2021 Orix Buffaloes season

The 2021 Orix Buffaloes season was the 85th season of the franchise in Nippon Professional Baseball, their 17th season after their merger with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, and also their 17th season in Kyocera Dome Osaka. It was the Buffaloes' first season under new manager Satoshi Nakajima. For the first time since 1996 (or 2001 if one counts the history with the Kintetsu Buffaloes), the Buffaloes made the Japan Series, but lost to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 6 games.

2021 Orix Buffaloes
Pacific League champions
LeaguePacific League
BallparkKyocera Dome Osaka/Hotto Motto Field Kobe
Record70-55-18 (.560)
League place1st
Parent companyOrix
ManagerSatoshi Nakajima

Regular season

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After finishing in last place 2 years in a row, the Buffaloes managed to turn things around, going 70-55-18 for a .584 winning percentage. The Buffaloes also were the best at interleague, at 12-5-1, for a .761 win percentage in interleague.

Pacific League standings

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2021 Pacific League standings[1]
Pos Team GP W L T .Pct GB Home Road
1 Orix Buffaloes 143 70 55 18 .560 38-22-12 32–33–6
2 Chiba Lotte Marines 143 67 57 19 .540 33-32-7 34–25–12
3 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 143 66 62 15 .514 31-33-8 35–29–7
4 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 143 60 62 21 .492 31-29-11 29–33–10
5 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 143 55 68 20 .447 14 25-36-10 30–32–10
6 Saitama Seibu Lions 143 55 70 18 .440 15 30-34-7 25–36–11

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Pacific League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball.