2001 Nippon Ham Fighters Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 53-84
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yasunori Oshima (53-84)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
2001 Nippon Ham Fighters StatisticsTeam Record: 53-84
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yasunori Oshima (53-84)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2001 season with a record of 53 wins and 84 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Ham Fighters scored 593 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 713 runs. Michihiro Ogasawara walloped 32 home runs for Nippon, while Atsushi Kataoka, Yukio Tanaka and Sherman Obando each swatted 15 or more as well. Michihiro Ogasawara recorded 86 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .339 clip. Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi paced the team with 9 wins, and Satoru Kanemura and Tsutomu Iwamoto registered a 4.91 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 2001 Nippon Ham Fighters who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Scott Sanders, Kensuke Tanaka, Kevin Ohme, Yoshinori Tateyama, Sherman Obando and Nigel Wilson.
Yasunori Oshima served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokichi Akune | L | R | June 22, 1974 | 5'10" | 165 | Adachi, Tokyo JP |
| Nobuaki Arai | L | R | August 11, 1973 | 5'10" | 165 | Abiko, Chiba JP |
| Kazuyuki Atsuzawa | L | L | August 11, 1972 | 6'0" | 165 | Urawa, Saitama JP |
| Ryohei Endo | L | L | June 28, 1976 | 5'8" | 154 | Itabashi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Seigo Fujishima | R | R | October 3, 1969 | 6'0" | 209 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
| Shigeyuki Furuki | L | R | January 12, 1976 | 5'8" | 170 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Masahiko Harada | R | R | February 26, 1971 | 5'10" | 171 | Kariya, Aichi JP |
| Tomokazu Iba | R | R | August 27, 1976 | 6'1" | 215 | Uto-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Tatsuya Ide | R | R | April 19, 1971 | 5'11" | 187 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Yuji Iiyama | R | R | July 13, 1979 | 5'10" | 168 | Ichiki Kushikino, Kagoshima JP |
| Masaki Ikoma | R | R | February 5, 1975 | 5'11" | 162 | Arita, Wakayama JP |
| Tsutomu Ishimoto | S | R | February 4, 1973 | 5'11" | 162 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Takeshi Ito | R | R | December 17, 1976 | 6'1" | 201 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Tsutomu Iwamoto | R | R | May 11, 1971 | 6'0" | 191 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Takashi Kamishima | January 9, 1979 | |||||
| Makoto Kaneko | R | R | November 8, 1975 | 6'1" | 185 | Abiko, Chiba JP |
| Satoru Kanemura | R | R | April 19, 1976 | 6'2" | 183 | Kisennuma, Miyagi JP |
| Atsushi Kataoka | L | R | June 27, 1969 | 6'2" | 205 | , Kyoto JP |
| Tatsuhito Kato | L | L | August 11, 1976 | 6'0" | 182 | Yamakawa-cho, Tokushima JP |
| Junji Kuroki | R | R | June 20, 1974 | 6'0" | 180 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Carlos Mirabal | R | R | April 24, 1973 | 6'0" | 169 | |
| Hichori Morimoto | R | R | January 31, 1981 | 6'0" | 176 | , Tokyo JP |
| Hayato Nakamura | R | R | August 22, 1975 | 6'0" | 198 | Nishi Sonogi-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Yutaka Nakamura | R | R | April 23, 1973 | 5'8" | 182 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Hiroshi Narahara | R | R | May 16, 1968 | 5'6" | 143 | Minami Saitama-gun, Saitama JP |
| Katsuhiro Nishiura | R | R | November 12, 1974 | 6'0" | 198 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Toshihiro Noguchi | R | R | June 24, 1971 | 6'0" | 168 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Sherman Obando | R | R | January 23, 1970 | 6'4" | 215 | , Bocas del Toro PA |
| Tomoyuki Oda | L | R | May 19, 1979 | 5'10" | 168 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Yasufumi Ogai | L | L | July 19, 1972 | 5'6" | 145 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Michihiro Ogasawara | L | R | October 25, 1973 | 5'10" | 185 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Kevin Ohme | L | L | April 13, 1971 | 6'1" | 180 | Palm Beach, FL US |
| Mitsugu Saito | R | R | April 26, 1970 | 5'8" | 160 | Tokorozawa, Saitama JP |
| Yukihiro Sakurai | R | R | May 26, 1976 | 6'0" | 154 | Miyagi-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Scott Sanders | R | R | March 25, 1969 | 6'4" | 210 | Hannibal, MO US |
| Kazunari Sanematsu | R | R | January 18, 1981 | 5'10" | 180 | Morodomi-cho, Saga JP |
| Kiyoshi Sasaki | L | L | September 15, 1981 | 6'0" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Hiroyuki Sekine | R | R | December 9, 1971 | 6'1" | 190 | Matsudo, Chiba JP |
| Hiroshi Shibakusa | L | R | August 18, 1969 | 5'11" | 187 | Tokorozawa, Saitama JP |
| Kazuteru Shimada | R | R | September 19, 1969 | 6'0" | 195 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Akio Shimizu | L | L | September 9, 1975 | 6'1" | 176 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi | L | L | May 16, 1968 | 6'0" | 212 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Hiroshi Shintani | R | R | July 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Itsuki Shoda | L | L | November 3, 1981 | 6'2" | 198 | Ota, Gunma JP |
| Masanori Taguchi | R | R | August 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 202 | Kita Soma-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Noriyuki Takahashi | L | L | February 25, 1971 | 5'10" | 171 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Shinji Takahashi | R | R | August 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 185 | Tsuyama, Okayama JP |
| Kensuke Tanaka | L | R | May 20, 1981 | 5'9" | 170 | Chikushino, Fukuoka JP |
| Yukio Tanaka | R | R | December 14, 1967 | 6'1" | 195 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Naoyuki Tateishi | R | R | May 14, 1970 | 5'10" | 178 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | R | R | December 26, 1975 | 5'10" | 165 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Yoshinori Ueda | L | R | November 18, 1973 | 6'2" | 195 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Nigel Wilson | L | L | January 12, 1970 | 6'1" | 185 | Oshawa, ON CA |
| Kazutoshi Yamahara | R | R | December 28, 1970 | 5'9" | 156 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Satoshi Yano | R | R | April 25, 1978 | 6'1" | 180 | Ayauta-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Masaru Yoshizaki | L | L | October 4, 1978 | 5'10" | 179 | Ueno, Mie JP |
