The 2009 Saitama Seibu Lions season features the Lions quest to win back-to-back Japan Series titles. [edit] Regular season [edit] Standings [edit] Game log | 2009 Game Log | April | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record | | 1 | April 3 | @Marines | 2 - 5 | Wakui (1-0) | Shimizu (0-1) | Graman (1) | 30,041 | 1-0-0 | | 2 | April 4 | @Marines | 10 - 5 | Komiyama (1-0) | Hoashi (0-1) | | 26,819 | 1-1-0 | | 3 | April 5 | @Marines | 6 - 5 | Sikorski (1-0) | Graman (0-1) | | 24,313 | 1-2-0 | | 4 | April 7 | Buffaloes | 8 - 3 | Kishi (1-0) | Kaneko (0-1) | | 24,011 | 2-2-0 | | 5 | April 8 | Buffaloes | 2 - 10 | Yamamoto (1-0) | Ishii (0-1) | | 10,001 | 2-3-0 | | 6 | April 9 | Buffaloes | 13 - 6 | Nishiguchi (1-0) | Hirano (0-1) | | 9,813 | 3-3-0 | | 7 | April 10 | @Eagles | 0 - 6 | Wakui (2-0) | Iwakuma (1-1) | | 15,990 | 4-3-0 | | 8 | April 11 | @Eagles | 2 - 5 | Onodera (1-0) | Hasebe (0-1) | Graman (2) | 17,835 | 5-3-0 | | 9 | April 12 | @Eagles | 4 - 1 | Rasner (1-0) | Wasdin (0-1) | | 17,477 | 5-4-0 | | 10 | April 14 | @Hawks | 3 - 5 | Kishi (2-0) | Loe (0-2) | Graman (3) | 14,451 | 6-4-0 | | 11 | April 15 | @Hawks | 2 - 2 (12) | Game tied after 12 innings | 26,498 | 6-4-1 | | 12 | April 16 | @Hawks | 5 - 12 | Nishiguchi (2-0) | Otonari (0-2) | Hirano (1) | 25,538 | 7-4-1 | | 13 | April 17 | Fighters | 2 - 4 | Darvish (2-1) | Wakui (2-1) | Takeda (2) | 15,181 | 7-5-1 | | 14 | April 18 | Fighters | 4 - 6 | Tanimoto (1-0) | Shotsu (0-1) | Takeda (3) | 28,525 | 7-6-1 | | 15 | April 19 | Fighters | 6 - 8 | Miyanishi (1-0) | Onodera (1-1) | Takeda (4) | 22,315 | 7-7-1 | | 16 | April 21 | @Buffaloes | 1 - 7 | Kishi (3-0) | Kaneko (1-2) | | 10,326 | 8-7-1 | | 17 | April 22 | @Buffaloes | 6 - 3 | Yamamoto (2-0) | Ishii (0-2) | | 10,805 | 8-8-1 | | 18 | April 23 | @Buffaloes | 2 - 1 | Kato (1-0) | Onuma (0-1) | | 10,586 | 8-9-1 | | 19 | April 24 | Marines | 3 - 1 | Wakui (3-1) | Karakawa (1-2) | | 12,618 | 9-9-1 | | 20 | April 25 | Marines | 2 - 3 | Naruse (1-0) | Hoashi (0-2) | Ogino (2) | 23,147 | 9-10-1 | | 21 | April 26 | Marines | 5 - 11 | Omine (1-0) | Wasdin (0-2) | | 23,647 | 9-11-1 | | 22 | April 28 | Hawks | 5 - 4 | Kishi (4-0) | Loe (0-3) | Onodera (1) | 16,151 | 10-11-1 | | 23 | April 29 | Hawks | 7 - 2 | Ishii (1-2) | Houlton (2-1) | | 28,855 | 11-11-1 | | 24 | April 30 | Hawks | 5 - 8 | Mizuta (1-0) | Doi (0-1) | Mahara (4) | 15,720 | 11-12-1 | | May | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record | | 25 | May 1 | @Fighters | 1 - 2 (12) | Onuma (1-1) | Tateyama (1-2) | Nogami (1) | 28,007 | 12-12-1 | | 26 | May 2 | @Fighters | 7 - 6 (11) | Takeda (1-0) | Nogami (0-1) | | 34,711 | 12-13-1 | | 27 | May 3 | @Fighters | 6 - 5 (12) | Tanimoto (2-0) | Onodera (1-2) | | 