'86~'94 Seibu Lions

       I will tell you the Lions of golden age 2. Masaaki Mori became the manager of Seibu Lions in 1986. At the same time, Kazuhiro Kiyohara participated in Lions. The main sluggers were Hiromichi Ishige, Kiyohara, Hatsuhiko Tsuji, and Koji Akiyama. Ishige got the title of Pacific Most Valuable Player in the year. Akiyama also recorded HR 41 and RBI 115. In addition, Kiyohara recorded AVG.304, HR 31, and RBI 78. It is the best record of the rookie who graduated from senior high school. He got the title of the best rookie. Tsuji is from Ogi City, my home prefecture Saga Prefecture, so I like him best. The main pitchers were Osamu Higashio, Hisanobu Watanabe, Kimiyasu Kudoh, and Taigen Kaku. Kaku played as a closer. The title holders were Hisanobu Watanabe, Ishige, and Kiyohara. Watanabe got the titles of the winnings pitcher, the most winning percentage, and the most K pitcher. The Lions became Pacific League Champions and Nippon Series Champions. In 1987 Lions achieved the League Champions V3. At the same time, Lions also achieved Nippon Series V2. The main pitchers were Kudoh, Higashio, and Kaku. The main slugger was Akiyama only. He recorded HR 43. In 1988 Lions achieved Pacific League V4. Lions also achieved Nippon Series Champions V3. The main sluggers were Ken Hirano, Akiyama, Kiyohara, and Tyler Lee Van Burkleo. The main pitchers were Kaku, watanabe, Kudoh, and Ryoji Moriyama. The title holders were Kaku, Watanabe, and Moriyama. Moriyama got the title of the best rookie.　Watanabe got the title of the winnings pitcher. Kaku got the title of the most winning percentage. In 1989 Lions could not become the champions because Kintetsu Buffaloes and Orix Braves defeated it, so Lions ended in 3rd. The main sluggers were Norio Tanabe, Tsuji, Akiyama, Kiyohara, and Orestes Destrade Cucuas. The main pitchers were Kaku, Tomio Watanabe, Hisanobu Watanabe, and Hirohisa Matsunuma. However, there was no title holder. In 1990 Lions became Pacific League Champions and Nippon Series Champions since 1988. Destrade got the title of Home Run King and RBI King. Akiyama became Steal King. H.Watanabe got the title of The Winnings Pitcher. The main sluggers were Kiyohara, Akiyama, Ishige, and Destrade. The main pitchers were H.Watanabe, T.Watanabe, Takehiro Ishii, Tetsuya Shiozaki, and Yoshitaka Katori. Katori got the title of The Most Save King. In 1991 Lions achieved V2. The main sluggers were Hirano, Akiyama and Destrade. The main pitchers were T. Watanabe, Kaku, and Kudoh. Destrade became Home Run King and RBI King. Kaku was elected Most Valuable Player. T. Watanabe got the title of the Best ERA Pitcher. Kudoh got the title of Most Winning Percentage. In 1992 Lions achieved V3. Destrade got the title of Home Run King. Takehiro Ishii got the titles of the Most Winning Percentage, Most Valuable Player, and Eiji Sawamura Award. The main sluggers were Tanabe, Ishige, Akiyama, Kiyohara, and Destrade. The main pitchers were Ishii, Kaku, Kudoh, H.Watanabe, Shiozaki, and Katori. However, Destrade quit the team. In 1993 Lions achieved League V4 although Nippon Series Champions became Yakult Swallows. The main sluggers were Tsuji, Ishige, and Akiyama. The main pitchers were Kudoh, Ishii, and Kento Sugiyama. Tsuji got the title of the Highest Average Hitter. Kudoh got the titles of the Best ERA, the Most Winning Percentage, and Most Valuable Player. Sugiyama was elected the Best Rookie. In 1994 Lions achieved League V5. However, Nippon Series Champions became Yomiuri Giants. At the same time Masaaki Mori Manager quit the job. Mori led Seibu Lions to 9 times A-class, 8 times Pacific League Champions, and 6 times Nippon Series Champions. I think Masaaki Mori is one of the great managers of Seibu Lions. The main sluggers were Tsuji, Kiyohara, Tanabe, and Makoto Sasaki. The main pitchers were Hiroshi Shintani, Kudoh, and Kaku. Sasaki got the title of Steal King. Shintani got the title of the Best ERA. Kaku got the title of Most Winning Percentage. 

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