kawasaki
15 Toshiba
5 Kawatetsu - Mizushima (5/15) 0W 1L
11 Nissan Jidosha
5 Mitsubishi Juko - Kobe (5/11) 0W 1L
7 Nissan Jidosha - Kyushu
6 Sumitomo Kinzoku - Kagoshima (6/7) 0W 1L
Games of March 9:
Locations not specified
4 NTT - Tokyo
3 Showa Concrete (3/4) 0W 1L
10 Mitsubishi Juko - Yokohama
7 Fuji Juko (7/10) 0W 1L
8 Nakayama Seiko
5 JR Higashi Nihon (5/8) 0W 1L
7 Matsushita Denki
4 Honda Giken (4/7) 0W 1L
Round 2
9 Nihon Sekiyu (28/13)
8 Hitachi Seisakusho (19/11) 1W 1L
13 Mitsubishi Jidosha - Kawasaki (7 innings called) (24/10)
5 Sumitomo Kinzoku (21/24) 1W 1L
Games of March 10:
At Jingu Kyuju
6 Isuzu Jidosha (15/11)
3 Tokyo Gas (16/17) 1W 1L
5 Nippon Tsuun (8/5)
3 Nihon Seimei (8/9) 1W 1L
9 Toshiba (24/7)
2 Prince Hotels (13/17) 1W 1L
At Yokohama Stadium
11 Nissan Jidosha (22/14)
9 Nissan Jidosha - Kyushu (16/17) 1W 1L
2 NTT - Tokyo (6/4)
1 Matsushita Denki (8/6) 1W 1L
13 Nakayama Seiko (21/16)
11 Mitsubishi Juko - Yokohama (21/20) 1W 1L
Round 3 (Quarter-finals)
Games of March 11:
At Jingu Kyuju
3 Mitsubishi Jidosha - Kawasaki (27/12)
2 Nihon Sekiyu (30/16) 2W 1L
7 Nippon Tsuun (15/6)
1 Isuzu Jidosha (16/18) 2W 1L
At Yokohama Stadium
9 Nissan Jidosha (31/15)
1 Toshiba (25/16) 2W 1L
8 NTT - Tokyo (14/8)
4 Nakayama Seiko (25/24) 2W 1L
Round 4 (Semi-finals)
Games of March 12: (Rained Out)*
*6th rainout in tournament history, means a double header for the teams in the tournamnet finale.
Games of March 13:
At Jingu Kyuju
0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 Mitsubishi Jidosha - Kawasaki (33/21) 3W 1L
0 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 x 9 Nippon Tsuun (24/12)
4 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 11 Nissan Jidosha (42/27) 3W 1L
1 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 3x 12 NTT Tokyo (26/19)
Final
1 1 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 11 Nippon Tsuun (35/13) 5W 0L
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 NTT Tokyo (27/30) 4W 1L
Nippon Tsuun wins the tournament for the third time and for the first time in 11 years. Tournament MVP was pitcher Nogi, a 21-year old who is a highly touted prospect for this year's pro draft in November.
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