Spurred by Lu's sensational play, the Giants charged right up to the top of the Central League, one of Japan's two major professional leagues.
在棒球場上，由於呂明賜絕佳的攻、守表現，巨人隊因而士氣一振，曾在球季中躍升為日本兩大職棒聯盟之一的中央聯盟排名首位。