2004 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Team Record: 60-77
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Koji Yamamoto (60-77)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Koichi Amano | R | R | April 12, 1979 | 5'10" | 154 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
Soichiro Amaya | L | L | November 8, 1983 | 5'10" | 176 | Sabae, Fukui JP |
Takahiro Arai | R | R | January 30, 1977 | 6'2" | 210 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
Itsuki Asai | L | L | December 14, 1971 | 5'11" | 183 | Toyama, Toyama JP |
Toyo Asayama | R | R | July 29, 1976 | 6'0" | 180 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
John Bale | L | L | May 22, 1974 | 6'4" | 210 | Cheverly, MD US |
Tom Davey | R | R | September 11, 1973 | 6'7" | 215 | Garden City, MI US |
Juan Feliciano | R | R | April 6, 1980 | 6'1" | 163 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Kazuki Fukuchi | S | R | December 17, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Takeo, Saga JP |
Masayuki Hasegawa | R | R | July 16, 1977 | 6'1" | 176 | Kamisu, Ibaraki JP |
Masaki Hayashi | R | R | November 28, 1979 | 6'0" | 187 | Iwata, Shizuoka JP |
Akihiro Higashide | L | R | August 21, 1980 | 5'7" | 161 | Sabae, Fukui JP |
Koji Hiroike | L | L | August 29, 1973 | 6'1" | 187 | Musashino, Tokyo JP |
Jun Hirose | R | R | March 29, 1979 | 5'11" | 192 | Usuki, Oita JP |
Yoshiyuki Ishihara | R | R | September 7, 1979 | 5'10" | 180 | Anbachi-gun, Gifu JP |
Masahito Kai | R | R | April 12, 1982 | 6'2" | 190 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
Takaya Kawauchi | L | L | January 6, 1982 | 6'2" | 192 | Yawata, Kyoto JP |
Tsuyoshi Kikuchihara | L | L | March 7, 1975 | 6'1" | 198 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
Kazuyoshi Kimura | R | R | October 5, 1977 | 5'8" | 165 | Kita Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
Takuya Kimura | S | R | April 15, 1972 | 5'8" | 165 | Miyagaki-gun, Miyazaki JP |
Kanei Kobayashi | R | R | January 29, 1974 | 5'11" | 191 | Niigata, Niigata JP |
Yoshikazu Kura | R | R | July 27, 1975 | 5'10" | 176 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
Kenta Kurihara | R | R | January 8, 1982 | 6'0" | 205 | Tenda, Yamagata JP |
Hiroki Kuroda | R | R | February 10, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
Greg LaRocca | R | R | November 10, 1972 | 5'11" | 185 | Oswego, NY US |
Kojiro Machida | R | R | December 11, 1969 | 5'11" | 187 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
Tomonori Maeda | L | R | June 14, 1971 | 5'9" | 176 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
Toshifumi Matsumoto | R | R | May 1, 1977 | 6'0" | 176 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
Shigeru Morikasa | L | R | October 4, 1976 | 5'11" | 185 | Odawara, Kanagawa JP |
Katsuhiro Nagakawa | R | R | December 14, 1980 | 6'3" | 205 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
Satoshi Nibe | L | L | January 10, 1980 | 5'5" | 145 | Yurihonjo, Akita JP |
Shinichi Nishikawa | L | L | February 26, 1967 | 5'9" | 170 | Ozu, Ehime JP |
Shuji Nishiyama | R | R | July 7, 1967 | 5'8" | 190 | Yao, Osaka JP |
Kenjiro Nomura | L | R | September 19, 1966 | 5'9" | 171 | Saeki, Oita JP |
Koichi Ogata | R | R | December 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 160 | Tosu, Saga JP |
Yoshinori Ogata | L | R | August 5, 1978 | 5'9" | 154 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
Kazunori Okagami | R | R | January 4, 1979 | 5'10" | 176 | Koga, Fukuoka JP |
Kan Otake | R | R | May 21, 1983 | 6'0" | 187 | Yashio, Saitama JP |
Yasuhiro Oyamada | R | R | July 27, 1976 | 6'0" | 194 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
Shinji Sasaoka | R | R | August 26, 1967 | 6'0" | 193 | Naga-gun, Shimane JP |
Kenta Satake | L | L | October 23, 1978 | 5'10" | 183 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
Toshikazu Sawazaki | R | R | September 21, 1974 | 5'11" | 170 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
Terunobu Seto | R | R | March 25, 1969 | 5'9" | 182 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
Andy Sheets | R | R | November 19, 1971 | 6'2" | 180 | Baton Rouge, LA US |
Shigenobu Shima | L | L | June 16, 1976 | 5'11" | 209 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
Ken Takahashi | L | L | April 16, 1969 | 6'0" | 200 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
Shigeo Tamaki | R | R | February 25, 1971 | 5'10" | 171 | Sao Paolo, BR |
Kenta Tamayama | L | R | December 24, 1982 | 5'11" | 180 | Naka Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
Yasushi Tsuruta | R | R | July 23, 1970 | 5'11" | 176 | Shioyama, Yamanashi JP |
Mark Watson | R | L | January 23, 1974 | 6'4" | 215 | Atlanta, GA US |
Ryuji Yokoyama | R | R | June 11, 1976 | 5'10" | 176 | Katsuyama, Fukui JP |