The were a Japanese baseball team and a founding member of the Central League

Central League

The or is one the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League in the annual Japan Series. It currently consists of six teams from around the country,The Central League...

 in 1950.

The team existed for one season and was owned by the Nishi-Nippon Shimbun. The team placed sixth in 1950 and in the following season the team merged with the also Fukuoka

Fukuoka, Fukuoka

is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...

-based Nishitetsu Clippers and formed the Nishitetsu Lions.