2005 Yokohama BayStars Roster
Team Record: 69-70
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Kazuhiko Ushijima (69-70)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
The Yokohama BayStars of the Japan Central League ended the 2005 season with a record of 69 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The BayStars scored 621 runs and yielded 596 runs. Hitoshi Tamura walloped 31 home runs for Yokohama, while Masaaki Koike, Shuichi Murata and Takahiro Saeki each swatted 15 or more as well. Takahiro Saeki accounted for 88 RBI. Tatsuhiko Kinjo paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .324 clip. Daisuke Miura topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.52 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 2005 Yokohama BayStars who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Cedrick Bowers, Mike Holtz, Marc Kroon, Takashi Saito, Kazuhiro Sasaki and Kevin Witt.
Kazuhiko Ushijima served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryoji Aikawa | R | R | July 11, 1976 | 6'0" | 190 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Cedrick Bowers | S | L | February 10, 1978 | 6'2" | 220 | Gainesville, FL US |
| Ryutaro Doi | R | R | January 11, 1981 | 6'0" | 171 | , Kochi JP |
| Yoshihiro Doi | L | L | September 1, 1976 | 5'10" | 190 | Hatogaya, Saitama JP |
| Kazuya Fujita | L | R | July 3, 1982 | 5'9" | 165 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Katsuaki Furuki | L | R | November 10, 1980 | 6'0" | 187 | Matsusaka, Mie JP |
| Yuji Hata | R | R | June 3, 1983 | 6'0" | 187 | Ikoma, Nara JP |
| Mike Holtz | L | L | October 10, 1972 | 5'9" | 172 | Arlington, VA US |
| Ryuichiro Iida | L | L | March 15, 1985 | 6'1" | 180 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Takuro Ishii | L | R | August 25, 1970 | 5'9" | 172 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Ken Kadokura | R | R | July 29, 1973 | 6'3" | 200 | Iruma, Saitama JP |
| Takeharu Kato | R | R | March 24, 1978 | 6'2" | 181 | Tsuruoka, Yamagata JP |
| Takeo Kawamura | R | R | April 30, 1972 | 6'0" | 176 | Yamato, Kanagawa JP |
| Tatsuhiko Kinjo | S | R | July 27, 1976 | 5'10" | 187 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hideki Kishimoto | R | R | October 18, 1982 | 6'2" | 179 | Tsuzuki-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Toshiyuki Kitagawa | L | R | January 8, 1979 | 5'9" | 163 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Atsushi Kizuka | R | R | July 19, 1977 | 6'0" | 190 | Urawa, Saitama JP |
| Masaaki Koike | R | R | May 15, 1980 | 6'0" | 194 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Yuki Kono | L | R | November 1, 1980 | 5'9" | 170 | Sayama, Saitama JP |
| Marc Kroon | S | R | April 2, 1973 | 6'2" | 190 | Bronx, NY US |
| Takashi Manei | R | R | July 7, 1972 | 5'7" | 170 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Ryusuke Minami | R | R | July 9, 1981 | 6'1" | 194 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Daisuke Miura | R | R | December 25, 1973 | 6'0" | 194 | Kashihara, Nara JP |
| Tetsuyuki Muranishi | R | R | August 6, 1981 | 5'10" | 176 | Aichi-gun, Shiga JP |
| Shuichi Murata | R | R | December 28, 1980 | 5'10" | 203 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Takumi Nasuno | L | L | October 4, 1982 | 6'4" | 185 | , Tokyo JP |
| Shinji Niinuma | R | R | June 22, 1979 | 6'1" | 196 | Ishinomaki, Miyagi JP |
| Shingo Nonaka | R | R | September 24, 1983 | 5'6" | 154 | Kanzaki, Saga JP |
| Masakuni Odajima | R | R | April 12, 1979 | 6'0" | 195 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Takahiro Saeki | L | L | April 18, 1970 | 6'1" | 198 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takashi Saito | L | R | February 14, 1970 | 6'2" | 200 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | R | R | February 22, 1968 | 6'4" | 209 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Kensaku Someda | R | R | June 21, 1982 | 6'0" | 180 | Uda, Nara JP |
| Takanori Suzuki | L | R | April 10, 1972 | 6'1" | 187 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Hitoshi Tamura | R | R | March 28, 1977 | 5'11" | 179 | Kiyokawamura, Kanagawa JP |
| Hitoshi Taneda | R | R | July 18, 1971 | 5'8" | 150 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Kazunari Tsuruoka | R | R | May 30, 1977 | 6'0" | 185 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Seiichi Uchikawa | R | R | August 4, 1982 | 6'0" | 180 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Shigeki Ushida | R | R | December 6, 1981 | 6'2" | 185 | Komatsushima, Tokushima JP |
| Kevin Witt | L | R | January 5, 1976 | 6'4" | 195 | High Point, NC US |
| Teruaki Yoshikawa | R | R | November 13, 1981 | 6'2" | 210 | , Saga JP |
| Yuji Yoshimi | L | L | May 21, 1978 | 6'2" | 190 | , Kochi JP |
