Tokyo Yakult Swallows
From BR Bullpen
Japan Series Titles: 5 (1978, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001)
Central League Pennants: 6 (1978, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001)
Franchise Players: Atsuya Furuta, Roberto Petagine, Kazuhisa Ishii, Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Hiromi Matsuoka, Shingo Takatsu
Current Manager: Atsuya Furuta
Stadium: Meiji-Jingu Stadium
Originally established as the Kokutetsu Swallows in 1950, the team later became the Sankei Atoms and Yakult Atoms before reclaiming the Swallows moniker in 1973. After decades of failure, the team was one of the most successful Central League franchises of the 1990s. The team added Tokyo to their name before the 2006 season.
[edit] Managers
- 1973: Osamu Mihara
- 1974-1976: Hiroshi Arakawa
- 1976-1979: Tatsuro Hirooka
- 1980-1984: Shiro Takegami
- 1984-1986: Masayuki Dobashi
- 1987-1989: Junzo Sekine
- 1990-1998: Katsuya Nomura
- 1999-2005: Tsutomu Wakamatsu
- 2006-2007: Atsuya Furuta
- 2008: Shigeru Takada
| Preceded by Yakult Atoms | Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2006 - present Yakult Swallows 1974 - 2005 | Current team name |
