List of Chiba Lotte Marines seasons
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The Chiba Lotte Marines are a professional baseball team in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd.. They are a founding member of the Pacific League since its inception in 1950. Originally known as the Mainichi Orions, they won the inaugural 1950 Japan Series. In 1992, in conjunction with the move to Chiba Marine Stadium, the team rebranded to their current name.
In 76 seasons of play, the Marines have won the Japan Series four times (1950, 1974, 2005, 2010) while winning five Pacific League pennants.
In the playoff era of the Pacific League (1973–1982, 2004-present), the Marines have made the postseason fourteen times (1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024).[1]
| 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 | Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award |
| MVP | Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award |
| ESA | Eiji Sawamura Award[b] |
| MSA | Matsutaro Shoriki Award |
| Series MVP | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |