Seibu Lions take Pacific League pennant

Seibu Lions take Pacific League pennant

Seibu Lions Manager Osamu Higashio is lifted up at Seibu Dome on Oct. 7 by cheerful Lions baseball players after the team's Pacific League pennant win over the Kintetsu Buffaloes. The Lions took the second game of a rain-soaked doubleheader 5-2 to complete their late-season charge from 10 games back and repeat as Pacific League champions.

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