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| Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |||||
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| Dissolved and merged with the Orix BlueWave in 2004 to create the Orix Buffaloes | |||||
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| League | Nippon Professional Baseball
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| Location | Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan | ||||
| Ballpark | Osaka Dome | ||||
| Founded | November 26, 1949 | ||||
| Folded | December 1, 2004 | ||||
| Nickname(s) | Mogyu (猛牛, raging bull) | ||||
| Japan Series championships | 0 | ||||
| Pacific League championships | 4 (1979, 1980, 1989, 2001) | ||||
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| Colors | Red, Black, White | ||||
| Mascot | Buffie and Falulu | ||||
| Playoff berths | 3 (1975, 1979, 1980) | ||||
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| Management | Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. | ||||
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (大阪近鉄バファローズ, Ōsaka Kintetsu Bafarōzu) were a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team based in Osaka, Japan, which was in the Pacific League. In 2005 the team was merged with the Orix BlueWave to become the team now known as the Orix Buffaloes. The team played in Fujiidera Stadium, and later in Osaka Dome.
Although the team won four Pacific League championships, they lost all four Japan Series in which they played. The team's batting lineup was known as Itemae Dasen (いてまえ打線).