The 2013 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season was the 8th season of the franchise in Nippon Professional Baseball, also their 8th season under Rakuten, also their 8th season at then-named Nippon Paper Kleenex Stadium (now Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi), and also their 8th season in Sendai. The Eagles were managed by Senichi Hoshino in his 3rd season managing the Eagles. The Eagles won their first and only Pacific League pennant and their first and only Japan Series championship as of 2022.

Regular season Standings + 2013 Pacific League regular season standings Team 1Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles14482593—42–28–240–31–12Saitama Seibu Lions*144746647½42–29–132–37–33Chiba Lotte Marines*144746828½41–29–233–39–04Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks144736929½37–34–136–35–15Orix Buffaloes144667351532–38–234–35–36Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters1446478218½35–36–129–42–1 League champion and advanced directly to the final stage of the Climax Series Advanced to the first stage of the Climax Series

Record vs. opponents + 2013 record vs. opponentsTeamBuffaloesEaglesFightersHawksLionsMarines Buffaloes — 7–16–1 11–12–1 14–10 10–13–1 11–12−1 13–10–1 Eagles 16–7–1 — 16–8 12–12 19–13–2 14–10 15–9 Fighters 12–11–1 8–16 — 12–12 9–15 10–14 13–10–1 Hawks 10–14 12–12 12–12 — 15–8–1 9–15 15–8–1 Lions 13–10–1 13–9–2 15–9 8–15–1 — 14–10 11–13 Marines 12–11−1 10–14 14–10 15–9 10–14 — 13–10−1

Interleague + 2013 regular season interleague standings Team 1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks241581.652—8–47–4–12Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles241591.625½8–47–53Yomiuri Giants2413101.56527–4–16–64Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters2413101.56528–3−15–75Chiba Lotte Marines2413101.56527–4−16–66Orix Buffaloes2413101.56527–56–5−17Hanshin Tigers2412111.52237–55–6–18Hiroshima Toyo Carp2411130.4584½7–54–89Saitama Seibu Lions2411130.4584½6–65–710Chunichi Dragons2410131.43557–4–13–911Tokyo Yakult Swallows247161.30485–72–9–112Yokohama DeNA Baystars247170.2928½1–116–6 Interleague champion

Chihō ballparks The Eagles hosted five home games outside of Nippon Paper Kleenex Stadium in 2013. Four were played at chihō, or "countryside", ballparks in Fukushima, Iwate, Yamagata, and Akita Prefectures in Japan's Tōhoku region and the fifth was played at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo.

+ 2013 Rakuten Eagles chihō ballparks Ballpark City/Town Prefecture Iwate Prefectural Baseball Stadium Morioka Iwate Prefecture Komachi Stadium Akita Akita Prefecture Koriyama Kaiseizan Baseball Stadium Kōriyama Fukushima Prefecture Shogin & Nissin Stadium Nakayama Yamagata Prefecture Tokyo Dome Bunkyō Tokyo

Opening Day starting roster Friday, March 29, 2013, vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks + 2013 Rakuten Eagles Opening Day starting roster Order Player Position 1 Ryo Hijirisawa Center fielder 2 Kazuya Fujita Second baseman 3 Shintaro Masuda Left fielder 4 Andruw Jones Designated hitter 5 Ginji Akaminai First baseman 6 Casey McGehee Third baseman 7 Kazuo Matsui Shortstop 8 Motohiro Shima Catcher 9 Akihisa Makida Right fielder — Takahiro Norimoto Starting pitcher

Game log

|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || March 29 || @ Hawks || 1–7 || Settsu (1–0) || Norimoto (0–1) || — || Yafuoku Dome || 38,561 || 0–1–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || March 30 || @ Hawks || 3–1 || Duckworth (1–0) || Yamada (0–1) || Aoyama (1) || Yafuoku Dome || 36,229 || 1–1–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || March 31 || @ Hawks || 9–1 || Mima (1–0) || Takeda (0–1) || — || Yafuoku Dome || 35,879 || 2–1–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 2 || Buffaloes || 8–2 || Tanaka (1–0) || Kaida (0–1) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 16,273 || 3–1–0 || W3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || April 3 || Buffaloes || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: September 13 || Kleenex Stadium || — || — || — |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 4 || Buffaloes || 2–13 || Maestri (1–0) || Kamata (0–1) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 17,482 || 3–2–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 5 || Marines || 17–5 || Norimoto (1–1) || Otani (0–1) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 14,177 || 4–2–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 6 || Marines || 3–2 || Heuser (1–0) || Watanabe (0–1) || Aoyama (2) || Kleenex Stadium || 18,809 || 5–2–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || April 7 || Marines || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: April 8 || Kleenex Stadium || — || — || — |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 8 || Marines || 2–11 || Nishino (1–0) || Kikuchi (0–1) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 9,209 || 5–3–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 9 || @ Fighters || 9–1 || Tanaka (2–0) || Arakaki (0–1) || — || Tokyo Dome || 20,072 || 6–3–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 10 || @ Fighters || 0–6 || Yoshikawa (1–1) || Kamata (0–2) || — || Tokyo Dome || 17,618 || 6–4–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 11 || @ Fighters || 1–4 || Ishii (2–0) || Mima (1–1) || Masui (2) || Tokyo Dome || 16,573 || 6–5–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 12 || Lions || 3–2 || Takahori (1–0) || Kishi (0–3) || Aoyama (3) || Kleenex Stadium || 12,374 || 7–5–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 13 || Lions || 0–6 || Kikuchi (2–0) || Duckworth (1–1) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 14,537 || 7–6–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 14 || Lions || 2–4 || Togame (2–1) || Kikuchi (0–2) || Oishi (3) || Kleenex Stadium || 16,528 || 7–7–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 16 || Hawks || 5–6 || Iwasaki (1–0) || Katayama (0–1) || Falkenborg (1) || Kleenex Stadium || 16,089 || 7–8–0 || L3 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 17 || Hawks || 1–5 || Hoashi (1–0) || Uezono (0–1) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 16,061 || 7–9–0 || L4 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 18 || Hawks || 9–2 || Mima (2–1) || Higashihama (0–1) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 14,184 || 8–9–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 19 || @ Marines || 1–3 || Naruse (2–0) || Norimoto (1–2) || Masuda (4) || QVC Marine Field || 9,799 || 8–10–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 20 || @ Marines || 3–6 || Minami (1–0) || Duckworth (1–2) || Masuda (5) || QVC Marine Field || 13,490 || 8–11–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 21 || @ Marines || 5–9 || Katsuki (1–0) || Kikuchi (0–3) || — || QVC Marine Field || 9,080 || 8–12–0 || L3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 23 || @ Buffaloes || 9–3 || Tanaka (3–0) || Nakayama (0–3) || — || Kyocera Dome || 10,778 || 9–12–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || April 24 || @ Buffaloes || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: September 30 || Hotto Motto Field || — || — || — |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 25 || @ Buffaloes || 9–3 || Mima (3–1) || Kaida (1–2) || — || Hotto Motto Field || 10,964 || 10–12–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 27 || @ Lions || 9–2 || Norimoto (2–2) || Kishi (1–4) || — || Seibu Dome || 26,556 || 11–12–0 || W3 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 28 || @ Lions || 1–15 || Kikuchi (3–1) || Duckworth (1–3) || — || Seibu Dome || 28,930 || 11–13–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || April 29 || @ Lions || 4–8 || Takekuma (1–0) || Kikuchi (0–4) || — || Seibu Dome || 28,092 || 11–14–0 || L2

