The Yokohama DeNA BayStars are a professional baseball team based in Yokohama. The BayStars play in the Central League in Nippon Professional Baseball. Their home field is Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950, starting with the Taiyo Whales, Taiyo Shochiku Robins, Yosho Robins, Yokohama Taiyo Whales and Yokohama BayStars before obtaining their current moniker with the purchase of the team by software company DeNA in 2011.
In their 76 seasons of NPB play, the BayStars have won three Japan Series championships (1960, 1998, 2024), 9th most among all current NPB teams. They have finished first place in the Central League twice. In the Climax Series era since 2007, the BayStars have qualified for the playoffs seven times.
Table key + Key to symbols and terms in season tableWNumber of regular season winsLNumber of regular season lossesTNumber of regular season tiesGBGames behind from league's first-place teamROYRookie of the YearMVPMost Valuable PlayerESAEiji Sawamura AwardMSAMatsutaro Shoriki Award
Table key + Key to symbols and terms in season tableWNumber of regular season winsLNumber of regular season lossesTNumber of regular season tiesGBGames behind from league's first-place teamROYRookie of the YearMVPCentral League Most Valuable Player AwardESAEiji Sawamura AwardMSAMatsutaro Shoriki AwardSeries MVPJapan 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(2007–present) ¤ SeasonLeagueFinishWinsLossesTiesWin%GBPlayoffsAwardsTaiyo Whales1950 CL 5th69 68 3311951 CL 6th40 64 4 371952 CL 4th58 62 0 .483 25Taiyo Shochiku / Yosho Robins1953 CL 5th52 77 1 .403 37.51954 CL 6th32 96 2 .250 55Taiyo Whales1955 CL 6th31 99 0 .238 61.51956 CL 6th43 87 0 .331 411957 CL 6th52 74 4 .415 21.51958 CL 6th51 73 6 .415 23.51959 CL 6th49 77 4 .392 28.51960 CL 1st70 56 4.554 —Won Japan Series (Orions) 4–0Noboru Akiyama (MVP)Akihito Kondō (Series MVP)1961 CL 6th50 75 5 .404 21.51962 CL 2nd71 59 4 .546 41963 CL 5th59 79 2 .428 241964 CL 2nd80 58 2 .580 11965 CL 4th68 70 2 .493 231966 CL 5th52 780 .400 371967 CL 4th59 71 5 .454 251968 CL 5th59 71 3 .454 181969 CL 3rd61 61 8 .500 111970 CL 3rd69 57 4 .548 10Masaji Hiramatsu (ESA)1971 CL 3rd61 59 10 .508 81972 CL 5th57 69 4 .452 171973 CL 5th60 64 6 .484 51974 CL 5th55 69 6 .444 17.51975 CL 5th51 69 10 .425 21.51976 CL 6th45 78 7 .366 321977 CL 6th51 68 11 .429 25.5Yokohama Taiyo Whales 1978 CL 4th64 57 9 .529 7.51979 CL 2nd59 54 17 .522 61980 CL 4th59 62 9 .488 161981 CL 6th42 80 8 .344 31.51982 CL 5th53 65 12 .449 14.51983 CL 3rd61 61 8 .500 11Kazuhiko Endo (ESA)1984 CL 6th46 77 7 .374 30.51985 CL 4th57 61 12 .483 14.51986 CL 4th56 69 5 .448 201987 CL 5th56 68 6 .452 22.51988 CL 4th59 67 4 .468 20.51989 CL 6th47 80 3 .370 36.51990 CL 3rd64 66 3 .492 241991 CL 5th64 66 1 .492 101992 CL 5th61 69 1 .469 8Yokohama BayStars 1993 CL 5th57 73 0 .438 231994 CL 6th61 69 0 .469 91995 CL 4th 66 640 .508 161996 CL 5th55 75 0 .423 221997 CL 2nd72 63 0 .533 111998 CL 1st79 56 1 .585 —Won Japan Series (Lions) 4–2Kazuhiro Sasaki (MVP)Takanori Suzuki (Series MVP)Kazuhiro Sasaki (MSA)1999 CL 3rd71 64 0 .526 102000 CL 3rd69 66 1 .512 92001 CL 3rd69 67 4 .50782002 CL 6th49 86 5 .363 35.52003 CL 6th45 94 1 .325 42.52004 CL 6th59 76 3 .438 202005 CL 3rd69 70 7 .496 16.52006 CL 6th58 84 4 .408 29.52007 CL 4th71 72 1 .497 92008 CL 6th48 94 2 .340 36.52009 CL 6th51 93 0 .354 42.52010 CL 6th48 951 .337 322011 CL 6th4786 11 .353 27.5Yokohama DeNA BayStars2012 CL 6th46 85 13 .351 412013 CL5th64 791 .448 23 2014 CL5th67 75 2 .472 14.52015 CL6th62 80 1 .437 14.52016 CL3rd¤69 71 3 .493 19.5Won Climax Series First Stage (Giants) 2–1Lost Climax Series Final Stage (Carp) 1–42017 CL3rd7365 5 .529 14.5Won Climax Series First Stage (Tigers) 2–1Won Climax Series Final Stage (Carp) 2–4Lost Japan Series (Hawks) 2–4 2018 CL4th67 74 2 .475 142019 CL2nd ¤71 69 3 .519 4.5Lost Climax Series First Stage (Tigers) 1–22020 CL4th56 58 6 .491 122021 CL6th54 73 16 .425 202022 CL2nd ¤73 68 2 .518 8Lost Climax Series First Stage (Tigers) 1−22023 CL3rd ¤74 66 3 .529 12Lost Climax Series First Stage (Carp) 0−22024 CL3rd71 69 3 .507 8Won Climax Series First Stage (Tigers) 2–0Won Climax Series Second Stage (Giants) 3–4Won Japan Series (Hawks) 4–2Masayuki Kuwahara (Series MVP)Daisuke Miura (MSA)2025 CL2nd ¤71 66 6 .518 13Won Climax Series First Stage (Giants) 2–0Lost Climax Series Final Stage (Tigers) 0–4
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Notes This is determined by calculating the difference in wins plus the difference in losses divided by two.