2006 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 87-54
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Hiromitsu Ochiai (87-54)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
2006 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 87-54
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Hiromitsu Ochiai (87-54)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 2006 season with a record of 87 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Dragons plated 669 runs, tops in the circuit. Chunichi yielded 496 runs, fewest in the league. Ty Woods walloped 47 home runs for the team, while Alex Ochoa and Kosuke Fukudome added 15 or more, too. Ty Woods recorded 144 runs batted in. Kosuke Fukudome paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .351. Kenshin Kawakami topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.51 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 2006 Chunichi Dragons who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Alex Ochoa, Kenshin Kawakami, Domingo Guzmán, Luis Martínez and Kosuke Fukudome.
Hiromitsu Ochiai served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryota Arai | R | R | August 16, 1983 | 6'2" | 196 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Masahiro Araki | R | R | September 13, 1977 | 5'11" | 163 | Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Kenta Asakura | R | R | June 11, 1981 | 6'1" | 201 | Fukui, Fukui JP |
| Atsushi Fujii | R | R | May 20, 1981 | 5'10" | 180 | Toyohashi, Aichi JP |
| Kosuke Fukudome | L | R | April 26, 1977 | 6'0" | 200 | So-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Claudio Galva | L | L | March 28, 1977 | 6'2" | 180 | Azua, Azua DO |
| Domingo Guzmán | R | R | April 5, 1975 | 6'0" | 210 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
| Masafumi Hirai | R | R | April 21, 1975 | 6'1" | 214 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Ryosuke Hirata | R | R | March 23, 1988 | 5'9" | 185 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yuichi Hisamoto | L | L | March 14, 1979 | 5'9" | 160 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Hirokazu Ibata | R | R | May 12, 1975 | 5'8" | 165 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuki Inoue | L | L | July 25, 1971 | 6'0" | 205 | Aira-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Yuya Ishii | L | L | July 4, 1981 | 5'10" | 172 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Satoru Ishikawa | R | R | June 1, 1981 | 6'1" | 216 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Hitoki Iwase | L | L | November 10, 1974 | 5'11" | 179 | Nishio, Aichi JP |
| Keiji Kamata | March 26, 1979 | 5'4" | 136 | Okazaki, Aichi JP | ||
| Masahiro Kawai | R | R | September 27, 1964 | 5'9" | 162 | , Okayama JP |
| Kenshin Kawakami | R | R | June 22, 1975 | 5'11" | 200 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Masato Kobayashi | L | L | August 21, 1980 | 5'9" | 190 | Agatsuma-gun, Gunma JP |
| Yoshio Koyama | R | R | July 14, 1980 | 5'11" | 180 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Hidenori Kuramoto | R | R | May 9, 1976 | 6'0" | 163 | , Gifu JP |
| Akihiro Maeda | R | R | June 19, 1983 | 6'1" | 198 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Luis Martínez | L | L | January 20, 1980 | 6'6" | 200 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Masahiko Morino | L | R | July 28, 1978 | 5'11" | 187 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Ryosuke Morioka | L | R | July 15, 1984 | 5'8" | 159 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shoji Nagamine | L | L | August 8, 1984 | 6'2" | 194 | Kashima-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Hiroki Nakagawa | R | R | April 26, 1985 | 5'9" | 167 | Gamo-gun, Shiga JP |
| Koji Nakamura | R | R | May 6, 1981 | 6'1" | 183 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Kenichi Nakata | R | R | May 11, 1982 | 5'9" | 175 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Atsushi Nakazato | L | R | September 12, 1982 | 6'1" | 185 | Asaka, Saitama JP |
| Hiroshi Narahara | R | R | May 16, 1968 | 5'6" | 143 | Minami Saitama-gun, Saitama JP |
| Eiji Ochiai | R | R | July 25, 1969 | 5'11" | 167 | Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Alex Ochoa | R | R | March 29, 1972 | 6'0" | 175 | Miami Lakes, FL US |
| Kohei Oda | R | R | March 15, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Takashi Ogasawara | L | L | November 29, 1976 | 5'8" | 168 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Shinya Okamoto | R | R | October 21, 1974 | 6'0" | 209 | Takeno-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Shinsuke Saito | R | R | February 12, 1982 | 6'0" | 187 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Mitsuru Sato | R | R | April 29, 1978 | 6'3" | 183 | Sakado, Saitama JP |
| Ryota Sato | L | L | September 2, 1983 | 6'1" | 180 | Nagano, Fukui JP |
| Masaumi Shimizu | R | R | January 9, 1975 | 5'11" | 185 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Yoshihiro Suzuki | R | R | January 5, 1983 | 6'2" | 194 | Nakatado-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Akifumi Takahashi | L | L | May 29, 1983 | 5'9" | 176 | Oi-gun, Fukui JP |
| Mitsunobu Takahashi | R | R | July 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 190 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Motonobu Tanishige | R | R | December 21, 1970 | 5'10" | 180 | Hiba-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuyoshi Tatsunami | L | R | August 19, 1969 | 5'8" | 154 | Settsu, Osaka JP |
| Denney Tomori | R | R | September 21, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | Urazoe, Okinawa JP |
| Yoshinori Ueda | L | R | November 18, 1973 | 6'2" | 195 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Hiroyuki Watanabe | R | R | June 29, 1970 | 5'11" | 170 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Ty Woods | R | R | August 19, 1969 | 6'1" | 190 | Dade City, FL US |
| Masahiro Yamamoto | L | L | August 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 192 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuki Yoshimi | R | R | September 19, 1984 | 5'9" | 182 | Fukuchiyama, Kyoto JP |
