Lotte Orions

From BR Bullpen

Japan Series Titles: 1 (1974)

Pacific League Pennants: 2 (1970, 1974)

Franchise Players: Hiromitsu Ochiai, Leron Lee, Leon Lee, Choji Murata, Masaaki Kitaru

In 1969 the Tokyo Orions were sold to Lotte, a Korean company (which would latter become owners of the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization) and renamed the Lotte Orions. They maintained the name until 1991 when they became the Chiba Lotte Marines. The team won the Japan Series just once - in 1974, when they became the first team other than the Yomiuri Giants to win one since 1964.

[edit] Managers

• 1969-1971: Wataru Nonin
• 1971-1972: Keiji Osawa
• 1973-1978: Masaichi Kaneda
• 1979-1981: Kazuhiro Yamauchi
• 1982-1983: Kazuyoshi Yamamoto
• 1984-1986: Kazuhisa Inao
• 1987-1989: Michiyo Arito
• 1990-1991: Masaichi Kaneda

Preceded by Tokyo Orions

Chiba Lotte Marines 1969 - 1991

Succeeded by Chiba Lotte Marines