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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 ( ).

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 Osaka Hotto Motto Field Kobe
Founded
January 23, 1936 (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
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
· Regular season records
2016
2016
Season
2016
GP
143
W
57
L
83
T
3
%
407
GB
30
Finish
6th, Pacific
Playoffs
Did not qualify
2017
2017
Season
2017
GP
143
W
63
L
79
T
1
%
444
GB
30
Finish
4th, Pacific
Playoffs
Did not qualify
2018
2018
Season
2018
GP
143
W
65
L
73
T
5
%
471
GB
21
Finish
4th, Pacific
Playoffs
Did not qualify
2019
2019
Season
2019
GP
120
W
61
L
75
T
7
%
449
GB
16
Finish
6th, Pacific
Playoffs
Did not qualify
2020
2020
Season
2020
GP
143
W
45
L
68
T
7
%
398
GB
27
Finish
6th, Pacific
Playoffs
Did not qualify
2021
2021
Season
2021
GP
143
W
70
L
55
T
18
%
560
GB
—
Finish
1st, Pacific
Playoffs
Lost Japan Series (Swallows) 4–2
2022
2022
Season
2022
GP
143
W
76
L
65
T
2
%
539
GB
—
Finish
1st, Pacific
Playoffs
Won Japan Series (Swallows) 4–2–1
2023
2023
Season
2023
GP
143
W
86
L
53
T
4
%
619
GB
—
Finish
1st, Pacific
Playoffs
Lost Japan Series (Tigers) 4–3
2024
2024
Season
2024
GP
143
W
63
L
77
T
3
%
450
GB
28
Finish
5th, Pacific
Playoffs
Did not qualify
2025
2025
Season
2025
GP
143
W
74
L
66
T
3
%
529
GB
13
Finish
3rd, Pacific
Playoffs
Lost Climax Series First Stage (Fighters) 2–0
Season
GP
W
L
T
%
GB
Finish
Playoffs
2016
143
57
83
3
407
30
6th, Pacific
Did not qualify
2017
143
63
79
1
444
30
4th, Pacific
Did not qualify
2018
143
65
73
5
471
21
4th, Pacific
Did not qualify
2019
120
61
75
7
449
16
6th, Pacific
Did not qualify
2020
143
45
68
7
398
27
6th, Pacific
Did not qualify
2021
143
70
55
18
560
—
1st, Pacific
Lost Japan Series (Swallows) 4–2
2022
143
76
65
2
539
—
1st, Pacific
Won Japan Series (Swallows) 4–2–1
2023
143
86
53
4
619
—
1st, Pacific
Lost Japan Series (Tigers) 4–3
2024
143
63
77
3
450
28
5th, Pacific
Did not qualify
2025
143
74
66
3
529
13
3rd, Pacific
Lost Climax Series First Stage (Fighters) 2–0
· Managers
1
1
#
1
Years
1936
Seasons
1
Managers
Daisuke Miyake
G
48
W
28
L
19
T
1
Win%
596
2
2
#
2
Years
1937
Seasons
1
Managers
Daisuke Miyake, Minoru Murakami (1st)
G
105
W
45
L
55
T
5
Win%
445
3
3
#
3
Years
1938
Seasons
1
Managers
Minoru Yamashita
G
75
W
42
L
30
T
3
Win%
583
4
4
#
4
Years
1939
Seasons
1
Managers
Minoru Yamashita, Minoru Murakami (2nd)
G
96
W
58
L
36
T
2
Win%
617
5
5
#
5
Years
1940–1942
Seasons
3
Managers
Toshiharu Inokawa
G
294
W
163
L
119
T
12
Win%
578
6
6
#
6
Years
1943–1947
Seasons
4
Managers
Masao Nishimura (1st)
G
343
W
159
L
175
T
9
Win%
476
7
7
#
7
Years
1948–1953
Seasons
6
Managers
Shinji Hamazaki
G
720
W
342
L
357
T
21
Win%
489
8
8
#
8
Years
1954–1956
Seasons
3
Managers
Masao Nishimura (2nd)
G
436
W
234
L
194
T
8
Win%
547
9
9
#
9
Years
1957–1958
Seasons
2
Managers
Sadayoshi Fujimoto
G
262
W
144
L
106
T
12
Win%
576
10
10
#
10
Years
1959
Seasons
1
Managers
Sadayoshi Fujimoto, Katsuki Tokura
G
134
W
48
L
82
T
4
Win%
369
11
11
#
11
Years
1960–1962
Seasons
3
Managers
Katsuki Tokura
G
407
W
178
L
219
T
10
Win%
448
12
12
#
12
Years
1963–1973
Seasons
11
Managers
Yukio Nishimoto
G
1,492
W
792
L
655
T
45
Win%
547
Pacific League championships
