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3788:. Doala is quite known for his stunts. Shaolon is the team's second mascot and was introduced in 1997. He is a blue dragon and he has appeared on the logo for a long while now. Paolon is the team's third mascot and she was introduced in 2000. She is a pink dragon.
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The team has 3 mascots, Doala, Shaolon, and Paolon. Doala is the main mascot of the team, and he was introduced in 1994, replacing their former mascot, Gaburi. Doala is a koala because Nagoya was home to Japan's first koala due to its sister city status with
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in 6 games in the final stage, while the Giants also had a 1-game advantage. As of 2022, this was the last time the
Dragons made the playoffs; they have had only one winning season since, which came in the pandemic-abbreviated 2020 season.
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in the deciding Game 5, to become the 2007 Japan Series
Champions, ending 53 years of frustration and the longest Japan Series drought in NPB history. The Japan Series victory allowed the Dragons to advance to the
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from winning the league for the tenth consecutive year. Another league title came in 1999, and in that year, Dragons set a record by winning 11 consecutive games at the opening of the season.
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Chunichi Dragons during spring training, and is forced to deal with high expectations and cultural differences during the Dragons' pennant run.
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features a team called the "Nagoya
Wyverns", which is a reference to the Dragons. One of the main characters briefly played for the team, and it features heavily in the game's plot.
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newspaper company in 1946. They became the "Dragons" in 1947, but experimented with a number of variations on their team name before settling on
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in seven games. In 2012, they made the
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Michio
Nishizawa went on to manage the team from 1964 to 1967. He was elected to the
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Professional baseball team in the
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in 1977 and his number 15 jersey is one of only two retired by the team.
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3734:. The film is based around a difficult season in the career of aging
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title for the first time in 20 years, and this victory stopped the
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Champions, and in 2006 they lost the Japan Series to the
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4051:Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
3972:Nippon Professional Baseball
3902:"Japanese Team Signs Nieman"
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4171:Matsutaro Shoriki Award
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2956:Baseball Hall of Famers
2943:Updated August 7, 2024
616:2007 Japan Series title
250:Nagoya Club (1936–1943)
4097:World Baseball Classic
4046:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
4018:Yokohama DeNA BayStars
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4141:Most Valuable Player
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1947:Shinnosuke Ogasawara
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902:Japan Central League
888:Japan Central League
860:Japan Central League
846:Japan Central League
522:Forkball-specialist
125:Vantelin Dome Nagoya
4491:Kazuyoshi Tatsunami
