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The is a popular baseball team based in Nagoya , the chief city in the Chunichi ("Middle of Japan") region of Japan . The team is in the Central League . :Founded: 1936 :Formerly known as: Nagoya Club ( 1936 - 1943 ), Sangyo ( 1944 ), Chubu Nihon ( 1946 ), Chunichi Dragons ( 1947 - 1950 ), Nagoya Dragons ( 1951 - 1953 ), Chunichi Dragons ( 1954 -) :Home ballpark: Nagoya Dome :Uniform colors: Blue and White :Logo design: "Dragons" written in blue with a "C" interlocking with the letter D. :Nickname: ''Chunichi'' (中日), ''Dragons'' (ドラゴンズ), ''Ryu'' (竜, meaning Dragon ) :League championships won (6): 1954 , 1974 , 1982 , 1988 , 1999 , 2004 :''' The Chunichi Dragons have won the Central League pennant five times, and won the Japan Series in 1954. In 1974, the team won the league title for the first time in 20 years, and this victory stopped the Yomiuri Giants from winning the league for their tenth consecutive year. Their most recent league title was in 1999, and in that year, Dragons set a record by winning 11 consecutive games at the opening of the season. It is said that the Dragons are difficult team to score runs against because of the strong throwing arms of outfielders Kosuke Fukudome and Alex Ochoa , and an excellent closer Hitoki Iwase .In the 2004 season they reached the Japan Series once again,but they lost Pacific League Champions team Seibu Lions in this series,and could not achieve their fervent wish to become Japan Series Champions once again. PLAYERS OF NOTE Current stars Former famous stars Retired numbers TRIVIA The Dragons were featured in the 1992 movie '' Mr. Baseball '' starring Tom Selleck . Their logo at the time, which they used for many years, was "Dragons" written in Script which resembled the logo of the Los Angeles Dodgers . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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