|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 1 || Fighters || 4–1 || Tanaka (4–0) || Yoshikawa (3–2) || Aoyama (4) || Kleenex Stadium || 12,077 || 12–14–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 2 || Fighters || 1–9 || Kisanuki (3–1) || Uezono (0–2) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 12,099 || 12–15–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 3 || Fighters || 1–13 || Tanimoto (1–2) || Mima (3–2) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 20,129 || 12–16–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 4 || Buffaloes || 4–1 || Norimoto (3–2) || Kaneko (2–3) || Aoyama (5) || Kleenex Stadium || 18,456 || 13–16–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 5 || Buffaloes || 3–2 || Duckworth (2–3) || Nishi (2–2) || Aoyama (6) || Kleenex Stadium || 18,221 || 14–16–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 6 || Buffaloes || 10–3 || Saito (1–0) || Kishida (0–2) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 15,963 || 15–16–0 || W3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 8 || @ Fighters || 5–2 || Tanaka (5–0) || Kisanuki (3–2) || Aoyama (7) || Sapporo Dome || 24,129 || 16–16–0 || W4 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 9 || @ Fighters || 6–2 || Mima (4–2) || Yoshikawa (3–3) || — || Sapporo Dome || 19,333 || 17–16–0 || W5 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 10 || @ Marines || 5–3 || Katayama (1–1) || Masuda (0–1) || Aoyama (8) || QVC Marine Field || 11,282 || 18–16–0 || W6 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || May 11 || @ Marines || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: September 27 || QVC Marine Field || — || — || — |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 12 || @ Marines || 4–5 || Masuda (1–1) || Aoyama (0–1) || — || QVC Marine Field || 20,849 || 18–17–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-top: solid 2px black; border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 36 || May 14 || @ BayStars || 7–3 || Tanaka (6–0) || Miura (2–3) || — || Yokohama Stadium || 17,050 || 19–17–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 37 || May 15 || @ BayStars || 7–5 || Katayama (2–1) || H. Kobayashi (0–1) || — || Yokohama Stadium || 14,583 || 20–17–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 38 || May 17 || @ Dragons || 3–4 || Mise (1–0) || Aoyama (0–2) || — || Nagoya Dome || 25,090 || 20–18–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 39 || May 18 || @ Dragons || 2–7 || Okada (2–1) || Norimoto (3–3) || — || Nagoya Dome || 26,824 || 20–19–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 40 || May 19 || Swallows || 1–0 || Nagai (1–0) || Yagi (1–3) || Rasner (1) || Kleenex Stadium || 13,171 || 21–19–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 41 || May 20 || Swallows || 3–1 || Tomura (1–0) || Muranaka (3–3) || Aoyama (9) || Kleenex Stadium || 15,199 || 22–19–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 42 || May 22 || Giants || 2–1 || Tanaka (7–0) || Sawamura (2–3) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 21,354 || 23–19–0 || W3 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 43 || May 23 || Giants || 4–10 || Kasahara (2–1) || Mima (4–3) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 20,405 || 23–20–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 44 || May 25 || @ Carp || 2–1 || Norimoto (4–3) || Mickolio (1–2) || Rasner (2) || Mazda Stadium || 28,017 || 24–20–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 45 || May 26 || @ Carp || 4–6 || K. Maeda (4–3) || Nagai (1–1) || Mickolio (9) || Mazda Stadium || 30,380 || 24–21–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 46 || May 28 || @ Tigers || 7–4 || Katayama (3–1) || Kubo (2–3) || Rasner (3) || Koshien Stadium || 32,481 || 25–21–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 47 || May 29 || @ Tigers || 2–0 || Tomura (2–0) || Enokida (2–5) || Rasner (4) || Koshien Stadium || 34,858 || 26–21–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 48 || May 31 || BayStars || 10–3 || Norimoto (5–3) || Ino (2–5) || — || Kleenex Stadium || 15,355 || 27–21–0 || W3