4166:Golden Spirit Award
4136:Eiji Sawamura Award
4061:Saitama Seibu Lions
4041:Chiba Lotte Marines
4008:Hiroshima Toyo Carp
3485:Kazuyoshi Tatsunami
3225:Michinori Tsubouchi
2791:Development Players
2582:Christián Rodríguez
2222:Kazuyoshi Tatsunami
679:Chiba Lotte Marines
384:Kazuyoshi Tatsunami
244:Chubu Nippon (1946)
4151:Rookie of the Year
3840:The New York Times
3751:Kafka on the Shore
3715:In popular culture
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2550:Rintarō Tsujimoto
2534:Hiroyuki Nakajima
2517:Ryūnosuke Yamaasa
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3161:
3160:
3149:
3148:
3141:
3140:
3129:
3128:
3125:Michio Nishizawa
3121:
3120:
3109:
3108:
3105:Shigeru Mizuhara
3101:
3100:
3089:
3088:
3081:
3080:
3069:
3068:
3065:Shuichi Ishimoto
3061:
3060:
3049:
3048:
3041:
3040:
3029:
3028:
3021:
3020:
3009:
3008:
3001:
3000:
2989:
2988:
2981:
2980:
2963:
2962:
2931:
2922:
2913:
2903:
2894:
2885:
2876:
2866:
2857:
2848:
2839:
2829:
2820:
2811:
2804:Ryūshin Takeuchi
2802:
2783:
2777:
2772:
2766:
2761:
2755:
2750:
2744:
2739:
2733:
2728:
2722:
2717:
2711:
2706:
2700:
2685:
2667:
2659:
2651:
2643:
2635:
2627:
2621:Hironori Miyoshi
2619:
2611:
2603:
2588:
2580:
2572:
2564:
2556:
2548:
2540:
2532:
2515:
2507:
2492:
2484:
2476:
2468:
2460:
2452:
2444:
2436:
2430:Akiyoshi Katsuno
2428:
2422:Takahiro Matsuba
2420:
2412:
2404:
2396:
2388:
2380:
2372:
2364:
2356:
2348:
2340:
2332:
2318:
2312:
2307:
2301:
2296:
2290:
2285:
2279:
2274:
2268:
2263:
2257:
2252:
2246:
2241:
2235:
2220:
2202:
2194:
2186:
2178:
2170:
2155:
2147:
2139:
2131:
2123:
2115:
2109:Shūhei Takahashi
2107:
2099:
2080:
2072:
2064:
2058:Takuya Kinoshita
2056:
2041:
2035:Shinya Matsuyama
2033:
2027:Yūta Matsukihira
2025:
2017:
2009:
2001:
1993:
1985:
1977:
1971:Hiroto Takahashi
1969:
1961:
1953:
1945:
1914:
1907:
1900:
1891:
1890:Chunichi Dragons
1884:
1883:
1851:Chunichi Dragons
1837:Chunichi Dragons
1823:Chunichi Dragons
1809:Chunichi Dragons
1795:Chunichi Dragons
1781:Chunichi Dragons
1767:Chunichi Dragons
1753:Chunichi Dragons
1739:Chunichi Dragons
1725:Chunichi Dragons
1711:Chunichi Dragons
1697:Chunichi Dragons
1529:Chunichi Dragons
1473:Chunichi Dragons
1445:Chunichi Dragons
1403:Chunichi Dragons
1375:Chunichi Dragons
1361:Chunichi Dragons
1319:Chunichi Dragons
1305:Chunichi Dragons
1277:Chunichi Dragons
1249:Chunichi Dragons
1235:Chunichi Dragons
1221:Chunichi Dragons
1207:Chunichi Dragons
1193:Chunichi Dragons
1179:Chunichi Dragons
1137:Chunichi Dragons
1123:Chunichi Dragons
1095:Chunichi Dragons
1081:Chunichi Dragons
1067:Chunichi Dragons
1011:Chunichi Dragons
983:Chunichi Dragons
955:Chunichi Dragons
941:Chunichi Dragons
927:Chunichi Dragons
913:Chunichi Dragons
899:Chunichi Dragons
885:Chunichi Dragons
857:Chunichi Dragons
801:Chunichi Dragons
787:Chunichi Dragons
773:Chunichi Dragons
753:
752:
721:
720:
717:
663:2007 Asia Series
656:and star closer
626:2007 Asia Series
543:Nishitetsu Lions
541:, defeating the
537:championship in
509:Korakuen Stadium
501:Michio Nishizawa
494:Chunichi Dragons
489:Chunichi Shimbun
472:2007 Asia Series
437:
435:
429:
428:
421:Chunichi Dragons
396:
395:
291:
288:
271:Korakuen Stadium
258:Former ballparks
144:
142:
137:
94:
49:
42:
35:
34:
29:
22:Chunichi Dragons
19:
18:
5265:
5264:
5260:
5259:
5258:
5256:
5255:
5254:
5220:
5219:
5218:
5209:
5183:
5118:
5051:
4988:
4923:
4860:
4799:
4734:
4709:
4673:
4650:
4639:
4628:
4588:
4582:
4527:
4521:
4501:
4495:
4466:
4446:Retired numbers
4441:
4423:
4397:
4391:
4355:
4348:
4316:
4313:Established in
4305:
4301:
4298:
4268:
4263:
4250:
4202:Foreign players
4180:
4161:Best Nine Award
4124:
4101:
4082:All-Star Series
4070:
4027:
3984:
3974:
3969:
3935:
3929:
3924:
3923:
3913:
3911:
3900:
3899:
3895:
3885:
3883:
3879:
3872:
3869:
3865:
3864:
3860:
3852:Baseel, Casey.
