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| Dates | October 12–19 | |||||||||
| MVP | Isao Shibata (Yomiuri) | |||||||||
| FSA | Taisuke Watanabe (Nankai) | |||||||||
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The 1966 Japan Series was the 17th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Nankai Hawks. This was a rematch of the previous year's Japan Series, which the Giants won. Yomiuri again defeated Nankai, this time in six games, to win their second consecutive championship.
CLYomiuri Giants (4) vs. PL Nankai Hawks (2)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 12 | Yomiuri Giants – 12, Nankai Hawks – 5 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:52 | 27,145[1] |
| 2 | October 13 | Yomiuri Giants – 2, Nankai Hawks – 5 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:39 | 27,395[1] |
| 3 | October 16 | Nankai Hawks – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 3 | Osaka Stadium | 2:08 | 29,978[1] |
| 4 | October 17 | Nankai Hawks – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 8 | Osaka Stadium | 2:35 | 30,178[1] |
| 5 | October 18 | Nankai Hawks – 4, Yomiuri Giants – 3 | Osaka Stadium | 3:50 | 19,791[1] |
| 6 | October 19 | Yomiuri Giants – 4, Nankai Hawks – 0 | Korakuen Stadium | 2:14 | 29,112[1] |
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