2005 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 38-97
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yasushi Tao (38-97)
Location: Sendai, Japan
Ballpark: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
2005 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 38-97
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yasushi Tao (38-97)
Location: Sendai, Japan
Ballpark: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2005 season with a record of 38 wins and 97 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Golden Eagles scored 504 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 812 runs, most in the circuit. Takeshi Yamasaki led Tohoku with 25 home runs, and Koichi Isobe walloped 15 or more, too. Takeshi Yamasaki accounted for 65 RBI. Yuji Yoshioka paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .282 clip. Hisashi Iwakuma topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 4.99 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Damon Minor, Gary Rath, Aaron Myette, Luis Lopez, Matt Skrmetta, Andy Tracy, Kazuo Fukumori, Hisashi Iwakuma and Kevin Hodges were all players from the 2005 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Yasushi Tao served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisashi Aikyo | R | R | December 4, 1976 | 5'9" | 165 | Takatsuki, Osaka 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 |
| 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 |
| Yosuke Hiraishi | L | L | April 23, 1980 | 5'9" | 165 | Kitsuki, Oita JP |
| Kevin Hodges | R | R | June 24, 1973 | 6'4" | 200 | Houston, TX US |
| Osamu Hoshino | L | R | May 4, 1970 | 6'0" | 171 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Yasuhiro Ichiba | R | R | July 5, 1982 | 6'0" | 185 | Agatsuma-gun, Gunma JP |
| Tetsuya Iida | R | R | May 18, 1968 | 5'8" | 158 | Chofu, Tokyo 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 |
| Masahiko Kaneda | L | L | April 30, 1969 | 5'10" | 136 | Bungotakada, Oita 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 |
| Yasuyuki Kawamoto | L | L | October 21, 1967 | 5'8" | 171 | Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Makoto Kito | R | R | May 12, 1965 | 5'10" | 180 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Hiroshi Kobayashi | R | R | November 30, 1970 | 6'0" | 180 | Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Hideo Koike | L | L | March 18, 1969 | 5'9" | 158 | Onishi, Aichi JP |
| Shinichiro Koyama | R | R | June 13, 1978 | 5'11" | 198 | Watari-gun, Mie JP |
| Luis Lopez | R | R | October 5, 1973 | 6'0" | 205 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Tadatoki Maeda | R | R | October 4, 1977 | 5'9" | 176 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Akihisa Makida | R | R | June 3, 1982 | 6'0" | 172 | Echizen, Fukui JP |
| Daisuke Masuda | L | R | September 27, 1973 | 5'11" | 165 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Damon Minor | L | L | January 5, 1974 | 6'7" | 230 | Canton, OH US |
| Akihito Moritani | S | R | October 8, 1979 | 5'8" | 171 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Aaron Myette | R | R | September 26, 1977 | 6'4" | 195 | New Westminster, BC CA |
| 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 |
| Takeshi Nakamura | R | R | March 17, 1967 | 5'10" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Katsunori Nomura | R | R | July 23, 1973 | 5'10" | 185 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Hisashi Ogura | R | R | August 10, 1970 | 5'10" | 163 | Kanuma, Tochigi JP |
| Yoshinori Okihara | R | R | July 27, 1972 | 5'10" | 176 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Koichi Oshima | S | R | June 17, 1967 | 5'6" | 147 | Itabashi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Gary Rath | L | L | January 10, 1973 | 6'2" | 185 | Gulfport, MS US |
| Hidemitsu Saito | R | R | April 18, 1975 | 6'0" | 172 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Tadaharu Sakai | R | R | June 21, 1970 | 5'9" | 165 | Misato, Saitama JP |
| Manabu Satake | R | R | October 27, 1974 | 5'10" | 170 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Koichi Sekikawa | L | R | April 1, 1969 | 5'10" | 162 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Ken Shinzato | R | R | April 12, 1981 | 5'10" | 181 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Matt Skrmetta | S | R | November 6, 1972 | 6'3" | 220 | Biloxi, MS US |
| 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 |
| Shigeo Tamaki | R | R | February 25, 1971 | 5'10" | 171 | Sao Paolo, BR |
| Shinji Taninaka | R | R | May 15, 1973 | 5'9" | 176 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Hisashi Tokano | R | R | February 4, 1975 | 5'11" | 193 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Satoshi Tokumoto | L | R | September 20, 1976 | 5'11" | 190 | Itoman, Okinawa JP |
| Andy Tracy | L | R | December 11, 1973 | 6'3" | 220 | Bowling Green, OH US |
| Ryutaro Tsuji | L | R | June 8, 1976 | 5'11" | 176 | Minoo, Osaka JP |
| Koki Watanabe | L | L | May 17, 1978 | 5'9" | 161 | Tokorozawa, Saitama JP |
| Hiroki Yamamura | R | R | May 2, 1976 | 5'11" | 163 | Naka Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Takeshi Yamasaki | R | R | November 7, 1968 | 6'0" | 220 | Tokai, Aichi 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 |
| Yuji Yoshioka | R | R | July 29, 1971 | 6'2" | 209 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
