List of Saitama Seibu Lions seasons
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The Saitama Seibu Lions are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based north of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. They were established in 1950. Before 1979, they were based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, in Kyushu. The team is owned by a subsidiary of Seibu Railway, which in turn is owned by the Seibu Holdings.[1]
In 76 seasons, they have won the Japan Series thirteen times (1956, 1957, 1958, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2004, 2008) and have finished first place in the Pacific League 23 times, most recently in 2019. In the playoff era of the Pacific League (1973–1982, 2004-present), the Lions have reached the postseason thirteen times, most recently doing so in 2022.
| 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 |
| FSA | Fighting Spirit Award |