Topic summary
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
- Pacific League (1950–2004)
- Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (1999-2004)
- Kintetsu Buffaloes (1962–1998)
- Kintetsu Buffalo (1959–1961)
- Kintetsu Pearls (1949–1958)
- Osaka Dome (1997–2004)
- Fujiidera Stadium (1984–1996)
- Nippon Life Stadium (1958–1983)
- Osaka Stadium (1951–1957)
- Fujiidera Stadium (1950)
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).