2006 Tokyo Yakult Swallows Roster

Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 70-73
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Atsuya Furuta (70-73)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium

2006 Tokyo Yakult Swallows Statistics

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 2006 season with a record of 70 wins and 73 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.

The Swallows topped the circuit with 669 runs, powered by 161 home runs. Tokyo allowed 642 runs. Adam Riggs walloped 39 home runs for the squad, while Greg LaRocca, Akinori Iwamura and Alex Ramírez each added 15 or more also. Alex Ramírez drove in 112 runs. Nori Aoki topped batters with significant playing time with a .321 average. Kazuhisa Ishii led the squad with 11 wins, and Rick Guttormson registered a 2.86 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 2006 Tokyo Yakult Swallows who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Nori Aoki, Dicky Gonzalez, Shingo Takatsu, Masao Kida, Adam Riggs, Alex Ramírez, Greg LaRocca, Kazuhisa Ishii, Akinori Iwamura and Ryota Igarashi.

Atsuya Furuta served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Nori AokiLRJanuary 5, 19825'9"180Hyuga, Miyazaki JP
Katsuyuki DobashiRRDecember 5, 19685'10"182Funabashi, Chiba JP
Shugo FujiiLLMay 12, 19775'9"190Iyo, Ehime JP
Masakazu FukukawaRRDecember 29, 19765'10"190Osaka, Osaka JP
Atsuya FurutaRRAugust 6, 19655'11"176Kawanishi, Hyogo JP
Dicky GonzalezRRDecember 21, 19785'10"200Bayamon, PR
Rick GuttormsonRRJanuary 11, 19776'2"185Torrance, CA US
Masato HanadaRROctober 25, 19775'11"176Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP
Kazuhiro HatakeyamaRRSeptember 13, 19825'11"212Hanamaki, Iwate JP
Ryota IgarashiRRMay 28, 19795'11"200Tokyo, JP
Yasushi IiharaRRApril 26, 19835'9"174Oyama, Tochigi JP
Hirotoshi IshiiLLSeptember 14, 19775'11"220Ichihara, Chiba JP
Kazuhisa IshiiLLSeptember 9, 19736'0"215Chiba, Chiba JP
Masanori IshikawaLLJanuary 22, 19805'6"152Akita, Akita JP
Akinori IwamuraLRFebruary 9, 19795'9"200Uwajima, Ehime JP
Yusuke KajimotoSRDecember 18, 19835'10"165Osaka, Osaka JP
Yuya KamadaRRNovember 30, 19786'0"187Akita, Akita JP
Shingo KawabataLROctober 16, 19876'1"181Kaizuka, Osaka JP
Ryo KawashimaLRSeptember 9, 19815'11"192Chiba, Chiba JP
Masao KidaRRSeptember 12, 19686'3"210Kokubunji, Tokyo JP
Greg LaRoccaRRNovember 10, 19725'11"185Oswego, NY US
Mitsuru ManakaLLJanuary 6, 19715'7"165Odawara, Tochigi JP
Takashi MaruyamaLLJune 28, 19866'0"171Nagoya, Aichi JP
Kosuke MatsuiRRAugust 24, 19785'7"181Sapporo, Hokkaido JP
Yuichi MatsumotoLLDecember 18, 19806'0"185
Kenichi MatsuokaRRJune 7, 19825'11"176Tamana, Kumamoto JP
Hajime MikiRRApril 25, 19775'11"165Osaka, Osaka JP
Ryuji MiyadeRRAugust 18, 19776'3"194Uwajima, Ehime JP
Shinya MiyamotoRRNovember 5, 19705'9"155Suita, Osaka JP
Kyohei MuranakaLLOctober 25, 19876'1"169Aiko-gun, Kanagawa JP
Heishu OharaRRApril 16, 19846'1"187Osaka, Osaka JP
Kosei OnoRRJuly 11, 19745'9"178Yamato, Tokyo JP
Alex RamírezRROctober 3, 19745'11"180Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Adam RiggsRROctober 4, 19726'0"195Steubenville, OH US
Yataro SakamotoRRMay 24, 19826'0"190Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP
Masaru SatoLLDecember 6, 19815'10"194Mogami-gun, Yamagata JP
Munehiro ShidaRRJune 16, 19795'10"165Ofunato, Iwate JP
Noriyuki ShiroishiRRApril 17, 19736'0"181Omiya, Saitama JP
Ken SuzukiLRJanuary 13, 19706'3"195Koshigaya, Saitama JP
Hiromitsu TakagiRRSeptember 16, 19835'11"187Matsuyama, Ehime JP
Yuhei TakaiLLJune 25, 19845'9"172Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP
Shingo TakatsuRRNovember 25, 19686'0"180Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP
Shinichi TakeuchiLLDecember 10, 19835'9"187Kobe, Hyogo JP
Hiroyasu TanakaRRMay 24, 19825'10"170Soraku-gun, Kyoto JP
Takashi TanakaLLJune 3, 19756'0"185Kita Katsushiki-gun, Saitama JP
Shohei TateyamaRRMarch 17, 19815'11"205Atsugi, Kanagawa JP
Kojiro UeharaRRJune 12, 19835'10"165Naha, Okinawa JP
Hirobumi WataraiRRJanuary 26, 19725'11"171Funabashi, Chiba JP
Futoshi YamabeLLJanuary 4, 19715'11"167Yawatahama, Ehime JP
Tomohito YonenoRRJanuary 21, 19825'11"181Sapporo, Hokkaido JP
Masahiro YoshikawaLRJune 29, 19785'8"176Kami-gun, Kochi JP


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