The 2013 Tokyo Yakult Swallows season was the 63rd season of the franchise of Nippon Professional Baseball, their 50th season at Meiji Jingu Stadium, and their 49th under Yakult Honsha. This season was notable because outfielder Wladimir Balentien broke Sadaharu Oh's single season home-run record, hitting 60 home runs. Balentien also broke the All-Asian single season record set by former Samsung Lions first baseman Lee Seung-yuop, both in the same game by hitting his 56th and 57th home runs in a game against the Hanshin Tigers. This was also the Swallows' 4th season under manager Junji Ogawa, and the last one of his first stint as manager.
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows drew an average home attendance of 19,898 in 72 home games in the 2013 NPB season. The total attendance was 1,432,695.https://nbakki.hatenablog.com/entry/2014/01/11/000000
Regular season The Swallows finished last, with a 57-83-4 record, 28-and-a-half games back of the first place Yomiuri Giants. +Central League standingsTeamGWLTPct.GBYomiuri Giants14484537.613—Hanshin Tigers14473674.52112.5Hiroshima Toyo Carp14469723.48917.0Chunichi Dragons14464773.45422.0Yokohama DeNA BayStars14464791.44823.0Tokyo Yakult Swallows14457834.40728.5
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