3851:
3847:
3831:
3827:
3817:
3815:
3804:
3803:
3799:
3794:
3781:
3746:Haruki Murakami
3717:
3702:Joely Rodriguez
3690:Kosuke Fukudome
3600:
3587:
3586:
3579:
3576:
3565:
3564:
3557:
3554:
3549:
3547:Retired numbers
3532:
3531:
3524:
3519:
3503:
3502:
3495:
3483:
3482:
3475:
3465:Senichi Hoshino
3463:
3462:
3455:
3443:
3442:
3435:
3423:
3422:
3415:
3403:
3402:
3395:
3383:
3382:
3375:
3363:
3362:
3355:
3343:
3342:
3335:
3323:
3322:
3315:
3305:Ryohei Hasegawa
3303:
3302:
3295:
3283:
3282:
3275:
3263:
3262:
3255:
3243:
3242:
3235:
3223:
3222:
3215:
3203:
3202:
3195:
3183:
3182:
3175:
3163:
3162:
3155:
3143:
3142:
3135:
3123:
3122:
3115:
3103:
3102:
3095:
3083:
3082:
3075:
3063:
3062:
3055:
3043:
3042:
3035:
3025:Shunichi Amachi
3023:
3022:
3015:
3003:
3002:
2995:
2983:
2982:
2975:
2970:
2958:
2948:All NPB rosters
2938:
2929:
2920:
2911:
2908:
2901:
2892:
2883:
2874:
2871:
2864:
2855:
2846:
2837:
2834:
2827:
2818:
2809:
2800:
2781:
2775:
2770:
2768:Yutaka Nakamura
2764:
2759:
2753:
2748:
2742:
2737:
2735:Masahiko Morino
2731:
2726:
2724:Nobumasa Fukuda
2720:
2715:
2709:
2704:
2698:
2683:
2674:
2665:
2657:
2653:Seiji Uebayashi
2649:
2641:
2633:
2625:
2617:
2609:
2601:
2586:
2578:
2570:
2562:
2558:Masami Ishigaki
2554:
2546:
2538:
2530:
2513:
2505:
2490:
2482:
2474:
2466:
2462:Shōta Fukushima
2458:
2450:
2442:
2434:
2426:
2418:
2414:Kōnosuke Fukuda
2410:
2402:
2394:
2390:Taisei Ishimori
2386:
2378:
2370:
2362:
2354:
2346:
2338:
2330:
2316:
2314:Takayuki Ōnishi
2310:
2305:
2303:Naomichi Donoue
2299:
2294:
2288:
2283:
2277:
2272:
2266:
2261:
2255:
2250:
2244:
2239:
2237:Atsushi Kataoka
2233:
2218:
2209:
2200:
2192:
2184:
2176:
2172:Yūki Okabayashi
2168:
2157:Orlando Calixte
2153:
2149:Hiroki Fukunaga
2145:
2137:
2133:Takaya Ishikawa
2129:
2121:
2117:Kaito Muramatsu
2113:
2105:
2097:
2078:
2070:
2062:
2054:
2043:Raidel Martínez
2039:
2031:
2023:
2015:
2011:Kento Fujishima
2007:
2003:Tatsuya Shimizu
1999:
1991:
1983:
1975:
1967:
1959:
1951:
1943:
1919:
1918:
1889:
1882:
1866:
829:Nagoya Dragons
751:
750:
713:
708:
675:
618:
517:Best Nine Award
480:
423:
355:
339:Retired numbers
289:
286:
285:
276:
253:
140:
138:
135:
89:
17:
12:
11:
5:
5263:
5253:
5252:
5247:
5242:
5237:
5232:
5215:
5214:
5211:
5210:
5208:
5207:
5202:
5197:
5191:
5189:
5185:
5184:
5182:
5181:
5176:
5171:
5166:
5161:
5156:
5151:
5146:
5141:
5134:
5126:
5124:
5120:
5119:
5117:
5116:
5111:
5106:
5099:
5092:
5087:
5080:
5075:
5070:
5065:
5059:
5057:
5053:
5052:
5050:
5049:
5042:
5037:
5032:
5027:
5022:
5017:
5012:
5007:
5002:
4996:
4994:
4990:
4989:
4987:
4986:
4981:
4974:
4969:
4964:
4959:
4954:
4949:
4942:
4937:
4931:
4929:
4925:
4924:
4922:
4921:
4916:
4911:
4906:
4901:
4896:
4889:
4884:
4879:
4874:
4868:
4866:
4862:
4861:
4859:
4858:
4853:
4848:
4843:
4838:
4833:
4828:
4823:
4818:
4813:
4807:
4805:
4801:
4800:
4798:
4797:
4792:
4787:
4782:
4777:
4772:
4763:
4758:
4753:
4748:
4742:
4740:
4736:
4735:
4733:
4732:
4727:
4722:
4717:
4712:
4707:
4702:
4697:
4692:
4687:
4681:
4679:
4675:
4674:
4672:
4671:
4666:
4661:
4656:
4647:
4645:
4641:
4640:
4630:
4629:
4627:
4626:
4621:
4616:
4611:
4606:
4601:
4595:
4593:
4584:
4583:
4581:
4580:
4575:
4570:
4565:
4560:
4555:
4550:
4545:
4540:
4534:
4532:
4528:Central League
4523:
4522:
4520:
4519:
4514:
4508:
4506:
4497:
4496:
4494:
4493:
4487:
4481:
4479:Uichirō Ōshima
4474:
4472:
4468:
4467:
4465:
4464:
4457:
4449:
4447:
4443:
4442:
4440:
4439:
4431:
4429:
4425:
4424:
4422:
4421:
4414:
4412:Nagoya Stadium
4409:
4403:
4401:
4393:
4392:
4390:
4389:
4384:
4379:
4374:
4369:
4363:
4361:
4357:
4356:
4354:
4353:
4343:
4341:Nagoya Dragons
4321:
4310:
4307:
4306:
4297:
4296:
4289:
4282:
4274:
4265:
4264:
4262:
4261:
4255:
4252:
4251:
4249:
4248:
4243:
4242:
4241:
4239:Eastern League
4236:
4234:Western League
4226:
4221:
4216:
4211:
4210:
4209:
4199:
4194:
4188:
4186:
4182:
4181:
4179:
4178:
4173:
4168:
4163:
4158:
4153:
4148:
4143:
4138:
4132:
4130:
4126:
4125:
4123:
4122:
4117:
4111:
4109:
4103:
4102:
4100:
4099:
4094:
4089:
4084:
4078:
4076:
4072:
4071:
4069:
4068:
4063:
4058:
4056:Orix Buffaloes
4053:
4048:
4043:
4037:
4035:
4033:Pacific League
4029:
4028:
4026:
4025:
4023:Yomiuri Giants
4020:
4015:
4010:
4005:
4003:Hanshin Tigers
4000:
3994:
3992:
3990:Central League
3986:
3985:
3979:
3976:
3975:
3968:
3967:
3960:
3953:
3945:
3939:
3938:
3928:
3927:External links
3925:
3922:
3921:
3893:
3882:on 18 May 2015
3858:
3845:
3825:
3796:
3795:
3793:
3790:
3780:
3777:
3776:
3775:
3766:
3755:
3748:'s 2002 novel
3742:
3716:
3713:
3712:
3711:
3705:
3699:
3693:
3687:
3681:
3678:Akinori Otsuka
3675:
3669:
3663:
3657:
3651:
3645:
3639:
3633:
3627:
3617:
3616:
3610:
3609:(2024–Present)
3607:Alex Dickerson
3599:
3596:
3595:
3594:
3574:
3572:
3552:
3548:
3545:
3542:
3541:
3540:
3539:
3522:
3518:
3515:
3513:
3512:
3511:
3505:Hiroshi Gondoh
3493:
3491:
3473:
3471:
3453:
3451:
3433:
3431:
3413:
3411:
3405:Takao Kajimoto
3393:
3391:
3385:Hisashi Yamada
3373:
3371:
3353:
3351:
3345:Kenjiro Tamiya
3333:
3331:
3313:
3311:
3293:
3291:
3273:
3271:
3265:Wally Yonamine
3253:
3251:
3233:
3231:
3213:
3211:
3205:Shigeru Makino
3193:
3191:
3173:
3171:
3153:
3151:
3133:
3131:
3113:
3111:
3093:
3091:
3085:Hideo Fujimoto
3073:
3071:
3053:
3051:
3045:Tokuro Konishi
3033:
3031:
3013:
3011:
3005:Daisuke Miyake
2993:
2991:
2973:
2969:
2966:
2957:
2954:
2951:
2950:
2944:
2940:
2939:
2937:
2936:
2927:
2918:
2909:
2899:
2890:
2881:
2872:
2862:
2853:
2844:
2835:
2825:
2816:
2807:
2797:
2794:
2793:
2787:
2786:
2785:
2784:
2773:
2762:
2757:Yūto Morikoshi
2751:
2740:
2729:
2718:
2707:
2690:
2689:
2672:
2671:
2669:Alex Dickerson
2663:
2655:
2647:
2639:
2631:
2629:Shōnosuke Hama
2623:
2615:
2607:
2593:
2592:
2590:Seishū Higuchi
2584:
2576:
2568:
2560:
2552:
2544:
2536:
2523:
2521:
2520:
2519:
2511:
2497:
2496:
2488:
2480:
2478:Humberto Mejía
2472:
2464:
2456:
2448:
2446:Yoshiki Sunada
2440:
2432:
2424:
2416:
2408:
2400:
2392:
2384:
2376:
2368:
2360:
2352:
2344:
2336:
2323:
2321:
2320:
2319:
2308:
2297:
2292:Yoshinori Ueda
2286:
2275:
2264:
2259:Akinori Ōtsuka
2253:
2242:
2225:
2224:
2207:
2206:
2204:Yutaro Itayama
2198:
2196:Seiya Hosokawa
2190:
2182:
2174:
2160:
2159:
2151:
2143:
2135:
2127:
2119:
2111:
2103:
2088:
2086:
2085:
2084:
2082:Kōta Ishibashi
2076:
2068:
2060:
2046:
2045:
2037:
2029:
2021:
2013:
2005:
1997:
1989:
1981:
1973:
1965:
1957:
1955:Yūki Hashimoto
1949:
1933:
1932:
1927:
1921:
1920:
1917:
1916:
1909:
1902:
1894:
1887:
1881:
1880:Current roster
1878:
1865:
1862:
1859:
1858:
1855:
1852:
1849:
1845:
1844:
1841:
1838:
1835:
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1830:
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1480:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1467:
1466:
1463:
1460:
1457:
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1446:
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1439:
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1435:
1432:
1429:
1425:
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1421:
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1407:
1404:
1401:
1397:
1396:
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1390:
1387:
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1379:
1376:
1373:
1369:
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1200:
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1177:
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1089:
1088:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1075:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1065:
1061:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1047:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1033:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1015:
1012:
1009:
1005:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
991:
990:
987:
984:
981:
977:
976:
973:
970:
967:
963:
962:
959:
956:
953:
949:
948:
945:
942:
939:
935:
934:
931:
928:
925:
921:
920:
917:
914:
911:
907:
906:
903:
900:
897:
893:
892:
889:
886:
883:
879:
878:
875:
872:
869:
865:
864:
861:
858:
855:
851:
850:
847:
844:
843:Nagoya Dragons
841:
837:
836:
833:
830:
827:
823:
822:
819:
816:
813:
809:
808:
805:
802:
799:
795:
794:
791:
788:
785:
781:
780:
777:
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771:
767:
766:
763:
760:
757:
747:
746:
741:
738:
737:
731:
728:
727:
724:
715:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
699:Yomiuri Giants
674:
671:
642:Yomiuri Giants
638:Hanshin Tigers
617:
614:
602:Pacific League
587:Yomiuri Giants
583:Central League
572:Wally Yonamine
545:4-games-to-3.
479:
476:
448:Central League
415:
414:
411:
410:
407:
406:
392:
391:
387:
386:
381:
377:
376:
371:
367:
366:
364:Uichirō Ōshima
361:
357:
356:
354:
353:
348:
342:
340:
336:
335:
305:
304:Playoff berths
301:
300:
297:
293:
292:
282:
278:
277:
275:
274:
268:
265:Nagoya Stadium
261:
259:
255:
254:
252:
251:
248:
245:
242:
239:
236:
232:
230:
229:Former name(s)
226:
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211:
204:
203:
161:
157:
156:
150:
146:
145:
132:
128:
127:
122:
118:
117:
100:
96:
95:
88:
87:
85:(1950–present)
83:Central League
72:
68:
67:
63:
62:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
43:
31:
30:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5262:
5251:
5248:
5246:
5243:
5241:
5238:
5236:
5233:
5231:
5228:
5227:
5225:
5206:
5203:
5201:
5198:
5196:
5193:
5192:
5190:
5186:
5180:
5177:
5175:
5172:
5170:
5167:
5165:
5162:
5160:
5157:
5155:
