2004 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster

Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 60-77
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Koji Yamamoto (60-77)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium

2004 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Statistics

The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 2004 season with a record of 60 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.

The Toyo Carp scored 662 runs and yielded 716 runs, most in the circuit. Greg LaRocca walloped 40 home runs for Hiroshima, while Tomonori Maeda, Andy Sheets, Koichi Ogata and Shigenobu Shima each swatted 15 or more, too. Greg LaRocca drove in 101 runs. Shigenobu Shima paced all regular batters by connecting at a .337 clip. John Bale topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 4.22 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

John Bale, Tom Davey, Hiroki Kuroda, Greg LaRocca, Andy Sheets, Ken Takahashi and Mark Watson were all players from the 2004 Hiroshima Toyo Carp who played in the Majors during their careers.

Koji Yamamoto served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Koichi AmanoRRApril 12, 19795'10"154Takamatsu, Kagawa JP
Soichiro AmayaLLNovember 8, 19835'10"176Sabae, Fukui JP
Takahiro AraiRRJanuary 30, 19776'2"210Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP
Itsuki AsaiLLDecember 14, 19715'11"183Toyama, Toyama JP
Toyo AsayamaRRJuly 29, 19766'0"180Kurume, Fukuoka JP
John BaleLLMay 22, 19746'4"210Cheverly, MD US
Tom DaveyRRSeptember 11, 19736'7"215Garden City, MI US
Juan FelicianoRRApril 6, 19806'1"163Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Kazuki FukuchiSRDecember 17, 19756'0"180Takeo, Saga JP
Masayuki HasegawaRRJuly 16, 19776'1"176Kamisu, Ibaraki JP
Masaki HayashiRRNovember 28, 19796'0"187Iwata, Shizuoka JP
Akihiro HigashideLRAugust 21, 19805'7"161Sabae, Fukui JP
Koji HiroikeLLAugust 29, 19736'1"187Musashino, Tokyo JP
Jun HiroseRRMarch 29, 19795'11"192Usuki, Oita JP
Yoshiyuki IshiharaRRSeptember 7, 19795'10"180Anbachi-gun, Gifu JP
Masahito KaiRRApril 12, 19826'2"190Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP
Takaya KawauchiLLJanuary 6, 19826'2"192Yawata, Kyoto JP
Tsuyoshi KikuchiharaLLMarch 7, 19756'1"198Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP
Kazuyoshi KimuraRROctober 5, 19775'8"165Kita Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP
Takuya KimuraSRApril 15, 19725'8"165Miyagaki-gun, Miyazaki JP
Kanei KobayashiRRJanuary 29, 19745'11"191Niigata, Niigata JP
Yoshikazu KuraRRJuly 27, 19755'10"176Kyoto, Kyoto JP
Kenta KuriharaRRJanuary 8, 19826'0"205Tenda, Yamagata JP
Hiroki KurodaRRFebruary 10, 19756'1"205Osaka, Osaka JP
Greg LaRoccaRRNovember 10, 19725'11"185Oswego, NY US
Kojiro MachidaRRDecember 11, 19695'11"187Kochi, Kochi JP
Tomonori MaedaLRJune 14, 19715'9"176Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP
Toshifumi MatsumotoRRMay 1, 19776'0"176Kure, Hiroshima JP
Shigeru MorikasaLROctober 4, 19765'11"185Odawara, Kanagawa JP
Katsuhiro NagakawaRRDecember 14, 19806'3"205Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP
Satoshi NibeLLJanuary 10, 19805'5"145Yurihonjo, Akita JP
Shinichi NishikawaLLFebruary 26, 19675'9"170Ozu, Ehime JP
Shuji NishiyamaRRJuly 7, 19675'8"190Yao, Osaka JP
Kenjiro NomuraLRSeptember 19, 19665'9"171Saeki, Oita JP
Koichi OgataRRDecember 25, 19686'0"160Tosu, Saga JP
Yoshinori OgataLRAugust 5, 19785'9"154Sapporo, Hokkaido JP
Kazunori OkagamiRRJanuary 4, 19795'10"176Koga, Fukuoka JP
Kan OtakeRRMay 21, 19836'0"187Yashio, Saitama JP
Yasuhiro OyamadaRRJuly 27, 19766'0"194Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Shinji SasaokaRRAugust 26, 19676'0"193Naga-gun, Shimane JP
Kenta SatakeLLOctober 23, 19785'10"183Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP
Toshikazu SawazakiRRSeptember 21, 19745'11"170Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP
Terunobu SetoRRMarch 25, 19695'9"182Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP
Andy SheetsRRNovember 19, 19716'2"180Baton Rouge, LA US
Shigenobu ShimaLLJune 16, 19765'11"209Sapporo, Hokkaido JP
Ken TakahashiLLApril 16, 19696'0"200Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Shigeo TamakiRRFebruary 25, 19715'10"171Sao Paolo, BR
Kenta TamayamaLRDecember 24, 19825'11"180Naka Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP
Yasushi TsurutaRRJuly 23, 19705'11"176Shioyama, Yamanashi JP
Mark WatsonRLJanuary 23, 19746'4"215Atlanta, GA US
Ryuji YokoyamaRRJune 11, 19765'10"176Katsuyama, Fukui JP



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