Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes

Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
Dissolved and merged with the Orix BlueWave in 2004 to create the Orix Buffaloes
Information
League	Nippon Professional Baseball Pacific League (1950–2004)
Location	Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Ballpark	Osaka Dome
Founded	November 26, 1949; 74 years ago
Folded	December 1, 2004; 19 years ago
Nickname(s)	Mogyu (猛牛, raging bull)
Japan Series championships	0
Pacific League championships	4 (1979, 1980, 1989, 2001)
Former name(s)	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (1999-2004); Kintetsu Buffaloes (1962–1998); Kintetsu Buffalo (1959–1961); Kintetsu Pearls (1949–1958);
Former ballparks	Osaka Dome (1997–2004); Fujiidera Stadium (1984–1996); Nippon Life Stadium (1958–1983); Osaka Stadium (1951–1957); Fujiidera Stadium (1950);
Colors	Red, Black, White;
Mascot	Buffie and Falulu
Playoff berths	3 (1975, 1979, 1980)
Retired numbers	1;
Management	Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd.

The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (大阪近鉄バファローズ, Ōsaka Kintetsu Bafarōzu) were a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team based in Osaka, Japan, which was in the Pacific League. In 2005 the team was merged with the Orix BlueWave to become the team now known as the Orix Buffaloes. The team played in Fujiidera Stadium, and later in Osaka Dome.

Although the team won four Pacific League championships, they lost all four Japan Series in which they played. The team's batting lineup was known as Itemae Dasen (いてまえ打線).