2021 Saitama Seibu Lions season


2021 Saitama Seibu Lions
LeaguePacific League
BallparkMetLife Dome
Record55-70-18 (.440)
League place6th
Parent companySeibu Railway
ManagerHatsuhiko Tsuji

The 2021 Saitama Seibu Lions season is the 71st season of the franchise in Nippon Professional Baseball, their 42nd season in Saitama, under Seibu Group, and playing at the MetLife Dome. It was the team's 4th season under manager Hatsuhiko Tsuji, who has managed the Lions for 4 years. The Lions, for the 2nd year in a row, failed to qualify for the playoffs, going all the way down in last place.

Regular season

The Lions finished in 6th place, going 55–70–18, with a .440 winning percentage. This is the 2nd year in a row the Lions failed to qualify for the playoffs.

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

  1. ^ "2021 Pacific League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball.