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Orix Buffaloes

The Orix Buffaloes (オリックス・バファローズ, Orikkusu Bafarōzu) are a Nippon Professional Baseball team formed as a result of the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment by the merger of the Orix BlueWave of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The team plays in the Pacific League and is under ownership by Orix, a financial services company founded in Osaka. The combined team began play in 2005. The Buffaloes split home games between Kyocera Dome Osaka, the home of the original Buffaloes franchise, and Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, the former home of the BlueWave, when the Hanshin Tigers have to use Kyocera Dome. The Tigers' main home stadium, Hanshin Koshien Stadium, is used for the two biggest high-school tournaments in Japan, the Senbatsu in March, coinciding with the opening of the NPB season, and during the Japanese High School Baseball Championship in August. Through 2022, the club's all-time record is 5,543–5,297–410 (.511).

Infobox

Logo
Logo Cap insignia
League
Nippon Professional Baseball Pacific League (1950–present) Japanese Baseball League (1936–1949)
Location
HQ in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Ballpark
Kyocera Dome OsakaHotto Motto Field Kobe
Founded
January 23, 1936; 89 years ago (1936-01-23)
Japan Series championships
5 (1975, 1976, 1977, 1996, 2022)
PL pennants
15 (1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1995, 1996, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Playoff berths
11 (1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2008, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
Former name
mw- Orix BlueWave (1991–2004) Orix Braves (1989–1990) Hankyu Braves (1947–1988) Hankyu Club (1936–1946)
Former ballparks
Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium (1937–1990) Takarazuka Stadium (1936)
Colors
Dark Navy, Gold, White
Mascot
Buffalo Bull and Buffalo Bell
Ownership
Yoshihiko Miyauchi
Management
Orix
Manager
Mamoru Kishida

