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Orix Buffaloes

Index Orix Buffaloes

The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team that was formed following the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment by the merger of the Orix BlueWave of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and the Kintetsu Buffaloes of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. [1]

86 relations: African Americans, Akira Ohgi, American League, Bobby Marcano, Brad Lesley, Chan Ho Park, Charlie Manuel, Cliff Brumbaugh, Climax Series, Daryl Spencer, Futoshi Nakanishi, Greg Wells (baseball), Hankyu, Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium, Hideji Katō, Hideo Nomo, Hiromi Matsunaga (baseball), Hiromitsu Kadota, Hisashi Yamada, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Hyōgo Prefecture, Ichiro Suzuki, Japan Series, Japanese Baseball League, Jimmy Newberry, Joey Butler, John Britton (baseball), Junichi Fukura, Karim García, Kazuhiro Kiyohara, Kazuhiro Sato, Keishi Suzuki, Kobe, Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Koo Dae-sung, Kyocera Dome Osaka, Larry Raines, Lee Seung-yuop, Los Angeles Angels, Masao Kida, Masato Yoshii, Mitsuhiro Adachi, Negro league baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, Nishinomiya, Nobuyuki Hoshino, Norihiro Nakamura, Orix, Osaka, ..., Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, Osaka Prefecture, Pacific League, Ryan Vogelsong, Saitama Seibu Lions, Seattle Mariners, Shigetoshi Hasegawa, So Taguchi, Takahito Nomura, Takao Kajimoto, Tetsuya Yoneda, Tokuji Nagaike, Troy Neel, Tuffy Rhodes, Wally Yonamine, World War II, Yasuo Fujii, Yomiuri Giants, Yoshinori Sato (baseball, born 1954), Yoshitomo Tani, Yukio Nishimoto, Yuniesky Betancourt, Yutaka Fukumoto, 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season, 1967 Nippon Professional Baseball season, 1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season, 1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season, 1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season, 1975 Japan Series, 1976 Japan Series, 1977 Japan Series, 1984 Nippon Professional Baseball season, 1995 Nippon Professional Baseball season, 1996 Japan Series, 1996 Nippon Professional Baseball season, 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment. Expand index (36 more) »

African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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Akira Ohgi

was a professional Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager.

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American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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Bobby Marcano

Roberto "Bobby" Marcano Cherubini (June 7, 1951 – November 13, 1990) was a Venezuelan professional baseball player who made a name for himself playing in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and for Tiburones de La Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League.

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Brad Lesley

Bradley Jay "Brad" Lesley (September 11, 1958 – April 27, 2013) was an American professional baseball player-turned-actor and media personality.

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Chan Ho Park

Chan Ho Park (박찬호;; born June 30, 1973) is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher.

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Charlie Manuel

Charles Fuqua Manuel, Jr. (born January 4, 1944) is an American senior advisor for the Philadelphia Phillies, and a former professional baseball outfielder, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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Cliff Brumbaugh

Clifford Michael Brumbaugh (born April 21, 1974 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a former American baseball outfielder.

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Climax Series

The is the annual playoff system employed by Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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Daryl Spencer

Daryl Dean Spencer (July 13, 1928 – January 2, 2017) was a professional baseball player.

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Futoshi Nakanishi

is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, coach, and manager.

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Greg Wells (baseball)

Gregory De Wayne "Boomer" Wells (born April 25, 1954 in McIntosh, Alabama) is a former professional baseball player.

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Hankyu

is a Japanese private railway operator that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

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Hankyu Hanshin Holdings

is a stockholding company which owns Hankyu Corporation, Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. and affiliate companies.

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Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium

was a baseball stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan.

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Hideji Katō

(born May 24, 1948) is a Japanese former professional baseball first baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball.

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Hideo Nomo

Hideo Nomo (野茂 英雄/Nomo Hideo, born August 31, 1968 in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan) is a retired Japanese baseball pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Hiromi Matsunaga (baseball)

is a former Nippon Professional Baseball player.

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Hiromitsu Kadota

was a Japanese professional baseball player for the Hawks franchise (known during his career as the Nankai Hawks and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks) and the Orix Braves.

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Hisashi Yamada

is a retired Japanese professional baseball submarine pitcher.

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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

The are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō.

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Hyōgo Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshu island.

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Ichiro Suzuki

, often referred to mononymously as, is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder.

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Japan Series

, or is the annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top baseball league in Japan.

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Japanese Baseball League

was a professional baseball league in Japan which operated from 1936–1949, before reorganizing in 1950 as Nippon Professional Baseball.

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Jimmy Newberry

James Lee Newberry (June 9, 1919 – June 23, 1983) was an African-American pitcher in the Negro Leagues and in the Japanese Pacific League.

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Joey Butler

Joseph Frank Butler (born March 12, 1986) is an American professional baseball designated hitter and left fielder who is currently a free agent.

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John Britton (baseball)

John "Jack" Britton (April 21, 1919 – December 2, 1990) was an African-American third baseman in the Negro Leagues and in the Japanese Pacific League.

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Junichi Fukura

was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player.

