List of Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles seasons

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have completed 16 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) since their inception in 2004.[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 2020, they have played 2,259 regular season games, winning 1,015, losing 1,186, and tying 58 for a winning percentage of .461.[1] The Eagles have also a combined record of 15–13 (.536) in post-season and Japan Series play. The team that is based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have played all of their seasons at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi.

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 2020 season

SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseason
(Climax & Japan Series)		Manager(s)AwardsHome
attendance		Notes
FinishWLTWin%GB
2005 Pacific6th38971.28151.5Yasushi Tao977,104[1][2][3]
2006 Pacific6th47854.35633Katsuya Nomura951,723[1][3]
2007 Pacific4th67752.47213.5Masahiro Tanaka (ROY)1,117,369[1][4][3]
2008 Pacific5th65763.46111.5Hisashi Iwakuma (ESA)
Hisashi Iwakuma (MVP)		1,149,061[1][5][6][3]
2009 Pacific 2nd^ 77661.5385.5Won First Stage (Hawks) 2–0
Lost Second Stage (Fighters) 1–4[b]		1,203,169[1][7][8][3]
2010 Pacific6th62793.44015Marty Brown1,141,640[1][3]
2011 Pacific5th66717.48223.5Senichi HoshinoMasahiro Tanaka (ESA)1,168,188[1][5][3]
2012 Pacific4th676710.5007.51,177,193[1][3]
2013† Pacific* 1st^ 82593.582—Won Final Stage (Marines) 4–1[b]
Won Japan Series (Giants) 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 Pacific6th64800.444171,450,233[1][3]
2015 Pacific6th57833.40733.5Hiromoto Okubo1,524,149[1][3]
2016 Pacific5th62783.44325Masataka Nashida1,620,961[1][3]
2017 Pacific 3rd^ 77633.55015.5Won First Stage (Lions) 2–1
Lost Final Stage (Hawks) 2–4[b]		1,770,108[1][12][13][3]
2018 Pacific6th58823.41429.5Masataka Nashida
Yosuke Hiraishi		Kazuki Tanaka (ROY)1,726,004[1][4][3]
2019 Pacific 3rd^ 71684.5117.5Lost First Stage (Hawks) 1–2Yosuke Hiraishi1,821,785[1][14][15]
2020 Pacific4th55578.49116.5Hajime Miki236,084[c][1][16]
Total：16 seasons, 2,259 games 1,0151,18658.461Pennants：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.[17]

References
  1. "東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 年度別成績 （2005-2020）" [Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Results by Year (2005-2020)] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "新人王（パ・リーグ）" [Rookie of the Year (Pacific League)]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  5. "歴代沢村賞" [Successive Sawamura Awards]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  6. "最優秀選手（パ・リーグ）" [Most Valuable Player (Pacific League)]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  7. Coskrey, Jason (October 18, 2009). "Eagles sweep Hawks". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  8. Nagatsuka, Kaz (October 25, 2009). "Sledge, Fighters end Rakuten's season". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  9. "Eagles reach first Japan Series". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 21, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  10. Coskrey, Jason (November 3, 2013). "Eagles blank Giants in Game 7, capture first Japan Series title". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  11. "歴代正力松太郎賞" [Successive Matsutaro Shoriki Awards]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  12. Coskrey, Jason (October 16, 2017). "Zelous Wheeler blasts Eagles into Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  13. "Hawks earn spot in Japan Series". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 22, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  14. "Hawks fly past Eagles into Climax Series' final stage". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 7, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. 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.
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