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5150:
5147:
5145:
5142:
5140:
5139:
5135:
5133:
5132:
5128:
5127:
5125:
5121:
5115:
5112:
5110:
5107:
5105:
5104:
5100:
5098:
5097:
5093:
5091:
5088:
5086:
5085:
5081:
5079:
5076:
5074:
5071:
5069:
5066:
5064:
5061:
5060:
5058:
5054:
5048:
5047:
5043:
5041:
5038:
5036:
5033:
5031:
5028:
5026:
5023:
5021:
5018:
5016:
5013:
5011:
5008:
5006:
5003:
5001:
4998:
4997:
4995:
4991:
4985:
4982:
4980:
4979:
4975:
4973:
4970:
4968:
4965:
4963:
4960:
4958:
4955:
4953:
4950:
4948:
4947:
4943:
4941:
4938:
4936:
4933:
4932:
4930:
4926:
4920:
4917:
4915:
4912:
4910:
4907:
4905:
4902:
4900:
4897:
4895:
4894:
4890:
4888:
4885:
4883:
4880:
4878:
4875:
4873:
4870:
4869:
4867:
4863:
4857:
4854:
4852:
4849:
4847:
4844:
4842:
4839:
4837:
4834:
4832:
4829:
4827:
4824:
4822:
4819:
4817:
4814:
4812:
4809:
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4806:
4802:
4796:
4793:
4791:
4788:
4786:
4783:
4781:
4778:
4776:
4773:
4771:
4770:
4769:
4764:
4762:
4759:
4757:
4754:
4752:
4749:
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4741:
4737:
4731:
4728:
4726:
4723:
4721:
4718:
4716:
4713:
4708:
4706:
4703:
4701:
4698:
4696:
4693:
4691:
4688:
4686:
4683:
4682:
4680:
4676:
4670:
4667:
4665:
4662:
4660:
4657:
4655:
4649:
4648:
4646:
4642:
4635:
4631:
4625:
4622:
4620:
4617:
4615:
4612:
4610:
4607:
4605:
4602:
4600:
4597:
4596:
4594:
4591:
4589:Climax Series
4585:
4579:
4576:
4574:
4571:
4569:
4566:
4564:
4561:
4559:
4556:
4554:
4551:
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4546:
4544:
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4539:
4536:
4535:
4533:
4530:
4524:
4518:
4515:
4513:
4510:
4509:
4507:
4504:
4498:
4492:
4488:
4486:
4482:
4480:
4476:
4475:
4473:
4471:Key personnel
4469:
4463:
4462:
4458:
4456:
4455:
4451:
4450:
4448:
4444:
4438:
4437:
4433:
4432:
4430:
4426:
4420:
4419:
4415:
4413:
4410:
4408:
4405:
4404:
4402:
4400:
4394:
4388:
4385:
4383:
4380:
4378:
4375:
4373:
4370:
4368:
4365:
4364:
4362:
4360:The Franchise
4358:
4352:
4351:
4344:
4342:
4338:
4334:
4330:
4326:
4323:Formerly the
4322:
4320:
4319:
4312:
4311:
4308:
4304:
4295:
4290:
4288:
4283:
4281:
4276:
4275:
4272:
4260:
4257:
4256:
4253:
4247:
4244:
4240:
4237:
4235:
4232:
4231:
4230:
4229:Minor leagues
4227:
4225:
4222:
4220:
4217:
4215:
4212:
4208:
4205:
4204:
4203:
4200:
4198:
4195:
4193:
4190:
4189:
4187:
4185:Miscellaneous
4183:
4177:
4174:
4172:
4169:
4167:
4164:
4162:
4159:
4157:
4154:
4152:
4149:
4147:
4144:
4142:
4139:
4137:
4134:
4133:
4131:
4127:
4121:
4118:
4116:
4115:Climax Series
4113:
4112:
4110:
4108:
4104:
4098:
4095:
4093:
4090:
4088:
4085:
4083:
4080:
4079:
4077:
4073:
4067:
4064:
4062:
4059:
4057:
4054:
4052:
4049:
4047:
4044:
4042:
4039:
4038:
4036:
4034:
4030:
4024:
4021:
4019:
4016:
4014:
4011:
4009:
4006:
4004:
4001:
3999:
3996:
3995:
3993:
3991:
3987:
3982:
3977:
3973:
3966:
3961:
3959:
3954:
3952:
3947:
3946:
3943:
3936:(in Japanese)
3934:
3931:
3930:
3909:
3908:
3903:
3897:
3878:
3870:
3862:
3855:
3849:
3842:
3841:
3836:
3829:
3813:
3812:
3807:
3801:
3797:
3789:
3787:
3773:
3772:
3767:
3764:
3760:
3756:
3753:
3752:
3747:
3743:
3740:
