2004 Nippon Ham Fighters Roster
Team Record: 66-65
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Trey Hillman (66-65)
Location: Sapporo-shi, Japan
Playoffs - Seibu Lions 2 games, Nippon Ham Fighters 1
The Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2004 season with a record of 66 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Ham Fighters scored 731 runs and conceded 697 runs. Fernando Seguignol walloped 44 home runs for Nippon, while Angel Echevarria, Michihiro Ogasawara, Tsuyoshi Shinjo and Shinji Takahashi each swatted 15 or more also. Fernando Seguignol recorded 108 runs batted in. Michihiro Ogasawara topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .345 clip. Satoru Kanemura led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.93 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Yoshinori Tateyama, Ryan Rupe, Sherman Obando, Kensuke Tanaka, Angel Echevarria and Fernando Seguignol were all players from the 2004 Nippon Ham Fighters who played in the Majors during their careers.
Trey Hillman 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 |
| Masashi Date | R | R | August 23, 1975 | 5'11" | 170 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Angel Echevarria | R | R | May 25, 1971 | 6'4" | 215 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Shintaro Ejiri | R | R | April 30, 1977 | 6'1" | 170 | Sendai, Miyagi 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 |
| Takaya Hayashi | R | R | June 1, 1973 | 5'10" | 182 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Tomokazu Iba | R | R | August 27, 1976 | 6'1" | 215 | Uto-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Yusaku Iriki | R | R | August 13, 1972 | 5'10" | 180 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki 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 |
| 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 |
| Tatsuhito Kato | L | L | August 11, 1976 | 6'0" | 182 | Yamakawa-cho, Tokushima JP |
| Yasuyuki Kawamoto | L | L | October 21, 1967 | 5'8" | 171 | Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kuniyuki Kimoto | L | R | October 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Eiichi Koyano | R | R | October 10, 1980 | 5'10" | 183 | , Tokyo JP |
| Carlos Mirabal | R | R | April 24, 1973 | 6'0" | 169 | |
| Hichori Morimoto | R | R | January 31, 1981 | 6'0" | 176 | , Tokyo JP |
| Satoshi Nakajima | R | R | March 27, 1969 | 6'0" | 181 | Kita Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Hayato Nakamura | R | R | August 22, 1975 | 6'0" | 198 | Nishi Sonogi-gun, Nagasaki 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 |
| 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 |
| Michihiro Ogasawara | L | R | October 25, 1973 | 5'10" | 185 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Takehiko Oshimoto | R | R | October 28, 1982 | 5'11" | 203 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Ryan Rupe | R | R | March 31, 1975 | 6'6" | 240 | Houston, TX US |
| Yukihiro Sakurai | R | R | May 26, 1976 | 6'0" | 154 | Miyagi-gun, Miyagi JP |
| 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 |
| Fernando Seguignol | S | R | January 19, 1975 | 6'5" | 257 | , Bocas del Toro PA |
| 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 Shinjo | R | R | January 28, 1972 | 6'1" | 185 | Tsushima, Nagasaki JP |
| Itsuki Shoda | L | L | November 3, 1981 | 6'2" | 198 | Ota, Gunma JP |
| Hideki Sunaga | L | L | October 28, 1985 | 5'11" | 174 | , Tokyo 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 |
| Hisashi Takeda | L | R | October 14, 1978 | 5'7" | 161 | Tokushima, Tokushima 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 |
| Tomochika Tsuboi | L | L | February 19, 1974 | 5'10" | 173 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Yoshinori Ueda | L | R | November 18, 1973 | 6'2" | 195 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Katsuhiko Yamada | R | R | July 2, 1969 | 6'0" | 182 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Yukiya Yokoyama | R | R | June 1, 1977 | 6'3" | 216 | Ebina, Kanagawa JP |
| Masaru Yoshizaki | L | L | October 4, 1978 | 5'10" | 179 | Ueno, Mie JP |
