Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes

Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
Dissolved and merged with the Orix BlueWave in 2004 to create the Orix Buffaloes
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
Pacific League (1950–2004)
LocationNishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
BallparkOsaka Dome
FoundedNovember 26, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-11-26)
FoldedDecember 1, 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-01)
Nickname(s)Mogyu (猛牛, raging bull)
Japan Series championships0
Pacific League championships4 (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
ColorsRed, Black, White
     
MascotBuffie and Falulu
Playoff berths3 (1975, 1979, 1980)
Retired numbers
ManagementKintetsu 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).