| 2019 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Climax Series berth | ||
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| League | Pacific League | |
| Record | 71–68–4 (.511) | |
| League place | 3rd | |
| Ballpark | Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi | |
| Parent company | Rakuten | |
| President | Yozo Tachibana | |
| General manager | Kazuhisa Ishii | |
| Manager | Yosuke Hiraishi | |
| Captain | Ginji Akaminai | |
| Average attendance | 25,659 | |
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The 2019 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season was the fifteenth season of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles franchise. The Eagles played their home games at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in the city of Sendai as members of Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League. The team was led by Yosuke Hiraishi in his first and only season as team manager.
Rakuten finished the season with a record of 71–68–4, securing third place in the PL and qualifying for the Climax Series. They were eliminated by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the First Stage in three games.
Regular season standings
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 143 | 80 | 62 | 1 | .563 | - | 43–29–0 | 37–33–1 |
| 2 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 143 | 76 | 62 | 5 | .551 | 2.0 | 42–27–3 | 34–35-2 |
| 3 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 143 | 71 | 68 | 4 | .511 | 7.5 | 36–33–2 | 35–35–2 |
| 4 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 143 | 69 | 70 | 4 | .504 | 9.5 | 37–32–2 | 32–38–2 |
| 5 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 143 | 65 | 73 | 5 | .471 | 12.0 | 35–34–3 | 30–39–2 |
| 6 | Orix Buffaloes | 143 | 61 | 75 | 7 | .452 | 14.0 | 32–34–5 | 29–41–2 |
Record vs. opponents
| Team | Buffaloes | Eagles | Fighters | Hawks | Lions | Marines | CL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffaloes | — | 12–12–1 | 8–15–2 | 7–16–2 | 8–17 | 15–9–1 | 11–6–1 |
| Eagles | 12–12–1 | — | 13–11–1 | 12–13 | 14–11 | 10–13–2 | 10–8 |
| Fighters | 15–8–2 | 11–13–1 | — | 9–15–1 | 11–14 | 11–14 | 8–9–1 |
| Hawks | 16–7–2 | 13–12 | 15–9–1 | — | 13–12 | 8–17 | 11–5–2 |
| Lions | 17–8 | 11–14 | 14–11 | 12–13 | — | 16–8–1 | 10–8 |
| Marines | 9–15–1 | 13–10–2 | 14–11 | 17–8 | 8–16–1 | — | 8–10 |
Interleague
| Team | G | W | L | T | Win% | GB | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | .688 | — | 5–2–2 | 6–3 |
| Orix Buffaloes | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | .647 | .5 | 5–3–1 | 6–3 |
| Yomiuri Giants | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 1 | 5–4 | 6–3 |
| Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | .588 | 1.5 | 6–3 | 4–4–1 |
| Saitama Seibu Lions | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 2 | 5–4 | 5–4 |
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 2 | 4–5 | 6–3 |
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .471 | 3.5 | 5–3–1 | 3–6 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 4 | 4–5 | 4–5 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 4 | 3–6 | 5–4 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | .375 | 5 | 3–6 | 3–4–2 |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | 6 | 3–6 | 3–6 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .294 | 6.5 | 2–7 | 3–5–1 |
Opening Day roster
Friday, March 29, 2019, vs. Chiba Lotte Marines[3]
| Order | Player | Pos. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazuki Tanaka | CF |
| 2 | Eigoro Mogi | SS |
| 3 | Hideto Asamura | 2B |
| 4 | Hiroaki Shimauchi | LF |
| 5 | Zelous Wheeler | 3B |
| 6 | Ginji Akaminai | 1B |
| 7 | Jabari Blash | DH |
| 8 | Motohiro Shima | C |
| 9 | Louis Okoye | RF |
| — | Takayuki Kishi | P |
References
- ^ a b "2019 Pacific League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "2019年度 交流戦" [2019 Interleague Play] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Friday, March 29, 2019". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
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