40,754 | 12-14-1 | | 28 | May 4 | Eagles | 8 - 3 | Kishi (5-0) | Kawai (0-2) | | 33,911 | 13-14-1 | | 29 | May 5 | Eagles | 3 - 7 | Isaka (1-0) | Ishii (1-3) | | 33,908 | 13-15-1 | | 30 | May 6 | Eagles | 3 - 6 | Hasebe (2-2) | Nishiguchi (2-1) | | 31,440 | 13-16-1 | | 31 | May 8 | @Hawks | 4 - 3 | Settsu (1-2) | Graman (0-2) | | 29,611 | 13-17-1 | | 32 | May 9 | @Hawks | 1 - 9 | Hoashi (1-2) | Arakaki (0-2) | | 30,863 | 14-17-1 | | 33 | May 10 | @Hawks | 8 - 1 | Sugiuchi (4-1) | Nogami (0-2) | | 30,337 | 14-18-1 | | 34 | May 12 | @Buffaloes | 5 - 6 | Kishi (6-0) | Kondo (3-2) | Onodera (2) | 10,502 | 15-18-1 | | 35 | May 13 | @Buffaloes | 3 - 8 | Ishii (2-3) | Yamamoto (2-2) | | 10,454 | 16-18-1 | | 36 | May 14 | @Buffaloes | 1 - 3 | Nishiguchi (3-1) | Kaneko (3-3) | Onodera (3) | 10,229 | 17-18-1 | | 37 | May 15 | @Marines | 0 - 18 | Wakui (4-1) | Watanabe (1-4) | | 17,567 | 18-18-1 | | 38 | May 16 | @Marines | 6 - 4 | Ito (2-1) | Onuma (1-2) | Ogino (5) | 20,074 | 18-19-1 | | 39 | May 17 | @Marines | 8 - 5 | Ono (2-3) | Hirano (0-1) | Ogino (6) | 14,363 | 18-20-1 | | 40 | May 19 | Dragons | 5 - 7 | Asakura (4-2) | Onuma (1-3) | Iwase (9) | 18,110 | 18-21-1 | | 41 | May 20 | Dragons | 2 - 1 (10) | Nogami (1-2) | Asao (3-5) | | 19,203 | 19-21-1 | | 42 | May 22 | BayStars | 5 - 15 | Miura (5-2) | Wakui (4-2) | | 16,323 | 19-22-1 | | 43 | May 23 | BayStars | 10 - 6 | Hoashi (2-2) | Glynn (2-5) | | 24,471 | 20-22-1 | | 44 | May 24 | @Carp | 7 - 5 | Komatsu (1-0) | Nishiguchi (3-2) | Nagakawa (12) | 28,309 | 20-23-1 | | 45 | May 25 | @Carp | 3 - 0 | Otake (4-1) | Kishi (6-1) | Nagakawa (13) | 24,558 | 20-24-1 | | 46 | May 27 | @Tigers | 4 - 1 | Shimoyanagi (4-2) | Ishii (2-4) | Fujikawa (4) | 46,160 | 20-25-1 | | 47 | May 28 | @Tigers | 4 - 6 | Wakui (5-2) | Ando (3-4) | Onodera (4) | 44,395 | 21-25-1 | | 48 | May 30 | Giants | 2 - 2 (12) | Game tied after 12 innings | 33,778 | 21-25-2 | | 49 | May 31 | Giants | 3 - 2 (10) | Onodera (2-2) | Kroon (0-1) | | 33,173 | 22-25-2 | | | | | | | | | | October | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record | | 142 | October 1 | Marines | | | | | | | | 143 | October 3 | @Eagles | | | | | | | | 144 | October 5 | @Fighters | | | | | | | | [edit] Player stats [edit] Batting | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB | [edit] Pitching | Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | [edit] References | Saitama Seibu Lions | | | The Franchise | | | | Ballparks | | | | Japan Series Championships (13) | | | | Pacific League Championships (21) | 1954 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1963 • 1982 • 1983 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1997 • 1998 • 2002 • 2004 • 2008 | | | Seasons (60) | | | |