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Karim García

Gustavo Karim García Aguayo (born October 29, 1975) is a former Mexican professional baseball outfielder.

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Kazuhiro Kiyohara

is a former professional baseball player in Japan, having played in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league for 23 seasons.

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Kazuhiro Sato

is a Japanese footballer who plays for Ventforet Kofu.

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Keishi Suzuki

is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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Kobe

is the sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture.

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Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium

or officially Hotto Motto Field Kobe is a baseball park in Kobe Sports Park, Kobe, Japan.

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Koo Dae-sung

Koo Dae-sung (Hangul: 구대성;; born August 2, 1969 in Daejeon, South Korea) is a Korean professional left-handed pitcher.

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Kyocera Dome Osaka

The Kyocera Dome Osaka (京セラドーム大阪) is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Japan.

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Larry Raines

Lawrence Glenn Hope Raines (March 9, 1930 – January 28, 1978) was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for two seasons.

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Lee Seung-yuop

Lee Seung-yuop (born August 18, 1976) is a retired baseball player, who spent most of his career with the Samsung Lions of the KBO League.

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Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball franchise based in Anaheim, California.

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Masao Kida

is a former Japanese baseball pitcher.

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Masato Yoshii

is a retired Japanese professional baseball player who is the former pitching coach for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the Japanese Pacific League.

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Mitsuhiro Adachi

is a Japanese former baseball pitcher.

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Negro league baseball

The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans.

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Nippon Professional Baseball

or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan.

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Nishinomiya

is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, between the cities of Amagasaki and Ashiya.

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Nobuyuki Hoshino

is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

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Norihiro Nakamura

is a Japanese former professional baseball third baseman.

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Orix

, styled as ORIX, is a financial services group headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, and Osaka, Japan.

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Osaka

() is a designated city in the Kansai region of Japan.

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Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes

The was a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team based in Osaka, Japan, which was in the Pacific League.

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Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

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Pacific League

The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan.

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Ryan Vogelsong

Ryan Andrew Vogelsong (born July 22, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Saitama Seibu Lions

The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based north of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama.

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Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington.

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Shigetoshi Hasegawa

is a retired relief pitcher in Major League Baseball, best-selling author and Japanese television personality.

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So Taguchi

is a Japanese former outfielder.

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Takahito Nomura

Takahito Nomura (野村 貴仁, born January 10, 1969) is a former major league baseball player from Kōchi, Japan.

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Takao Kajimoto

was a left-handed Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hankyu Braves from 1954 to 1973.

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Tetsuya Yoneda

Tetsuya Yoneda (米田 哲也, born March 3, 1938 in Tottori, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who spent most of his career with the Hankyu Braves in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

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Tokuji Nagaike

Tokuji Nagaike (長池 徳士, born February 21, 1944) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder in Nippon Professional Baseball.

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Troy Neel

Troy Lee Neel (born September 14, 1965) is an American former professional baseball player.

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Tuffy Rhodes

Karl Derrick "Tuffy" Rhodes (born August 21, 1968) is a retired American professional baseball player.

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Wally Yonamine

, also known as Wally Yonamine, was a multi-sport American athlete who played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yasuo Fujii

Yasuo Fujii (藤井 康雄, born July 7, 1962 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder.

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Yomiuri Giants

The are a professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.

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Yoshinori Sato (baseball, born 1954)

Yoshinori Sato (佐藤 義則, born September 11, 1954 in Okushiri District, Hokkaido, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

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Yoshitomo Tani

Yoshitomo Tani (谷 佳知, born February 9, 1973) is a former Japanese professional baseball player from Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan.

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Yukio Nishimoto

was a Japanese baseball player and manager.

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Yuniesky Betancourt

Yuniesky Betancourt Pérez (born January 31, 1982) is a Cuban professional baseball shortstop for the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican Baseball League.

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Yutaka Fukumoto

Yutaka Fukumoto (born November 7, 1947 in Osaka, Osaka) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player in Nippon Professional Baseball.

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1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the first season for baseball in Japan that used the new two league format since the split the previous year.

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1967 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1967 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 18th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 19th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 20th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 22nd season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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1975 Japan Series

The 1975 Japan Series was the 26th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series.

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1976 Japan Series

The 1976 Japan Series was the 27th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series.

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1977 Japan Series

The 1977 Japan Series was the 28th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series.

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1984 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1984 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 35th season of operation for the league.

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1995 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1995 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 46th season of operation for the league.

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1996 Japan Series

The 1996 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1996 season.

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1996 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 1996 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 47th season of operation for the league.

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2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment

The 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment was the cause of the first and only work stoppage in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) history.

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Buffalo Bell, Buffalo Bull, Hankyu (baseball), Hankyu Baseball Club, Hankyu Bears, Hankyu Braves, Hankyu Professional Baseball Club, Neppie, ORIX Buffaloes, Orikkusu Bafarozu, Orikkusu Bafarōzu, Orix Blue Wave, Orix BlueWave, Orix Bluewave, Orix Braves, Orix Buffalos, Ripsea, オリックス・バファローズ.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orix_Buffaloes

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