2021 Saitama Seibu Lions season

2021 Saitama Seibu Lions
2021 Saitama Seibu Lions
League	Pacific League
Ballpark	MetLife Dome
Record	55-70-18 (.440)
League place	6th
Parent company	Seibu Railway
Manager	Hatsuhiko Tsuji

The 2021 Saitama Seibu Lions season is the 71st season of the franchise in Nippon Professional Baseball, their 42nd season in Saitama, under Seibu Group, and playing at the MetLife Dome. It was the team's 4th season under manager Hatsuhiko Tsuji, who has managed the Lions for 4 years. The Lions, for the 2nd year in a row, failed to qualify for the playoffs, going all the way down in last place.

Regular season

The Lions finished in 6th place, going 55–70–18, with a .440 winning percentage. This is the 2nd year in a row the Lions failed to qualify for the playoffs.

2021 Pacific League standings^[1]
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	T	.Pct	GB	Home	Road
1	Orix Buffaloes	143	70	55	18	.560	—	38-22-12	32–33–6
2	Chiba Lotte Marines	143	67	57	19	.540	2½	33-32-7	34–25–12
3	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	143	66	62	15	.514	5½	31-33-8	35–29–7
4	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	143	60	62	21	.492	8½	31-29-11	29–33–10
5	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	143	55	68	20	.447	14	25-36-10	30–32–10
6	Saitama Seibu Lions	143	55	70	18	.440	15	30-34-7	25–36–11

References

^ "2021 Pacific League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball.

[1] "2021 Pacific League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball.

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