List of Tokyo Yakult Swallows seasons

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows are a professional baseball team based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The team have played in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball since they were first formed in 1950 as the Kokutetsu Swallows. Formerly, they were known as the Kokutetsu Swallows, Sankei Swallows, Sankei Atoms, Yakult Atoms, and Yakult Swallows before they adopted their current moniker in 2006. The Swallows are named after their corporate owners, Yakult Honsha, who have owned the team since 1970. One of two teams to play in Tokyo, they have played their games at Meiji Jingu Stadium since 1964.

In 76 seasons, they have won the Japan Series six times (1978, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2021) while winning the league pennant nine times. In the Climax Series era for the league since 2007, they have reached the playoff seven times.

Table key

Key to symbols and terms in season table
W Number of regular season wins
L Number of regular season losses
T Number of regular season ties
GB Games behind from league's first-place team[a]
ROY Central League Rookie of the Year Award
MVP Central League Most Valuable Player Award
ESA Eiji Sawamura Award
MSA Matsutaro Shoriki Award
Series MVP Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award

Season-by-season records

Japan Series Champions
(1950–present) † 		Central League Pennant
(1950–present) 		Central League Regular Season Champions
(1950–present) ^ 		Climax Series Berth
(2004–present) ¤
Season League Finish Wins Losses Ties Win% GB Playoffs Awards
Kokutetsu / Sankei Swallows
1950 Central 7th 42 94 2 .309 57.5
1951 Central 5th 46 59 2 .438 31.5
1952 Central 5th 50 70 0 .417 33
1953 Central 6th 45 79 1 .363 42
1954 Central 5th 55 73 2 .430 32
1955 Central 5th 57 71 2 .445 34.5
1956 Central 4th 61 65 4 .485 21
1957 Central 4th 58 68 4 .462 15.5
1958 Central 4th 58 68 4 .462 17.5
1959 Central 4th 63 65 2 .492 15.5
1960 Central 6th 54 72 4 .431 16
1961 Central 3rd 67 60 3 .527 5.5
1962 Central 6th 51 79 4 .392 24
1963 Central 4th 65 73 2 .471 18
1964 Central 5th 61 74 5 .452 18.5
1965 Central 6th 44 91 5 .326 45.5
Sankei / Yakult Atoms
1966 Central 5th 52 78 5 .400 37
1967 Central 5th 58 72 5 .446 26
1968 Central 4th 64 66 4 .492 13
1969 Central 5th 58 69 3 .457 16.5
1970 Central 6th 33 92 5 .264 45.5
1971 Central 6th 52 72 6 .419 19
1972 Central 4th 60 67 3 .472 14.5
1973 Central 4th 62 65 3 .488 4.5
Yakult Swallows
1974 Central 3rd 60 63 7 .488 12
1975 Central 4th 57 64 9 .471 16
1976 Central 5th 52 68 10 .433 23.5
1977 Central 2nd 62 58 10 .517 15
1978 Central 1st 68 46 16 .596 – Won Japan Series (Braves) 4–3[1] Tsutomu Wakamatsu (MVP)
Katsuo Osugi (Series MVP)
1979 Central 6th 48 69 13 .410 19
1980 Central 2nd 68 52 10 .567 6.5
1981 Central 4th 56 58 16 .491 13.5
1982 Central 6th 45 75 10 .375 23.5
1983 Central 6th 53 69 8 .434 19
1984 Central 5th 51 71 8 .418 25
1985 Central 6th 46 74 10 .383 26.5
1986 Central 6th 49 77 4 .389 27.5
1987 Central 4th 58 64 8 .475 19.5
1989 Central 5th 58 69 3 .457 22
1989 Central 4th 55 72 3 .433 28.5
1990 Central 5th 58 72 0 .446 30
1991 Central 3rd 67 63 2 .515 7
1992 Central 1st 69 61 1 .531 – Lost Japan Series (Lions) 4–3[2] Jack Howell (MVP)
1993 Central 1st 80 50 2 .615 – Won Japan Series (Lions) 4–3[3] Atsuya Furuta (MVP)
Kenjiro Kawasaki (Series MVP)
1994 Central 4th 62 68 0 .477 8
1995 Central 1st 82 48 0 .631 – Won Japan Series (BlueWave) 4–1[4] Tom O'Malley (MVP)
Tom O'Malley (Series MVP)
1996 Central 4th 61 69 0 .469 16
1997 Central 1st 83 52 2 .615 – Won Japan Series (Lions) 4–1[5] Atsuya Furuta (MVP)
Atsuya Furuta (Series MVP)
1998 Central 4th 66 69 0 .489 13
1999 Central 4th 66 69 0 .489 15
2000 Central 4th 66 69 1 .489 12
2001 Central 1st 76 58 6 .567 – Won Japan Series (Buffaloes) 4–1[6] Roberto Petagine (MVP)
Atsuya Furuta (Series MVP)
2002 Central 2nd 74 62 4 .544 11
2003 Central 3rd 71 66 3 .518 15.5
2004 Central 2nd 72 64 2 .529 7.5
2005 Central 4th 71 73 2 .493 17.5
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2006 Central 3rd 70 73 3 .490 18
2007 Central 6th 60 84 0 .417 20.5
2008 Central 5th 66 74 4 .471 17.5
2009 Central 3rd 71 72 1 .497 22 Lost Climax Series First Stage (Dragons 2–1
2010 Central 4th 72 68 4 .514 6.5
2011 Central 2nd 70 59 15 .543 2.5 Won Climax Series First Stage (Giants) 2–1
Lost Climax Series Final Stage (Dragons) 4–2
2012 Central 3rd 68 65 11 .511 20 Lost Climax Series First Stage (Dragons) 2–1
2013 Central 6th 57 83 4 .407 28.5 Wladimir Balentien (MVP)
2014 Central 6th 60 81 3 .426 21
2015 Central 1st 76 65 2 .539 – Won Climax Series Final Stage (Giants) 4–1
Lost Japan Series (Hawks) 4–1[7] 		Tetsuto Yamada (MVP)
2016 Central 5th 64 78 1 .451 25.5
2017 Central 6th 45 96 2 .319 44
2018 Central 2nd 75 66 2 .532 7 Lost Climax Series First Stage (Giants) 2–0
2019 Central 6th 59 82 2 .418 18
2020 Central 6th 41 69 10 .373 25
2021 Central 1st 73 52 18 .584 – Won Climax Series Final Stage (Giants) 3–0
Won Japan Series (Buffaloes) 4–2[8] 		Munetaka Murakami (MVP)
Yuhei Nakamura (Series MVP)
2022 Central 1st 80 59 4 .576 – Won Climax Series Final Stage (Tigers) 4–0
Lost Japan Series (Buffaloes) 4–2–1 [9] 		Munetaka Murakami (MVP)
2023 Central 5th 57 83 3 .407 29
2024 Central 5th 62 77 4 .446 16.5
2025 Central 6th 57 79 7 .419 26.5

References

  1. ^ 1978年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  2. ^ 1992年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  3. ^ 1993年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  4. ^ 1995年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  5. ^ 1997年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  6. ^ 2001年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  7. ^ 2015年度SMBC日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  8. ^ 2021年度SMBC日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  9. ^ 2022年度SMBC日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
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