2001 Yakult Swallows Roster
Team Record: 76-58
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tsutomu Wakamatsu (76-58)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
Japan Series - Yakult Swallows 4 games, Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 1
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 2001 season with a record of 76 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Swallows scored 645 runs and allowed 531 runs. Roberto Petagine walloped 39 home runs for Yakult, while Atsunori Inaba, Alex Ramírez, Atsuya Furuta and Akinori Iwamura each added 15 or more also. Roberto Petagine accounted for 127 RBI. Atsuya Furuta led all regular batters by hitting .324. Shugo Fujii topped the team with 14 wins, and Satoshi Iriki recorded a 2.86 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Jonathan Hurst, Kazuhisa Ishii, Alan Newman, Kevin Hodges, Shingo Takatsu, Roberto Petagine, Alex Ramírez, Akinori Iwamura and Ryota Igarashi were all players from the 2001 Yakult Swallows who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Tsutomu Wakamatsu served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takenori Daita | S | R | February 11, 1974 | 5'11" | 160 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Katsuyuki Dobashi | R | R | December 5, 1968 | 5'10" | 182 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Shugo Fujii | L | L | May 12, 1977 | 5'9" | 190 | Iyo, Ehime JP |
| Atsuya Furuta | R | R | August 6, 1965 | 5'11" | 176 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
| Masato Hanada | R | R | October 25, 1977 | 5'11" | 176 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Manabu Hiramoto | S | R | January 8, 1979 | 6'0" | 193 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kevin Hodges | R | R | June 24, 1973 | 6'4" | 200 | Houston, TX US |
| Hiroki Hongo | L | R | September 14, 1976 | 6'0" | 180 | , Shiga JP |
| Tadashi Honma | R | R | August 5, 1977 | 6'2" | 198 | Niitsu, Niigata JP |
| Jonathan Hurst | R | R | October 20, 1966 | 6'3" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Ryota Igarashi | R | R | May 28, 1979 | 5'11" | 200 | Tokyo, JP |
| Tetsuya Iida | R | R | May 18, 1968 | 5'8" | 158 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Takahiro Ikeyama | R | R | December 17, 1965 | 6'0" | 165 | Ozaki, Hyogo JP |
| Atsunori Inaba | L | L | August 3, 1972 | 6'1" | 207 | Nishi Kasugai-gun, Aichi JP |
| Satoshi Iriki | R | R | June 3, 1967 | 5'10" | 176 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Hirotoshi Ishii | L | L | September 14, 1977 | 5'11" | 220 | Ichihara, Chiba JP |
| Kazuhisa Ishii | L | L | September 9, 1973 | 6'0" | 215 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Tomohito Ito | R | R | October 30, 1970 | 6'0" | 167 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Akinori Iwamura | L | R | February 9, 1979 | 5'9" | 200 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Yuya Kamada | R | R | November 30, 1978 | 6'0" | 187 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Ryu Kawabata | R | R | November 10, 1976 | 5'9" | 160 | Joyo, Kyoto JP |
| Hirotsugu Maeda | L | L | January 3, 1976 | 5'8" | 180 | Munakata, Fukuoka JP |
| Mitsuru Manaka | L | L | January 6, 1971 | 5'7" | 165 | Odawara, Tochigi JP |
| Shinji Matsuda | L | L | December 17, 1967 | 5'7" | 154 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Hajime Miki | R | R | April 25, 1977 | 5'11" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Ryuji Miyade | R | R | August 18, 1977 | 6'3" | 194 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Shinya Miyamoto | R | R | November 5, 1970 | 5'9" | 155 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Alan Newman | L | L | October 2, 1969 | 6'6" | 240 | La Habra, CA US |
| Kosei Ono | R | R | July 11, 1974 | 5'9" | 178 | Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Roberto Petagine | L | L | June 7, 1971 | 6'1" | 172 | , Nueva Esparta VE |
| Alex Ramírez | R | R | October 3, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Hideki Samejima | R | R | July 22, 1973 | 5'10" | 170 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Naoya Shimada | R | R | March 17, 1970 | 5'9" | 171 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Noriyuki Shiroishi | R | R | April 17, 1973 | 6'0" | 181 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Kota Soejima | L | R | May 17, 1974 | 6'1" | 193 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Koji Takagi | L | L | May 10, 1968 | 6'0" | 181 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Kazumasa Takahashi | L | R | May 23, 1980 | 5'11" | 154 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Satoshi Takahashi | R | R | January 26, 1967 | 6'4" | 215 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shingo Takatsu | R | R | November 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Tomokazu Teramura | R | R | April 22, 1974 | 5'11" | 198 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Hirobumi Watarai | R | R | January 26, 1972 | 5'11" | 171 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Futoshi Yamabe | L | L | January 4, 1971 | 5'11" | 167 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Tatsuki Yamamoto | L | L | August 31, 1970 | 6'0" | 171 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Tomohito Yoneno | R | R | January 21, 1982 | 5'11" | 181 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