Tables
· Managers
1
1
No.
1
Yearsin office
1936
YR
1
Managers
Daisuke Miyake
G
48
W
28
L
19
T
1
Win%
596
2
2
No.
2
Yearsin office
1937
YR
1
Managers
Daisuke Miyake,Minoru Murakami (1st)
G
105
W
45
L
55
T
5
Win%
445
3
3
No.
3
Yearsin office
1938
YR
1
Managers
Minoru Yamashita
G
75
W
42
L
30
T
3
Win%
583
4
4
No.
4
Yearsin office
1939
YR
1
Managers
Minoru Yamashita,Minoru Murakami (2nd)
G
96
W
58
L
36
T
2
Win%
617
5
5
No.
5
Yearsin office
1940–1942
YR
3
Managers
Toshiharu Inokawa
G
294
W
163
L
119
T
12
Win%
578
6
6
No.
6
Yearsin office
1943–1947
YR
4
Managers
Masao Nishimura (1st)
G
343
W
159
L
175
T
9
Win%
476
7
7
No.
7
Yearsin office
1948–1953
YR
6
Managers
Shinji Hamazaki
G
720
W
342
L
357
T
21
Win%
489
8
8
No.
8
Yearsin office
1954–1956
YR
3
Managers
Masao Nishimura (2nd)
G
436
W
234
L
194
T
8
Win%
547
9
9
No.
9
Yearsin office
1957–1958
YR
2
Managers
Sadayoshi Fujimoto
G
262
W
144
L
106
T
12
Win%
576
10
10
No.
10
Yearsin office
1959
YR
1
Managers
Sadayoshi Fujimoto,Katsuki Tokura
G
134
W
48
L
82
T
4
Win%
369
11
11
No.
11
Yearsin office
1960–1962
YR
3
Managers
Katsuki Tokura
G
407
W
178
L
219
T
10
Win%
448
12
12
No.
12
Yearsin office
1963–1973
YR
11
Managers
Yukio Nishimoto
G
1,492
W
792
L
655
T
45
Win%
547
Pacific Leaguechampionships
5 times(1967, 1968, 1969,1971, 1972)
Playoffberths
1 (1973)
13
13
No.
13
Yearsin office
1974–1978
YR
5
Managers
Toshiharu Ueda (1st)
G
650
W
363
L
245
T
42
Win%
597
Pacific Leaguechampionships
4 times(1975, 1976,1977, 1978)
Japan Serieschampionships
3 times(1975, 1976, 1977)
Playoffberths
3 times(1974, 1975, 1977)
14
14
No.
14
Yearsin office
1979–1980
YR
2
Managers
Takao Kajimoto
G
260
W
133
L
111
T
16
Win%
545
Playoffberths
1 (1979)
15
15
No.
15
Yearsin office
1981–1990
YR
10
Managers
Toshiharu Ueda (2nd)
G
1,300
W
664
L
572
T
64
Win%
537
Pacific Leaguechampionships
1 (1984)
16
16
No.
16
Yearsin office
1991–1993
YR
3
Managers
Shozo Doi
G
390
W
195
L
183
T
12
Win%
516
17
17
No.
17
Yearsin office
1994–2001
YR
8
Managers
Akira Ohgi (1st)
G
1,070
W
563
L
481
T
26
Win%
539
Pacific Leaguechampionships
2 (1995, 1996)
Japan Serieschampionships
1 (1996)
18
18
No.
18
Yearsin office
2002
YR
1
Managers
Hiromichi Ishige
G
140
W
50
L
87
T
3
Win%
365
19
19
No.
19
Yearsin office
2003
YR
1
Managers
Hiromichi Ishige,Leon Lee
G
140
W
48
L
88
T
4
Win%
353
20
20
No.
20
Yearsin office
2004
YR
1
Managers
Haruki Ihara
G
133
W
49
L
82
T
2
Win%
374
21
21
No.
21
Yearsin office
2005
YR
1
Managers
Akira Ohgi (2nd)
G
136
W
62
L
70
T
4
Win%
470
22
22
No.
22
Yearsin office
2006
YR
1
Managers
Katsuhiro Nakamura
G
136
W
52
L
81
T
3
Win%
391
23
23
No.
23
Yearsin office
2007
YR
1
Managers
Terry Collins
G
144
W
62
L
77
T
5
Win%
446
24
24
No.
24
Yearsin office
2008
YR
1
Managers
Terry Collins,Daijiro Oishi
G
144
W
75
L
68
T
1
Win%
524
Playoffberths
1 (2008)
25
25
No.
25
Yearsin office
2009
YR
1
Managers
Daijiro Oishi
G
144
W
56
L
86
T
2
Win%
394
26
26
No.
26
Yearsin office
2010–2012
YR
3
Managers
Akinobu Okada
G
432
W
195
L
216
T
21
Win%
474
27
27
No.
27
Yearsin office
2013–2015
YR
3
Managers
Hiroshi Moriwaki
G
431
W
207
L
215
T
9
Win%
491
Playoffberths
1 (2014)
28
28
No.
28
Yearsin office
2016–2018
YR
3
Managers
Junichi Fukura
G
429
W
185
L
235
T
9
Win%
440
29
29
No.
29
Yearsin office
2019–2020
YR
3
Managers
Norifumi Nishimura
G
263
W
106
L
143
T
14
Win%
426
30
30
No.
30
Yearsin office
2021–2024
YR
4
Managers
Satoshi Nakajima
G
639
W
324
L
285
T
30
Win%
532
Pacific Leaguechampionships
3 (2021, 2022, 2023)
Japan Serieschampionships
1 (2022)
Playoffberths
3 (2021, 2022, 2023)
Totals
Totals
No.
Totals
Yearsin office
86 seasons
Managers
24 managers
G
11,250
W
5,543
L
5,297
T
410
Win%
511
Pacific Leaguechampionships
14 times
Japan Serieschampionships
4 times
Playoffberths
9 times
No.
Yearsin office
YR
Managers
G
W
L
T
Win%
Pacific Leaguechampionships
Japan Serieschampionships
Playoffberths
1
1936
1
Daisuke Miyake
48
28
19
1
596
2
1937
1
Daisuke Miyake,Minoru Murakami (1st)
105
45
55
5
445
3
1938
1
Minoru Yamashita
75
42
30
3
583
4
1939
1
Minoru Yamashita,Minoru Murakami (2nd)
96
58
36
2
617
5
1940–1942
3
Toshiharu Inokawa
294
163
119
12
578
6
1943–1947
4
Masao Nishimura (1st)
343
159
175
9
476
7
1948–1953
6
Shinji Hamazaki
720
342
357
21
489
8
1954–1956
3
Masao Nishimura (2nd)
436
234
194
8
547
9
1957–1958
2
Sadayoshi Fujimoto
262
144
106
12
576
10
1959
1
Sadayoshi Fujimoto,Katsuki Tokura
134
48
82
4
369
11
1960–1962
3
Katsuki Tokura
407
178
219
10
448
12
1963–1973
11
Yukio Nishimoto
1,492
792
655
45
547
5 times(1967, 1968, 1969,1971, 1972)
1 (1973)
13
1974–1978
5
Toshiharu Ueda (1st)
650
363
245
42
597
4 times(1975, 1976,1977, 1978)
3 times(1975, 1976, 1977)
3 times(1974, 1975, 1977)
14
1979–1980
2
Takao Kajimoto
260
133
111
16
545
1 (1979)
15
1981–1990
10
Toshiharu Ueda (2nd)
1,300
664
572
64
537
1 (1984)
16
1991–1993
3
Shozo Doi
390
195
183
12
516
17
1994–2001
8
Akira Ohgi (1st)
1,070
563
481
26
539
2 (1995, 1996)
1 (1996)
18
2002
1
Hiromichi Ishige
140
50
87
3
365
19
2003
1
Hiromichi Ishige,Leon Lee
140
48
88
4
353
20
2004
1
Haruki Ihara
133
49
82
2
374
21
2005
1
Akira Ohgi (2nd)
136
62
70
4
470
22
2006
1
Katsuhiro Nakamura
136
52
81
3
391
23
2007
1
Terry Collins
144
62
77
5
446
24
2008
1
Terry Collins,Daijiro Oishi
144
75
68
1
524
1 (2008)
25
2009
1
Daijiro Oishi
144
56
86
2
394
26
2010–2012
3
Akinobu Okada
432
195
216
21
474
27
2013–2015
3
Hiroshi Moriwaki
431
207
215
9
491
1 (2014)
28
2016–2018
3
Junichi Fukura
429
185
235
9
440
29
2019–2020
3
Norifumi Nishimura
263
106
143
14
426
30
2021–2024
4
Satoshi Nakajima
639
324
285
30
532
3 (2021, 2022, 2023)
1 (2022)
3 (2021, 2022, 2023)
Totals
86 seasons
24 managers
11,250
5,543
5,297
410
511
14 times
4 times
9 times

References

  1. NPB
    https://npb.jp/teams/
  2. Zurui, "Negro Leaguers in Japan," Archived 2016-05-03 at the Wayback Machine BlackTokyo (September 12, 2008).
    http://www.blacktokyo.com/2008/09/12/negro-leaguers-in-japan/
  3. The Orix-Kintetsu Merger – The Story of the 2004 NPB Realignment
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDuziOoSKEM
  4. Yahoo!ニュース
    https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/514c7727bbf3b32a28c30bc77c5eb65665f5cfa4
  5. You Gotta Have Wa
  6. NPB.jp
    https://npb.jp/bis/teams/yearly_b.html
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