List of Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles seasons

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List of Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles seasons - Wikipedia

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The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have completed 19 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 2023, they have played 2,688 regular season games, winning 1,220, losing 1,390, and tying 78 for a winning percentage of .467.^[1] The Eagles have also a combined record of 15–14–1 (.517) in post-season and Japan Series play. The team 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 2024 season

Season	League	Regular season						Postseason (Climax & Japan Series)	Manager(s)	Awards	Home attendance	Notes
Season	League	Finish	W	L	T	Win%	GB	Postseason (Climax & Japan Series)	Manager(s)	Awards	Home attendance	Notes
2005	Pacific	6th	38	97	1	.281	51½		Yasushi Tao		977,104	^[1]^[2]^[3]
2006	Pacific	6th	47	85	4	.356	33		Katsuya Nomura		951,723	^[1]^[3]
2007	Pacific	4th	67	75	2	.472	13½			Masahiro Tanaka (ROY)	1,117,369	^[1]^[4]^[3]
2008	Pacific	5th	65	76	3	.461	11½			Hisashi Iwakuma (ESA) Hisashi Iwakuma (MVP)	1,149,061	^[1]^[5]^[6]^[3]
2009	Pacific	2nd^	77	66	1	.538	5½	Won First Stage (SoftBank) 2–0 Lost Second Stage (Nippon Ham) 1–4^[b]			1,203,169	^[1]^[7]^[8]^[3]
2010	Pacific	6th	62	79	3	.440	15		Marty Brown		1,141,640	^[1]^[3]
2011	Pacific	5th	66	71	7	.482	23½		Senichi Hoshino	Masahiro Tanaka (ESA)	1,168,188	^[1]^[5]^[3]
2012	Pacific	4th	67	67	10	.500	7½				1,177,193	^[1]^[3]
2013^†	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]
2014	Pacific	6th	64	80	0	.444	17				1,450,233	^[1]^[3]
2015	Pacific	6th	57	83	3	.407	33½		Hiromoto Okubo		1,524,149	^[1]^[3]
2016	Pacific	5th	62	78	3	.443	25		Masataka Nashida		1,620,961	^[1]^[3]
2017	Pacific	3rd^	77	63	3	.550	15½	Won First Stage (Seibu) 2–1 Lost final stage (SoftBank) 2–4^[b]	Masataka Nashida		1,770,108	^[1]^[12]^[13]^[3]
2018	Pacific	6th	58	82	3	.414	29½		Masataka Nashida Yosuke Hiraishi	Kazuki Tanaka (ROY)	1,726,004	^[1]^[4]^[3]
2019	Pacific	3rd^	71	68	4	.511	7½	Lost First Stage (SoftBank) 1–2	Yosuke Hiraishi		1,821,785	^[1]^[14]^[15]
2020	Pacific	4th	55	57	8	.491	16½		Hajime Miki		236,084^[c]	^[1]^[16]
2021	Pacific	3rd^	66	62	15	.516	5½	Lost First Stage (Lotte) 0–1–1	Kazuhisa Ishii		615,237^[c]	^[1]^[17]^[18]
2022	Pacific	4th	69	71	3	.493	6½				1,331,131	^[1]^[19]
2023	Pacific	4th	70	71	2	.496	17				1,358,512	^[1]^[20]
2024	Pacific	4th	67	72	4	.482	23½		Toshiaki Imae		1,642,371	^[1]^[21]
Total：20 seasons, 2,831 games			1,287	1,462	82	.468	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;^[22] the 2021 season limited attendance.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "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.
^ "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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "新人王（パ・リーグ）" [Rookie of the Year (Pacific League)]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "歴代沢村賞" [Successive Sawamura Awards]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "最優秀選手（パ・リーグ）" [Most Valuable Player (Pacific League)]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ Coskrey, Jason (October 18, 2009). "Eagles sweep Hawks". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (October 25, 2009). "Sledge, Fighters end Rakuten's season". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "Eagles reach first Japan Series". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 21, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ Coskrey, Jason (November 3, 2013). "Eagles blank Giants in Game 7, capture first Japan Series title". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "歴代正力松太郎賞" [Successive Matsutaro Shoriki Awards]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ Coskrey, Jason (October 16, 2017). "Zelous Wheeler blasts Eagles into Pacific League Climax Series final stage". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "Hawks earn spot in Japan Series". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 22, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "Hawks fly past Eagles into Climax Series' final stage". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 7, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Coskrey, Jason (November 7, 2021). "Marines advance to Climax Series final with draw against Eagles". The Japan Times. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ "2022年セ・パ公式戦入場者数" [Number of visitors to official Central and Pacific League games in 2022] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
^ "2023年セ・パ公式戦入場者数" [Number of visitors to official Central and Pacific League games in 2023] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
^ "2024年セ・パ公式戦入場者数" [Number of visitors to official Central and Pacific League games in 2024] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
^ 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.

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Established in 2005
Based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture

The Franchise

Ballparks

Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owner: Hiroshi Mikitani
Management: Rakuten Baseball, Inc.
President: Yozo Tachibana
General Manager / Manager: Kazuhisa Ishii

Japan Series championships (1)

2013

Pacific League championships (1)

2013

Playoff berths (5)

Seasons (20)
2000s	2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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