List of Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles seasons

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have completed 21 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) since their inaugural season in 2005.[1] The team was formed to fill the void left in the Pacific League when the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Orix BlueWave merged during the 2004 NPB realignment. As of 2025, they have played 2,974 regular season games, winning 1,354, losing 1,536, and tying 84 for a winning percentage of .469.[1] The Eagles have also a combined record of 15–14–1 (.517) in post-season and Japan Series play. The team is based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.

Seasons

Season League Regular season Postseason
(Climax & Japan Series)		 Manager(s) Awards Home
attendance		 Notes
Finish W L T Win% GB
2005 PL 6th 38 97 1 .281 51+1⁄2 Yasushi Tao 977,104 [2]
2006 PL 6th 47 85 4 .356 33 Katsuya Nomura 951,723 [3]
2007 PL 4th 67 75 2 .472 13+1⁄2 Masahiro Tanaka (ROY) 1,117,369 [4][5]
2008 PL 5th 65 76 3 .461 11+1⁄2 Hisashi Iwakuma (ESA, MVP) 1,149,061 [6][7][8]
2009 PL 2nd^ 77 66 1 .538 5+1⁄2 Won CS first stage (SoftBank) 2–0
Lost CS second stage (Nippon Ham) 1–4[b] 		1,203,169 [9][10][11]
2010 PL 6th 62 79 3 .440 15 Marty Brown 1,141,640 [12]
2011 PL 5th 66 71 7 .482 23+1⁄2 Senichi Hoshino Masahiro Tanaka (ESA) 1,168,188 [13][7]
2012 PL 4th 67 67 10 .500 7+1⁄2 1,177,793 [14]
2013† PL* 1st^ 82 59 3 .582 — Won CS final stage (Lotte) 4–1[b]
Won Japan Series (Yomiuri) 4–3 		Senichi Hoshino (MSA)
Takahiro Norimoto (ROY)
Manabu Mima (JS MVP)
Masahiro Tanaka (ESA, MVP) 		1,281,087 [15][16][17][18]
[5][7][8]
2014 PL 6th 64 80 0 .444 17 1,450,233 [19]
2015 PL 6th 57 83 3 .407 33+1⁄2 Hiromoto Okubo 1,524,149 [20]
2016 PL 5th 62 78 3 .443 25 Masataka Nashida 1,620,961 [21]
2017 PL 3rd^ 77 63 3 .550 15+1⁄2 Won CS first stage (Seibu) 2–1
Lost CS final stage (SoftBank) 2–4[b] 		1,770,108 [22][23][24]
2018 PL 6th 58 82 3 .414 29+1⁄2 Masataka Nashida
Yosuke Hiraishi 		Kazuki Tanaka (ROY) 1,726,004 [25][5]
2019 PL 3rd^ 71 68 4 .511 7+1⁄2 Lost CS first stage (SoftBank) 1–2 Yosuke Hiraishi 1,821,785 [26][27]
2020 PL 4th 55 57 8 .491 16+1⁄2 Hajime Miki 236,084[c] [28]
2021 PL 3rd^ 66 62 15 .516 5+1⁄2 Lost CS first stage (Lotte) 0–1–1 Kazuhisa Ishii 615,237[c] [29][30]
2022 PL 4th 69 71 3 .493 6+1⁄2 1,331,131 [31]
2023 PL 4th 70 71 2 .496 17 1,358,512 [32]
2024 PL 4th 67 72 4 .482 23+1⁄2 Toshiaki Imae 1,642,371 [33]
2025 PL 4th 67 74 2 .475 21 Hajime Miki 1,707,349 [34]
Total：21 seasons, 2,974 games 1,354 1,536 84 .469 Pennants：1, Championships：1
Statistics current through the 2025 season

Notes

  • a Games behind 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.[35]
  • c NPB's 2020 season was shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic. Attendance to games that did occur was either prohibited or significantly limited.[36] Limiting attendance continued into the 2021 season.[37]

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b "東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 年度別成績 （2005–2025）" [Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Results by Year (2005–2025)] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "2005 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "2006 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "2007 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "新人王（パ・リーグ）" [Rookie of the Year (Pacific League)]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "2008 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "歴代沢村賞" [Successive Sawamura Awards]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "最優秀選手（パ・リーグ）" [Most Valuable Player (Pacific League)]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "2009 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  10. ^ Coskrey, Jason (October 18, 2009). "Eagles sweep Hawks". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  11. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (October 25, 2009). "Sledge, Fighters end Rakuten's season". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "2010 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  13. ^ "2011 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  14. ^ "2012 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  15. ^ "2013 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  16. ^ "Eagles reach first Japan Series". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 21, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  17. ^ Coskrey, Jason (November 3, 2013). "Eagles blank Giants in Game 7, capture first Japan Series title". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  18. ^ "歴代正力松太郎賞" [Successive Matsutaro Shoriki Awards]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  19. ^ "2014 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  20. ^ "2015 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  21. ^ "2016 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  22. ^ "2017 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  23. ^ Coskrey, Jason (October 16, 2017). "Zelous Wheeler blasts Eagles into Pacific League Climax Series final stage". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  24. ^ "Hawks earn spot in Japan Series". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 22, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  25. ^ "2018 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  26. ^ "2019 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  27. ^ "Hawks fly past Eagles into Climax Series' final stage". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. October 7, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  28. ^ "2020 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  29. ^ "2021 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  30. ^ Coskrey, Jason (November 7, 2021). "Marines advance to Climax Series final with draw against Eagles". The Japan Times. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  31. ^ "2022 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  32. ^ "2023 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  33. ^ "2024 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  34. ^ "2025 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  35. ^ "Climax Series schedules announced". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. March 19, 2008. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
  36. ^ 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.
  37. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (February 22, 2021). "J. League and NPB hopeful current attendance limits will be eased". The Japan Times. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
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