2002 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 69-66
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Hisashi Yamada (69-66)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
2002 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 69-66
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Hisashi Yamada (69-66)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 2002 season with a record of 69 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Dragons plated 546 runs and allowed 502 runs. Motonobu Tanishige paced Chunichi with 24 home runs, while Kosuke Fukudome, Kazuyoshi Tatsunami and Leo Gómez each walloped 15 or more, too. Kazuyoshi Tatsunami recorded 92 runs batted in. Kosuke Fukudome topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .343. Kenshin Kawakami led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.36 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 2002 Chunichi Dragons who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Kosuke Fukudome, Scott Bullett, Eddie Gaillard, Kenshin Kawakami, Leo Gómez and Melvin Bunch.
Hisashi Yamada served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Araki | R | R | September 13, 1977 | 5'11" | 163 | Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Kenta Asakura | R | R | June 11, 1981 | 6'1" | 201 | Fukui, Fukui JP |
| Scott Bullett | L | L | December 25, 1968 | 6'2" | 200 | Martinsburg, WV US |
| Melvin Bunch | R | R | November 4, 1971 | 6'1" | 165 | Texarkana, TX US |
| Masataka Endo | R | R | September 20, 1972 | 6'1" | 187 | Shirakawa, Fukushima JP |
| Jiro Fujitate | R | R | June 22, 1971 | 5'11" | 205 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kosuke Fukudome | L | R | April 26, 1977 | 6'0" | 200 | So-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Eddie Gaillard | R | R | August 13, 1970 | 6'1" | 180 | Camden, NJ US |
| Leo Gómez | R | R | March 2, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | Canovanas, PR |
| Toshio Haru | R | R | May 25, 1970 | 5'8" | 167 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kazuhiro Hiramatsu | L | L | March 23, 1974 | 5'10" | 170 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Yuichi Hisamoto | L | L | March 14, 1979 | 5'9" | 160 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Hirokazu Ibata | R | R | May 12, 1975 | 5'8" | 165 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuki Inoue | L | L | July 25, 1971 | 6'0" | 205 | Aira-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Hitoki Iwase | L | L | November 10, 1974 | 5'11" | 179 | Nishio, Aichi JP |
| Junichi Jinno | R | R | April 14, 1970 | 5'10" | 171 | Tokai, Aichi JP |
| Kenshin Kawakami | R | R | June 22, 1975 | 5'11" | 200 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Masahiro Kimura | R | R | August 16, 1974 | 6'4" | 191 | , Tokyo JP |
| Makoto Kito | R | R | May 12, 1965 | 5'10" | 180 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shinichiro Koyama | R | R | June 13, 1978 | 5'11" | 198 | Watari-gun, Mie JP |
| Teruyoshi Kuji | L | R | April 19, 1969 | 5'6" | 154 | , Tokyo JP |
| Hidenori Kuramoto | R | R | May 9, 1976 | 6'0" | 163 | , Gifu JP |
| Satoshi Kuriyama | R | R | June 15, 1974 | 6'1" | 176 | Niigata, Niigata JP |
| Omar Linares | October 23, 1967 | |||||
| Shingo Maeda | R | R | March 27, 1980 | 5'10" | 171 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Makuta | R | R | May 5, 1978 | 6'1" | 187 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Akira Miyakoshi | R | R | April 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 178 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Shogo Mori | S | R | May 22, 1979 | 5'10" | 198 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Masahiko Morino | L | R | July 28, 1978 | 5'11" | 187 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Eiichi Nakano | R | R | October 16, 1974 | 6'1" | 184 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shigeki Noguchi | L | L | May 13, 1974 | 6'0" | 178 | Toyo, Ehime JP |
| Eiji Ochiai | R | R | July 25, 1969 | 5'11" | 167 | Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Takashi Ogasawara | L | L | November 29, 1976 | 5'8" | 168 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Shinya Okamoto | R | R | October 21, 1974 | 6'0" | 209 | Takeno-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Takayuki Onishi | R | R | July 2, 1971 | 5'9" | 160 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Koichi Sekikawa | L | R | April 1, 1969 | 5'10" | 162 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Eiji Shotsu | R | R | November 13, 1972 | 5'8" | 168 | Ono, Fukui JP |
| Fumihiro Suzuki | R | R | May 23, 1975 | 5'11" | 165 | Shirakawa, Fukushima JP |
| Yasuaki Taiho | November 15, 1963 | , TW | ||||
| Mitsunobu Takahashi | R | R | July 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 190 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Motonobu Tanishige | R | R | December 21, 1970 | 5'10" | 180 | Hiba-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Hidenori Tanoue | R | R | March 20, 1980 | 5'10" | 187 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kazuyoshi Tatsunami | L | R | August 19, 1969 | 5'8" | 154 | Settsu, Osaka JP |
| So Tsutsui | R | R | November 1, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Martin Vargas | R | R | February 22, 1977 | 6'0" | 155 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Hiroyuki Watanabe | R | R | June 29, 1970 | 5'11" | 170 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Tetsuo Yaguchi | R | R | February 18, 1981 | 5'10" | 165 | Kawagoe, Saitama JP |
| Daisuke Yamai | R | R | May 10, 1978 | 5'10" | 181 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Shigetoshi Yamakita | L | L | January 6, 1978 | 6'3" | 179 | Tajimi, Gifu JP |
| Masahiro Yamamoto | L | L | August 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 192 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takeshi Yamasaki | R | R | November 7, 1968 | 6'0" | 220 | Tokai, Aichi JP |
| Yuichi Yanagisawa | R | R | August 2, 1971 | 5'11" | 162 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
