2004 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 61-70
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Masataka Nashida (61-70)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Fujiidera Stadium
2004 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 61-70
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Masataka Nashida (61-70)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2004 season with a record of 61 wins and 70 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes topped the league with just 636 runs allowed. Osaka scored 630 runs. Koichi Isobe led the squad with 26 home runs, while Norihiro Nakamura and Hirotoshi Kitagawa walloped 15 or more, too. Hirotoshi Kitagawa recorded 88 runs batted in. Koichi Isobe paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .309. Hisashi Iwakuma paced the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.02 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Hisashi Iwakuma, Mario Valdez, Jeremy Powell, Kazuo Fukumori, Larry Barnes, Héctor Carrasco, Norihiro Nakamura and Kevin Beirne were all players from the 2004 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes who played in the Majors during their careers.
Masataka Nashida served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenta Abe | L | R | September 8, 1984 | 6'0" | 178 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Masahiro Abe | R | R | May 12, 1978 | 6'0" | 176 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Hisashi Aikyo | R | R | December 4, 1976 | 5'9" | 165 | Takatsuki, Osaka JP |
| Motoyuki Akahori | R | R | April 7, 1970 | 5'11" | 158 | Fujieda, Shizuoka JP |
| Kanehisa Arime | L | L | September 27, 1978 | 5'9" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Hideki Asai | R | R | January 1, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Larry Barnes | L | L | July 23, 1974 | 6'1" | 195 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Kevin Beirne | L | R | January 1, 1974 | 6'4" | 210 | Houston, TX US |
| Héctor Carrasco | R | R | October 22, 1969 | 6'2" | 235 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Masashi Chikazawa | R | R | June 26, 1982 | 6'3" | 200 | Takatsuki, Osaka JP |
| Akihito Fujii | R | R | June 18, 1976 | 5'7" | 172 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hironori Fujisaki | R | R | May 21, 1980 | 6'0" | 165 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Kazuo Fukumori | R | R | August 4, 1976 | 6'0" | 175 | Kita Morokata-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Osamu Hoshino | L | R | May 4, 1970 | 6'0" | 171 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Koichi Isobe | L | R | March 12, 1974 | 5'9" | 181 | Higashi, Hiroshima JP |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | R | R | April 12, 1981 | 6'3" | 210 | Higashi Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Shinichi Kato | R | R | July 19, 1965 | 5'11" | 178 | Kurayoshi, Tottori JP |
| Ryota Katsuki | R | R | July 27, 1982 | 5'11" | 187 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Kenshi Kawaguchi | L | R | June 28, 1976 | 5'9" | 198 | Yame, Fukuoka JP |
| Tetsuro Kawajiri | R | R | January 5, 1969 | 5'10" | 191 | Nakano Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hirotoshi Kitagawa | R | R | May 27, 1972 | 5'11" | 203 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Hideo Koike | L | L | March 18, 1969 | 5'9" | 158 | Onishi, Aichi JP |
| Kazuki Kondoh | R | R | July 8, 1983 | 6'0" | 176 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Yusuke Kurita | L | L | August 23, 1980 | 5'8" | 176 | , Chiba JP |
| Tadatoki Maeda | R | R | October 4, 1977 | 5'9" | 176 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Daisuke Masuda | L | R | September 27, 1973 | 5'11" | 165 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Tetsuya Matoyama | R | R | October 1, 1970 | 5'10" | 182 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Masashi Matsuda | L | R | November 16, 1974 | 6'0" | 162 | , Wakayama JP |
| Daisuke Miyamoto | R | R | October 2, 1981 | 6'0" | 198 | Matsuura-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Eiji Mizuguchi | R | R | January 9, 1969 | 5'8" | 171 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Akihito Moritani | S | R | October 8, 1979 | 5'8" | 171 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Yasuo Nagaike | R | R | October 5, 1973 | 5'10" | 170 | Kazuga, Fukuoka JP |
| Kenji Nagasaka | R | R | October 29, 1977 | 6'0" | 198 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Norihiro Nakamura | R | R | July 24, 1973 | 5'10" | 205 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Akira Okamoto | R | R | May 3, 1973 | 6'0" | 190 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Naoyuki Omura | L | L | February 13, 1976 | 5'8" | 159 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroaki Onishi | R | R | April 28, 1980 | 5'10" | 172 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Jeremy Powell | R | R | June 18, 1976 | 6'5" | 230 | Bellflower, CA US |
| Tomotaka Sakaguchi | L | R | July 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 168 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Iori Sekiguchi | L | L | October 26, 1971 | 5'10" | 162 | Kumagai, Saitama JP |
| Shinji Shimoyama | R | R | December 1, 1975 | 5'9" | 165 | Kato-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Ken Shinzato | R | R | April 12, 1981 | 5'10" | 181 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Yasunari Takagi | L | L | March 30, 1982 | 6'0" | 170 | Haibara, Shizuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Takamura | R | R | September 2, 1969 | 5'10" | 176 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Fumitoshi Takano | R | R | August 10, 1973 | 5'9" | 185 | Murayama, Tokyo JP |
| Yosuke Takasu | R | R | February 9, 1976 | 5'6" | 160 | Imari, Saga JP |
| Mario Valdez | L | L | November 19, 1974 | 6'1" | 215 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
| Shogo Yamamoto | L | L | May 28, 1978 | 5'10" | 170 | Nanao, Ishikawa JP |
| Hiroki Yamamura | R | R | May 2, 1976 | 5'11" | 163 | Naka Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Koji Yamasaki | R | R | October 31, 1980 | 5'11" | 163 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Katsumi Yamashita | R | R | May 19, 1977 | 6'1" | 191 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Eiji Yano | R | R | June 15, 1976 | 6'0" | 175 | Fukuyama, Kanagawa JP |
| Toyohiko Yoshida | L | L | September 4, 1966 | 5'8" | 173 | Higashi Kunisaki, Oita JP |
| Katsunari Yoshikawa | R | R | April 28, 1977 | 6'0" | 182 | Uji, Kyoto JP |
| Yuji Yoshioka | R | R | July 29, 1971 | 6'2" | 209 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
