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143:Lotte Orions
74:Suguru Egawa
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1482:2010sβ2020s
1371:1990sβ2000s
1260:1970sβ1980s
1149:1950sβ1960s
1009:November 7,
775:Attendance
535:Seibu Lions
206:1982 β
201:β 1980
194:NPB seasons
1592:Categories
972:2022-07-13
950:2022-07-13
929:References
902:October 25
879:October 23
857:October 21
835:October 20
812:October 18
789:October 17
733:October 13
714:October 12
694:October 11
675:October 10
659:October 7
644:Location
156:Champions
129:champions
106:champions
968:. Npb.jp
946:. Npb.jp
917:See also
830:Fighters
784:Fighters
772:Location
728:Fighters
689:Fighters
654:Fighters
52:Baseball
1054:seasons
910:43,604
887:31,419
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176:Finals
63:Season
897:Giants
874:Giants
852:Giants
807:Giants
709:Orions
220:season
38:League
766:Score
638:Score
439:Pct.
408:31.5
383:16.0
358:13.5
255:Pct.
216:1981
48:Sport
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