2004 Chunichi Dragons Roster

Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 79-56
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Hiromitsu Ochiai (79-56)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome

2004 Chunichi Dragons Statistics

The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 2004 season with a record of 79 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.

The Dragons paced the circuit with just 558 runs allowed. Chunichi scored 623 runs. Kosuke Fukudome led the squad with 23 home runs, while Alex Ochoa and Motonobu Tanishige walloped 15 or more, too. Alex Ochoa drove in 89 runs. Kazuyoshi Tatsunami topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .308. Kenshin Kawakami paced the team with 17 wins, and Masahiro Yamamoto earned a 3.15 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 2004 Chunichi Dragons who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Kosuke Fukudome, Domingo Guzmán, Kenshin Kawakami, Alex Ochoa and Marc Valdes.

Hiromitsu Ochiai served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Masahiro ArakiRRSeptember 13, 19775'11"163Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto JP
Kenta AsakuraRRJune 11, 19816'1"201Fukui, Fukui JP
Masataka EndoRRSeptember 20, 19726'1"187Shirakawa, Fukushima JP
Kosuke FukudomeLRApril 26, 19776'0"200So-gun, Kagoshima JP
Domingo GuzmánRRApril 5, 19756'0"210San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Masafumi HiraiRRApril 21, 19756'1"214Uwajima, Ehime JP
Kazuhiro HiramatsuLLMarch 23, 19745'10"170Kurashiki, Okayama JP
Yuichi HisamotoLLMarch 14, 19795'9"160Daito, Osaka JP
Hirokazu IbataRRMay 12, 19755'8"165Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP
Kazuki InoueLLJuly 25, 19716'0"205Aira-gun, Kagoshima JP
Satoru IshikawaRRJune 1, 19816'1"216Hakodate, Hokkaido JP
Hitoki IwaseLLNovember 10, 19745'11"179Nishio, Aichi JP
Tsuyoshi KawagishiRRSeptember 12, 19795'9"163Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP
Masahiro KawaiRRSeptember 27, 19645'9"162, Okayama JP
Kenshin KawakamiRRJune 22, 19755'11"200Tokushima, Tokushima JP
Kenjiro KawasakiRRJanuary 8, 19715'11"171Saeki, Oita JP
Makoto KitoRRMay 12, 19655'10"180Nagoya, Aichi JP
Shinichiro KoyamaRRJune 13, 19785'11"198Watari-gun, Mie JP
Hidenori KuramotoRRMay 9, 19766'0"163, Gifu JP
Omar LinaresOctober 23, 1967
Akihiro MaedaRRJune 19, 19836'1"198Nagoya, Aichi JP
Shingo MaedaRRMarch 27, 19805'10"171Yao, Osaka JP
Kenji MakutaRRMay 5, 19786'1"187Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP
Akira MiyakoshiRRApril 7, 19786'0"178Nara, Nara JP
Shogo MoriSRMay 22, 19795'10"198Kurume, Fukuoka JP
Masahiko MorinoLRJuly 28, 19785'11"187Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Ryosuke MoriokaLRJuly 15, 19845'8"159Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP
Shoji NagamineLLAugust 8, 19846'2"194Kashima-gun, Ibaraki JP
Koji NakamuraRRMay 6, 19816'1"183Akashi, Hyogo JP
Eiichi NakanoRROctober 16, 19746'1"184Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Tadaatsu NakazawaRRSeptember 1, 19825'11"172Fukui, Fukui JP
Shigeki NoguchiLLMay 13, 19746'0"178Toyo, Ehime JP
Eiji OchiaiRRJuly 25, 19695'11"167Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi JP
Alex OchoaRRMarch 29, 19726'0"175Miami Lakes, FL US
Takashi OgasawaraLLNovember 29, 19765'8"168Funabashi, Chiba JP
Masatoshi OgawaRRJanuary 18, 19796'2"187Saitama, Saitama JP
Shinya OkamotoRROctober 21, 19746'0"209Takeno-gun, Kyoto JP
Takayuki OnishiRRJuly 2, 19715'9"160Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP
Mitsuru SatoRRApril 29, 19786'3"183Sakado, Saitama JP
Koichi SekikawaLRApril 1, 19695'10"162Chofu, Tokyo JP
Kiyohito ShimizuRRJune 24, 19795'11"195Ota, Shimane JP
Akifumi TakahashiLLMay 29, 19835'9"176Oi-gun, Fukui JP
Mitsunobu TakahashiRRJuly 7, 19755'10"190Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Motonobu TanishigeRRDecember 21, 19705'10"180Hiba-gun, Hiroshima JP
Hidenori TanoueRRMarch 20, 19805'10"187Osaka, Osaka JP
Kazuyoshi TatsunamiLRAugust 19, 19695'8"154Settsu, Osaka JP
Teppei TsuchiyaLRDecember 27, 19825'10"172Oita, Oita JP
So TsutsuiRRNovember 1, 19745'11"180Ibaraki, Osaka JP
Marc ValdesRRDecember 20, 19716'0"170Dayton, OH US
Martin VargasRRFebruary 22, 19776'0"155San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Hiroyuki WatanabeRRJune 29, 19705'11"170Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP
Daisuke YamaiRRMay 10, 19785'10"181Toyonaka, Osaka JP
Shigetoshi YamakitaLLJanuary 6, 19786'3"179Tajimi, Gifu JP
Masahiro YamamotoLLAugust 11, 19656'1"192Ota Ward, Tokyo JP
Yuichi YanagisawaRRAugust 2, 19715'11"162Matsumoto, Nagano JP
Kazuhito YoshimuraLRJanuary 1, 19725'11"171Osaka, Osaka JP



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