3739:first baseman
3737:
3733:
3729:
3725:
3724:
3719:
3718:
3709:
3706:
3703:
3700:
3697:
3694:
3691:
3688:
3685:
3682:
3679:
3676:
3673:
3670:
3667:
3666:Darnell Coles
3664:
3661:
3658:
3655:
3654:Alonzo Powell
3652:
3649:
3646:
3643:
3640:
3637:
3634:
3631:
3628:
3625:
3622:
3621:
3620:
3614:
3611:
3608:
3605:
3604:
3603:
3590:
3583:
3575:
3573:
3568:
3561:
3553:
3551:
3550:
3535:
3528:
3523:
3521:
3520:
3506:
3499:
3494:
3492:
3486:
3479:
3474:
3472:
3466:
3459:
3454:
3452:
3446:
3439:
3434:
3432:
3426:
3419:
3414:
3412:
3406:
3399:
3394:
3392:
3386:
3379:
3374:
3372:
3366:
3359:
3354:
3352:
3346:
3339:
3334:
3332:
3326:
3319:
3314:
3312:
3306:
3299:
3294:
3292:
3286:
3279:
3274:
3272:
3266:
3259:
3254:
3252:
3246:
3245:Kazuhisa Inao
3239:
3234:
3232:
3226:
3219:
3214:
3212:
3206:
3199:
3194:
3192:
3186:
3179:
3174:
3172:
3166:
3159:
3154:
3152:
3146:
3145:Makoto Kozuru
3139:
3134:
3132:
3126:
3119:
3114:
3112:
3106:
3099:
3094:
3092:
3086:
3079:
3074:
3072:
3066:
3059:
3054:
3052:
3046:
3039:
3034:
3032:
3026:
3019:
3014:
3012:
3006:
2999:
2994:
2992:
2986:
2979:
2974:
2972:
2971:
2964:
2961:
2949:
2941:
2934:
2933:Carlos Monier
2928:
2925:
2919:
2916:
2910:
2906:
2905:Tōki Hiwatari
2900:
2897:
2891:
2888:
2887:Akio Moriyama
2882:
2879:
2873:
2869:
2868:Toshiya Okada
2863:
2860:
2859:Yūma Fukumoto
2854:
2851:
2845:
2842:
2836:
2832:
2826:
2823:
2817:
2814:
2813:Frank Álvarez
2808:
2805:
2799:
2798:
2795:
2792:
2788:
2780:
2774:
2769:
2763:
2758:
2752:
2747:
2741:
2736:
2730:
2725:
2719:
2714:
2708:
2703:
2702:Daisuke Yamai
2697:
2696:
2695:
2694:
2688:
2682:
2681:
2680:
2679:
2675:
2670:
2664:
2662:
2656:
2654:
2648:
2646:
2645:Seiji Kawagoe
2640:
2638:
2632:
2630:
2624:
2622:
2616:
2614:
2608:
2606:
2600:
2599:
2598:
2597:
2591:
2585:
2583:
2577:
2575:
2574:Dayán Viciedo
2569:
2567:
2561:
2559:
2553:
2551:
2545:
2543:
2537:
2535:
2529:
2528:
2527:
2524:
2518:
2512:
2510:
2504:
2503:
2502:
2501:
2495:
2489:
2487:
2486:Michael Feliz
2481:
2479:
2473:
2471:
2465:
2463:
2457:
2455:
2449:
2447:
2441:
2439:
2433:
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2425:
2423:
2417:
2415:
2409:
2407:
2401:
2399:
2393:
2391:
2385:
2383:
2382:Kōji Fukutani
2377:
2375:
2374:Hideaki Wakui
2369:
2367:
2361:
2359:
2353:
2351:
2345:
2343:
2342:Shinji Tajima
2337:
2335:
2329:
2328:
2327:
2324:
2315:
2309:
2304:
2298:
2293:
2287:
2282:
2281:Kazuhiro Wada
2276:
2271:
2265:
2260:
2254:
2249:
2243:
2238:
2232:
2231:
2230:
2229:
2223:
2217:
2216:
2215:
2214:
2210:
2205:
2199:
2197:
2191:
2189:
2183:
2181:
2175:
2173:
2167:
2166:
2165:
2164:
2158:
2152:
2150:
2144:
2142:
2136:
2134:
2128:
2126:
2120:
2118:
2112:
2110:
2104:
2102:
2101:Mikiya Tanaka
2096:
2095:
2094:
2093:
2089:
2083:
2077:
2075:
2069:
2067:
2061:
2059:
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2044:
2038:
2036:
2030:
2028:
2022:
2020:
2014:
2012:
2006:
2004:
1998:
1996:
1990:
1988:
1987:Daisuke Sobue
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654:Daisuke Yamai
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528:Eiji Sawamura
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519:three times.
