Between 1972 , the Hankyu Braves won the Pacific League pennant five times , but lost the Japan Series each time against the Yomiuri Giants .
Starting in the mid-1960s , the Braves became one of the strongest teams not only in all of Japanese professional baseball .
Between 1972 , the Braves   won the Pacific League pennant five times , but lost the Japan Series each time against the Yomiuri Giants .
Starting in the mid-1960s , the Braves became one of the strongest teams not only in all of Japanese professional baseball .