2021 Orix Buffaloes season

Nippon Professional Baseball team season

2021 Orix Buffaloes
Pacific League champions

League	Pacific League
Ballpark	Kyocera Dome Osaka/Hotto Motto Field Kobe
Record	70-55-18 (.560)
League place	1st
Parent company	Orix
Manager	Satoshi Nakajima

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.

Regular season

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

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	2½	33-32-7	34–25–12
3	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	143	66	62	15	.514	5½	31-33-8	35–29–7
4	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	143	60	62	21	.492	8½	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

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

Orix Buffaloes

Established in 1936
Formerly the Hankyu Club, the Hankyu Braves, the Orix Braves, and the Orix BlueWave
Based in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

The Franchise

History
Seasons
Records
Players
Managers

Ballparks

Takarazuka Stadium
Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium
Kyocera Dome Osaka

Key personnel

Owner: Yoshihiko Miyauchi
Management: Orix
Manager: Satoshi Nakajima

Japan Series championships (5)

Pacific League championships (15)

Playoff berths (10)

1973
1974
1975
1977
1979
2008
2014
2021
2022
2023

Seasons (87)
1930s	1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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