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3723:Mr. Baseball
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3708:Chen Wei-Yin
3636:Don Newcombe
3624:Willie Davis
3618:
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3425:Shinichi Eto
2985:Yutaka Ikeda
2959:
2924:Rii Kawakami
2878:Tentō Nonaka
2850:Shō Ishikawa
2822:Tsubasa Katō
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2366:Kōdai Umetsu
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3886:19 December
3728:Tom Selleck
3726:, starring
3692:(2008–2012)
3686:(2009–2010)
3680:(2003–2007)
3660:Matt Stairs
3656:(1992–1997)
3615:(2020–2022)
3598:MLB players
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3430:(1959–1974)
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3250:(1978–1980)
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2915:Towa Kikuta
2841:Mao Hoshino
2713:Takuya Asao
2661:Shōhei Katō
2613:Kōsuke Ukai
2596:Outfielders
2470:Kōtarō Ueda
2398:Hiroto Mori
2358:Yūya Yanagi
2248:Eiji Ochiai
2188:Shunta Gotō
2163:Outfielders
2074:Takuma Katō
2066:Taisei Miya
1995:Hiroto Fuku
1963:Shō Iwasaki
1925:First squad
598:Seibu Lions
513:Hankyu team
484:Nagoya Club
284:Blue, White
267:(1949–1996)
160:CL pennants
155:(竜, dragon)
149:Nickname(s)
93:(1936–1949)
66:Information
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4339:, and the
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3914:August 25,
3818:August 25,
3792:References
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3672:Samson Lee
3642:Bob Nieman
3630:Larry Doby
3534:Larry Doby
2716:(pitching)
2705:(pitching)
2526:Infielders
2494:Ryūma Katō
2454:Shōta Habu
2438:Yūgo Umeno
2350:Shō Kusaka
2262:(pitching)
2251:(pitching)
2125:Sho Nakata
2092:Infielders
2019:Kōki Saitō
759:Team Name
667:SK Wyverns
554:Larry Doby
462:twice (in
458:) and the
370:Management
141:1936-01-15
103:Higashi-ku
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3704:(2018–19)
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2749:(battery)
2746:Shōta Ōno
2738:(hitting)
2727:(hitting)
2334:Akira Neo
2295:(hitting)
2284:(hitting)
2273:(battery)
2270:Kōhei Oda
1979:Yūdai Ōno
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1339:68–51–11
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1185:54–66–10
1157:70–49–11
726:Playoffs
496:in 1954.
360:Ownership
54:Team logo
4387:Managers
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4075:Schedule
3771:Yakuza 5
3602:Active:
3347:(田宮 謙次郎)
3307:(長谷川 良平)
2605:Gōki Oda
2500:Catchers
2326:Pitchers
2049:Catchers
1938:Pitchers
1870:Brooklyn
1857:37–41–6
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1199:64–61–5
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779:67–50–2
633:finals.
530:Awards.
390:Uniforms
121:Ballpark
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4382:Players
4377:Records
4372:Seasons
4367:History
4214:Rosters
4197:Players
4092:Seasons
3779:Mascots
3591:(西澤 道夫)
3569:(服部 受弘)
3487:(立浪 和義)
3467:(星野 仙一)
3447:(落合 博満)
3427:(江藤 愼一)
3407:(梶本 隆夫)
3387:(山田 久志)
3367:(髙木 守道)
3327:(山内 一弘)
3287:(近藤 貞雄)
3267:(与那嶺 要)
3247:(稲尾 和久)
3227:(坪内 道則)
3207:(牧野 茂 )
3127:(西澤 道夫)
3087:(藤本 英雄)
3067:(石本 秀一)
3047:(小西 得郎)
3027:(天知 俊一)
3007:(三宅 大輔)
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2228:Coaches
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1864:Uniform
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762:League
681:in the
669:, 6–5.
427:中日ドラゴンズ
380:Manager
139: (
131:Founded
28:中日ドラゴンズ
4335:, the
4331:, the
4327:, the
4129:Awards
3983:season
3786:Sydney
3698:(2013)
3674:(2000)
3668:(1996)
3662:(1993)
3650:(1990)
3644:(1963)
3638:(1962)
3632:(1962)
3626:(1977)
3538:(1962)
3507:(権藤 博)
3190:(1942)
3187:(山下 実)
3167:(杉下 茂)
3147:(小鶴 誠)
3107:(水原 茂)
3090:(1947)
3010:(1944)
2990:(1936)
2987:(池田 豊)
1893:roster
1521:70–65
1507:81–54
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273:(1948)
107:Nagoya
71:League
5188:2010s
5123:2010s
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1680:2012
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