2000 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks Roster
Team Record: 73-60
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Sadaharu Oh (73-60)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2000 season with a record of 73 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Daiei Hawks scored 630 runs and surrendered 584 runs. Nobuhiko Matsunaka walloped 33 home runs for Fukuoka, while Melvin Nieves and Hiroki Kokubo swatted 15 or more, too. Nobuhiko Matsunaka recorded 106 runs batted in and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .312 clip. Takayuki Shinohara, Kenichi Wakatabe, Tomohiro Nagai and Shuji Yoshida paced the team with 9 wins each, and Brady Raggio recorded a 4.2 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 2000 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Kenji Johjima, Tadahito Iguchi, Brian Banks, Brady Raggio and Melvin Nieves.
Sadaharu Oh served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koji Akiyama | R | R | April 6, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | Miyahara, Kumamoto JP |
| Brian Banks | S | R | September 28, 1970 | 6'3" | 200 | Mesa, AZ US |
| Koji Bonishi | L | R | December 30, 1968 | 6'0" | 187 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Yudai Deguchi | R | R | September 23, 1971 | 5'9" | 173 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Masahiro Doi | L | L | June 16, 1972 | 6'3" | 165 | Hikari, Yamaguchi JP |
| Chihiro Hamana | L | R | November 11, 1969 | 5'11" | 158 | Hinata, Kyoto JP |
| Takaya Hayashi | R | R | June 1, 1973 | 5'10" | 182 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Mitsuru Homma | L | R | August 25, 1972 | 5'11" | 172 | Rumoi, Hokkaido JP |
| Junji Hoshino | R | R | June 18, 1974 | 5'11" | 190 | , Tokyo JP |
| Tadahito Iguchi | R | R | December 4, 1974 | 5'10" | 185 | Tanashi, Tokyo JP |
| Kenji Johjima | R | R | June 8, 1976 | 6'0" | 205 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Toru Kawagoe | R | R | December 7, 1966 | 5'9" | 173 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Shigeru Kimura | R | R | November 8, 1975 | 5'11" | 170 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Hiroki Kokubo | R | R | October 8, 1971 | 6'0" | 194 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Shinji Kurano | R | R | September 15, 1974 | 5'10" | 187 | Watarai-gun, Mie JP |
| Naoki Matoba | R | R | May 9, 1977 | 5'11" | 187 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Nobuyasu Matsu | L | L | July 23, 1976 | 5'10" | 158 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Akira Matsumoto | R | R | August 30, 1977 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Nobuhiko Matsunaka | L | L | December 26, 1973 | 6'0" | 220 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Akio Mizuta | R | R | July 11, 1973 | 6'0" | 179 | Minami Kawachi-gun, Osaka JP |
| Kazuto Moriyama | S | R | December 19, 1973 | 5'10" | 165 | Nima-gun, Shimane JP |
| Arihito Muramatsu | L | L | December 12, 1972 | 5'10" | 172 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Tomohiro Nagai | L | R | August 11, 1975 | 6'0" | 187 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroshi Nagatomi | R | R | June 10, 1961 | 5'11" | 198 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Melvin Nieves | S | R | December 28, 1971 | 6'2" | 185 | San Juan, PR |
| Tatsuji Nishimura | R | R | July 18, 1968 | 6'0" | 206 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Katsunori Okamoto | R | R | June 9, 1973 | 5'9" | 182 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Motoi Okoshi | R | R | May 20, 1971 | 5'10" | 174 | Shichigahama-cho, Miyagi JP |
| Noriyoshi Omichi | R | R | October 28, 1969 | 6'0" | 212 | Shima-gun, Mie JP |
| Rod Pedraza | R | R | December 28, 1969 | 6'2" | 210 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Brady Raggio | R | R | September 17, 1972 | 6'4" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Matt Randel | February 15, 1977 | 197 | ||||
| Kazumi Saito | R | R | November 30, 1977 | 6'4" | 207 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Masahiro Sakumoto | L | L | July 15, 1974 | 5'9" | 173 | Nakagami-gun, Okinawa JP |
| Hiroshi Shibahara | L | L | May 23, 1974 | 5'9" | 179 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Takayuki Shinohara | L | L | September 7, 1976 | 5'10" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Soji Tanaka | L | L | August 21, 1977 | 5'10" | 167 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Keisaburo Tanoue | R | R | September 17, 1971 | 5'11" | 160 | Ibusuki, Kagoshima JP |
| Yusuke Torigoe | R | R | July 1, 1971 | 6'3" | 195 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Kenichi Wakatabe | R | R | August 5, 1969 | 6'0" | 191 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hidekazu Watanabe | R | R | July 13, 1971 | 5'11" | 160 | Shimodate, Ibaraki JP |
| Masakazu Watanabe | L | L | April 12, 1966 | 5'11" | 187 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Shikato Yanagita | R | R | May 28, 1969 | 5'9" | 170 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Shuji Yoshida | L | L | November 29, 1966 | 5'10" | 171 | Konan, Aichi JP |
| Koichiro Yoshinaga | L | R | May 1, 1969 | 6'0" | 195 | Maikata, Osaka JP |
| Hiroshi Yugamidani | R | R | May 3, 1966 | 5'9" | 160 | Kurobe, Toyama JP |
