Shochiku Robins

Shochiku Robins
Information
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
* Central League
BallparkShimonoseki Baseball Stadium (1950–1952)
Established1936; 88 years ago (1936)
Division championships1 (1950)
Former name(s)Dai Tokyo (1936)
Lion Baseball Club (1937–1940)
Asahi Baseball Club (1941–1944)
Pacific Baseball Club (1946)
Taiyō Robins (1947–1949)
Former league(s)Japanese Baseball League (1936–1949)
Former ballparksKinugasa Stadium
Colorsdark olive green, red
   
OwnershipKokumin Shimbun (1936)
Komajiro Tamura (1937–1952)
ManagerTokuro Konishi (1936–1938, 1950, 1952)
Kyouichi Nitta (1951–1952)

The Shochiku Robins (Japanese: 松竹ロビンス, romanizedShōchiku robinsu) were a Japanese baseball team that played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). The franchise originated in the Japanese Baseball League (NPB's predecessor) and existed from 1936–1953, when it merged with the Taiyo Whales. Originally based in Tokyo, the club moved to Osaka in 1941.