List of Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles seasons

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The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have played all of their seasons at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi.

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have completed 17 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) since their inaugural season in 2005.[1] The team was formed to fill the void left in the Pacific League when the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Orix BlueWave merged into one team during the 2004 NPB realignment. Through 2021, they have played 2,402 regular season games, winning 1,081, losing 1,248, and tying 73 for a winning percentage of .464.[1] The Eagles have also a combined record of 15–14–1 (.517) in post-season and Japan Series play. The team that is based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.

Table key[]

Key to symbols and terms in season table
W Number of regular season wins
L Number of regular season losses
T Number of regular season ties
GB Games behind from league's first-place team[a]
ROY Rookie of the Year
MVP Most Valuable Player
ESA Eiji Sawamura Award
MSA Matsutaro Shoriki Award
^ Playoff berth
* Pacific League champions
† Japan Series champions

Seasons[]

Statistics current through the 2021 season

Season League Regular season Postseason
(Climax & Japan Series)		 Manager(s) Awards Home
attendance		 Notes
Finish W L T Win% GB
Pacific 6th 38 97 1 .281 51.5 Yasushi Tao 977,104 [1][2][3]
Pacific 6th 47 85 4 .356 33 Katsuya Nomura 951,723 [1][3]
Pacific 4th 67 75 2 .472 13.5 Masahiro Tanaka (ROY) 1,117,369 [1][4][3]
2008 Pacific 5th 65 76 3 .461 11.5 Hisashi Iwakuma (ESA)
Hisashi Iwakuma (MVP)		 1,149,061 [1][5][6][3]
2009 Pacific 2nd^ 77 66 1 .538 5.5 Won First Stage (SoftBank) 2–0
Lost Second Stage (Nippon Ham) 1–4[b]		 1,203,169 [1][7][8][3]
Pacific 6th 62 79 3 .440 15 Marty Brown 1,141,640 [1][3]
Pacific 5th 66 71 7 .482 23.5 Senichi Hoshino Masahiro Tanaka (ESA) 1,168,188 [1][5][3]
Pacific 4th 67 67 10 .500 7.5 1,177,193 [1][3]
† Pacific* 1st^ 82 59 3 .582 — Won Final Stage (Lotte) 4–1[b]
Won Japan Series (Yomiuri) 4–3		 Masahiro Tanaka (ESA)
Senichi Hoshino (MSA)
Masahiro Tanaka (MVP)
Takahiro Norimoto (ROY)		 1,231,087 [1][9][10][11]
[4][5][6][3]
Pacific 6th 64 80 0 .444 17 1,450,233 [1][3]
Pacific 6th 57 83 3 .407 33.5 Hiromoto Okubo 1,524,149 [1][3]
Pacific 5th 62 78 3 .443 25 Masataka Nashida 1,620,961 [1][3]
Pacific 3rd^ 77 63 3 .550 15.5 Won First Stage (Seibu) 2–1
Lost Final Stage (SoftBank) 2–4[b]		 1,770,108 [1][12][13][3]
Pacific 6th 58 82 3 .414 29.5 Masataka Nashida
Yosuke Hiraishi		 Kazuki Tanaka (ROY) 1,726,004 [1][4][3]
Pacific 3rd^ 71 68 4 .511 7.5 Lost First Stage (SoftBank) 1–2 Yosuke Hiraishi 1,821,785 [1][14][15]
2020 Pacific 4th 55 57 8 .491 16.5 Hajime Miki 236,084[c] [1][16]
2021 Pacific 3rd^ 66 62 15 .516 5.5 Lost First Stage (Lotte) 0–1–1 Kazuhisa Ishii 615,237[c] [1][17][18]
Total：17 seasons, 2,402 games 1,081 1,248 73 .464 Pennants：1, Championships：1

Notes[]

  • a This is determined by calculating the difference in wins plus the difference in losses divided by two.
  • b The Final Stage of the Climax Series awards the regular season champion an automatic one-win advantage.
  • c The 2020 season was shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic and game attendance either limited or prohibited;[19] the 2021 season limited attendance.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 年度別成績 （2005-2021）" [Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Results by Year (2005-2021)] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "9/3（火）初代監督・田尾安志氏来場！2005年の創設メンバーが集結！" [9/3 (Tues) The first manager, Yasushi Tao, is here! The 2005 founding members come together!] (in Japanese). Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. August 13, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "9/24(火)シーズン最多動員数を更新!" [9/24 (Tues) Updated the highest season attendance!] (in Japanese). Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. September 24, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "新人王（パ・リーグ）" [Rookie of the Year (Pacific League)]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "歴代沢村賞" [Successive Sawamura Awards]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "最優秀選手（パ・リーグ）" [Most Valuable Player (Pacific League)]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  7. ^ Coskrey, Jason (October 18, 2009). "Eagles sweep Hawks". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  8. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (October 25, 2009). "Sledge, Fighters end Rakuten's season". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Eagles reach first Japan Series". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 21, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  10. ^ Coskrey, Jason (November 3, 2013). "Eagles blank Giants in Game 7, capture first Japan Series title". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "歴代正力松太郎賞" [Successive Matsutaro Shoriki Awards]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  12. ^ Coskrey, Jason (October 16, 2017). "Zelous Wheeler blasts Eagles into Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Hawks earn spot in Japan Series". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 22, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Hawks fly past Eagles into Climax Series' final stage". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 7, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "9/26(木)シーズン最終戦セレモニーを開催しました!" [9/26 (Thurs) A final game of the season ceremony was held!] (in Japanese). Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. September 26, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  16. ^ "2020年 セ・パ公式戦 入場者数" [Number of visitors to official Central and Pacific League games in 2020] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "2021年 セ・パ公式戦 入場者数" [Number of visitors to official Central and Pacific League games in 2021] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  18. ^ Coskrey, Jason (November 7, 2021). "Marines advance to Climax Series final with draw against Eagles". The Japan Times. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  19. ^ Coskrey, Jason; Nagatsuka, Kaz (July 10, 2020). "Fans welcomed back into NPB stadiums as COVID-19 precautions eased". The Japan Times. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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