5 times (1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972)
Playoff berths
1 (1973)
13
13
#
13
Years
1974–1978
Seasons
5
Managers
Toshiharu Ueda (1st)
G
650
W
363
L
245
T
42
Win%
597
Pacific League championships
4 times (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)
Japan Series championships
3 times (1975, 1976, 1977)
Playoff berths
3 times (1974, 1975, 1977)
14
14
#
14
Years
1979–1980
Seasons
2
Managers
Takao Kajimoto
G
260
W
133
L
111
T
16
Win%
545
Playoff berths
1 (1979)
15
15
#
15
Years
1981–1990
Seasons
10
Managers
Toshiharu Ueda (2nd)
G
1,300
W
664
L
572
T
64
Win%
537
Pacific League championships
1 (1984)
16
16
#
16
Years
1991–1993
Seasons
3
Managers
Shozo Doi
G
390
W
195
L
183
T
12
Win%
516
17
17
#
17
Years
1994–2001
Seasons
8
Managers
Akira Ohgi (1st)
G
1,070
W
563
L
481
T
26
Win%
539
Pacific League championships
2 (1995, 1996)
Japan Series championships
1 (1996)
18
18
#
18
Years
2002
Seasons
1
Managers
Hiromichi Ishige
G
140
W
50
L
87
T
3
Win%
365
19
19
#
19
Years
2003
Seasons
1
Managers
Hiromichi Ishige, Leon Lee
G
140
W
48
L
88
T
4
Win%
353
20
20
#
20
Years
2004
Seasons
1
Managers
Haruki Ihara
G
133
W
49
L
82
T
2
Win%
374
21
21
#
21
Years
2005
Seasons
1
Managers
Akira Ohgi (2nd)
G
136
W
62
L
70
T
4
Win%
470
22
22
#
22
Years
2006
Seasons
1
Managers
Katsuhiro Nakamura
G
136
W
52
L
81
T
3
Win%
391
23
23
#
23
Years
2007
Seasons
1
Managers
Terry Collins
G
144
W
62
L
77
T
5
Win%
446
24
24
#
24
Years
2008
Seasons
1
Managers
Terry Collins, Daijiro Oishi
G
144
W
75
L
68
T
1
Win%
524
Playoff berths
1 (2008)
25
25
#
25
Years
2009
Seasons
1
Managers
Daijiro Oishi
G
144
W
56
L
86
T
2
Win%
394
26
26
#
26
Years
2010–2012
Seasons
3
Managers
Akinobu Okada
G
432
W
195
L
216
T
21
Win%
474
27
27
#
27
Years
2013–2015
Seasons
3
Managers
Hiroshi Moriwaki
G
431
W
207
L
215
T
9
Win%
491
Playoff berths
1 (2014)
28
28
#
28
Years
2016–2018
Seasons
3
Managers
Junichi Fukura
G
429
W
185
L
235
T
9
Win%
440
29
29
#
29
Years
2019–2020
Seasons
3
Managers
Norifumi Nishimura
G
263
W
106
L
143
T
14
Win%
426
30
30
#
30
Years
2021–2024
Seasons
4
Managers
Satoshi Nakajima
G
639
W
324
L
285
T
30
Win%
532
Pacific League championships
3 (2021, 2022, 2023)
Japan Series championships
1 (2022)
Playoff berths
3 (2021, 2022, 2023)
31
31
#
31
Years
2025–present
Seasons
1
Managers
Mamoru Kishida
G
143
W
74
L
66
T
3
Win%
529
Playoff berths
1 (2025)
Totals
Totals
#
Totals
Years
86 seasons
Managers
24 managers
G
11,250
W
5,543
L
5,297
T
410
Win%
511
Pacific League championships
15 times
Japan Series championships
5 times
Playoff berths
11 times
#
Years
Seasons
Managers
G
W
L
T
Win%
Pacific League championships
Japan Series championships
Playoff berths
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)
31
2025–present
1
Mamoru Kishida
143
74
66
3
529
1 (2025)
Totals
86 seasons
24 managers
11,250
5,543
5,297
410
511
15 times
5 times
11 times
· Attendances
2025
2025
Season
2025
Games
72
Total attendance
2,057,077
Average attendance
28,571
Season
Games
Total attendance
Average attendance
2025
72
2,057,077
28,571

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
    https://npb.jp/bis/teams/yearly_b.html
  7. https://npb.jp/statistics/2025/attendance.html
    https://npb.jp/statistics/2025/attendance.html
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