2001 Chiba Lotte Marines Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-74
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Koji Yamamoto (64-74)
Location: Chiba-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
2001 Chiba Lotte Marines StatisticsTeam Record: 64-74
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Koji Yamamoto (64-74)
Location: Chiba-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
The Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2001 season with a record of 64 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Marines scored 593 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 608 runs. Derrick May and Frank Bolick each. walloped 31 home runs for Chiba Lotte, while Kiyoshi Hatsushiba and Kazuya Fukuura swatted 15 or more also. Frank Bolick drove in 101 runs. Kazuya Fukuura paced all regular batters by connecting at a .346 clip. Nate Minchey topped the squad with 12 wins, and Tomohiro Kuroki registered a 3.02 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Brian Sikorski, Yasuhiko Yabuta, Nate Minchey, Frank Bolick, Jeff Kubenka, Masahide Kobayashi and Derrick May were all players from the 2001 Chiba Lotte Marines who played in the Majors during their careers.
Koji Yamamoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugo Amano | R | R | December 11, 1977 | 6'2" | 180 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Frank Bolick | S | R | June 28, 1966 | 5'10" | 190 | Ashland, PA US |
| Soichi Fujita | L | L | October 17, 1972 | 5'9" | 175 | Yawata, Kyoto JP |
| Kazuya Fukuura | L | L | December 14, 1975 | 5'11" | 180 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Yoichi Fukuzawa | R | R | May 26, 1967 | 5'10" | 165 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Tasuku Hashimoto | L | R | May 1, 1976 | 5'10" | 194 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Kiyoshi Hatsushiba | R | R | February 26, 1967 | 5'11" | 209 | Fushimi, Saitama JP |
| Kenichiro Hayakawa | R | R | November 7, 1973 | 5'9" | 170 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Mitsuchika Hirai | L | L | November 8, 1966 | 5'9" | 171 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Koichi Hori | R | R | April 2, 1969 | 6'0" | 187 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Hiro Ishii | R | R | June 21, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | Minami Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Tsuneyuki Iso | R | R | November 29, 1975 | 5'10" | 158 | Nasu-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Kosuke Kato | L | L | July 2, 1978 | 5'11" | 183 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Takashi Kawai | L | L | September 16, 1976 | 5'11" | 183 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Atsushi Kobayashi | R | R | December 8, 1972 | 6'0" | 173 | Kita Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hiroyuki Kobayashi | R | R | June 4, 1978 | 6'0" | 175 | Kusaka, Saitama JP |
| Masahide Kobayashi | R | R | May 24, 1974 | 6'0" | 195 | Otsuki, Yamanashi JP |
| Makoto Kosaka | L | R | July 2, 1973 | 5'6" | 145 | Watari-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Jeff Kubenka | R | L | August 24, 1974 | 6'2" | 191 | Weimar, TX US |
| Tomohiro Kuroki | R | R | December 13, 1973 | 5'10" | 175 | Hyuga, Miyazaki JP |
| Naoki Matsumoto | L | R | September 11, 1970 | 5'8" | 158 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Derrick May | L | R | July 14, 1968 | 6'4" | 210 | Rochester, NY US |
| Nate Minchey | R | R | August 31, 1969 | 6'8" | 225 | Austin, TX US |
| Hidekazu Mitsuyama | R | R | November 20, 1965 | 6'1" | 206 | Ikuno Ward, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Morozumi | L | R | May 29, 1969 | 5'11" | 162 | Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima JP |
| Atsuhiro Motonishi | R | R | May 15, 1962 | 5'9" | 165 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Junichiro Muto | R | R | March 15, 1969 | 6'0" | 172 | , Fukushima JP |
| Shinichi Nagasaki | R | R | February 5, 1980 | 5'9" | 165 | Sakurai, Nara JP |
| Takuto Nobuhara | L | R | September 10, 1976 | 5'10" | 176 | Aioi, Hyogo JP |
| Hiromi Oho | L | L | August 9, 1975 | 6'0" | 165 | Saga-gun, Saga JP |
| Iwao Omura | R | R | May 31, 1969 | 6'1" | 185 | Wakanai, Hokkaido JP |
| Saburo Omura | R | R | June 1, 1976 | 5'11" | 187 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Shingo Ono | R | R | April 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 181 | Sunto-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Akira Otsuka | R | R | April 28, 1975 | 6'0" | 183 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Tadaharu Sakai | R | R | June 21, 1970 | 5'9" | 165 | Misato, Saitama JP |
| Yukihiko Sato | R | R | April 16, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Tomoya Satozaki | R | R | May 20, 1976 | 5'9" | 175 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Ryosuke Sawai | L | R | March 9, 1978 | 5'10" | 170 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Takumi Shiigi | L | R | July 25, 1971 | 5'10" | 187 | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masaumi Shimizu | R | R | January 9, 1975 | 5'11" | 185 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Naoyuki Shimizu | R | R | November 24, 1975 | 5'11" | 175 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Brian Sikorski | R | R | July 27, 1974 | 6'1" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Takashi Tachikawa | R | R | October 7, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Shiro Teramoto | L | L | July 25, 1980 | 5'9" | 170 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Hiroshi Tobe | R | R | July 15, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Kiryu, Gunma JP |
| Takashi Wada | R | R | October 7, 1970 | 5'11" | 165 | Kasugabe, Saitama JP |
| Masato Watanabe | R | R | April 3, 1979 | 6'0" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shunsuke Watanabe | R | R | August 27, 1976 | 5'10" | 155 | Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Yasuhiko Yabuta | R | R | June 19, 1973 | 6'2" | 190 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Yasushi Yamamoto | R | R | April 9, 1972 | 5'10" | 178 | Atsugi, Kanagawa JP |
| Takahiro Yamazaki | L | L | September 1, 1978 | 5'11" | 176 | Ogasa-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Hisanori Yokota | L | R | September 8, 1967 | 6'3" | 175 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Atsushi Yoshida | R | R | September 29, 1970 | 5'11" | 170 | Ikebukuro, Tokyo JP |
| Kenji Yoshitsuru | R | R | May 3, 1971 | 5'8" | 176 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
