2000 Chiba Lotte Marines Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 62-67
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Koji Yamamoto (62-67)
Location: Chiba-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
2000 Chiba Lotte Marines StatisticsTeam Record: 62-67
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Koji Yamamoto (62-67)
Location: Chiba-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
The Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2000 season with a record of 62 wins and 67 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Marines scored 622 runs and conceded 708 runs, most in the circuit. Frank Bolick led Chiba Lotte with 29 home runs, and Kiyoshi Hatsushiba walloped 15 or more as well. Frank Bolick drove in 102 runs. Frank Bolick and Kazuya Fukuura paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .296 clip. Shingo Ono topped the squad with 13 wins, while Masahide Kobayashi earned a 2.14 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 2000 Chiba Lotte Marines who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jeff Barry, Frank Bolick, Yasuhiko Yabuta, Eric Knott and Masahide Kobayashi.
Koji Yamamoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugo Amano | R | R | December 11, 1977 | 6'2" | 180 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Yoshifumi Ayukawa | L | R | April 2, 1970 | 6'0" | 162 | Kariya, Aichi JP |
| Jeff Barry | S | R | September 22, 1969 | 6'1" | 190 | Medford, OR US |
| Frank Bolick | S | R | June 28, 1966 | 5'10" | 190 | Ashland, PA US |
| Yasuhiro Enoki | R | R | May 22, 1972 | 5'11" | 182 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Soichi Fujita | L | L | October 17, 1972 | 5'9" | 175 | Yawata, Kyoto JP |
| Kazuya Fukuura | L | L | December 14, 1975 | 5'11" | 180 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Yoichi Fukuzawa | R | R | May 26, 1967 | 5'10" | 165 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Toshiyuki Goto | R | R | May 4, 1971 | 5'9" | 160 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Tasuku Hashimoto | L | R | May 1, 1976 | 5'10" | 194 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Shinji Hata | L | R | July 29, 1962 | 5'10" | 176 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Kiyoshi Hatsushiba | R | R | February 26, 1967 | 5'11" | 209 | Fushimi, Saitama JP |
| Kenichiro Hayakawa | R | R | November 7, 1973 | 5'9" | 170 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Mitsuchika Hirai | L | L | November 8, 1966 | 5'9" | 171 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Koichi Hori | R | R | April 2, 1969 | 6'0" | 187 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Hiro Ishii | R | R | June 21, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | Minami Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Tsuneyuki Iso | R | R | November 29, 1975 | 5'10" | 158 | Nasu-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Takashi Kawai | L | L | September 16, 1976 | 5'11" | 183 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hiroaki Kawamata | R | R | August 12, 1972 | 6'3" | 202 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Eric Knott | L | L | September 23, 1974 | 6'0" | 188 | Harvey, IL US |
| Masahide Kobayashi | R | R | May 24, 1974 | 6'0" | 195 | Otsuki, Yamanashi JP |
| Hirofumi Kono | L | L | April 28, 1962 | 5'8" | 180 | Hata-gun, Kochi JP |
| Makoto Kosaka | L | R | July 2, 1973 | 5'6" | 145 | Watari-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Tomohiro Kuroki | R | R | December 13, 1973 | 5'10" | 175 | Hyuga, Miyazaki JP |
| Naoki Matsumoto | L | R | September 11, 1970 | 5'8" | 158 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Kenji Morozumi | L | R | May 29, 1969 | 5'11" | 162 | Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima JP |
| Atsuhiro Motonishi | R | R | May 15, 1962 | 5'9" | 165 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Junichiro Muto | R | R | March 15, 1969 | 6'0" | 172 | , Fukushima JP |
| Toshihide Narimoto | R | R | September 11, 1968 | 5'11" | 193 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Iwao Omura | R | R | May 31, 1969 | 6'1" | 185 | Wakanai, Hokkaido JP |
| Saburo Omura | R | R | June 1, 1976 | 5'11" | 187 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Shingo Ono | R | R | April 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 181 | Sunto-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Akira Otsuka | R | R | April 28, 1975 | 6'0" | 183 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Chris Roberts | R | L | June 25, 1971 | 6'0" | 190 | Green Cove Springs, FL US |
| Tadaharu Sakai | R | R | June 21, 1970 | 5'9" | 165 | Misato, Saitama JP |
| Yukihiko Sato | R | R | April 16, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Tomoya Satozaki | R | R | May 20, 1976 | 5'9" | 175 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Ryosuke Sawai | L | R | March 9, 1978 | 5'10" | 170 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Takumi Shiigi | L | R | July 25, 1971 | 5'10" | 187 | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masaumi Shimizu | R | R | January 9, 1975 | 5'11" | 185 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Naoyuki Shimizu | R | R | November 24, 1975 | 5'11" | 175 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Takashi Tachikawa | R | R | October 7, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Koji Takekiyo | R | R | November 22, 1974 | 6'0" | 180 | Takatsuki, Osaka JP |
| Shiro Teramoto | L | L | July 25, 1980 | 5'9" | 170 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Tomokazu Teramura | R | R | April 22, 1974 | 5'11" | 198 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Hiroshi Tobe | R | R | July 15, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Kiryu, Gunma JP |
| Takashi Wada | R | R | October 7, 1970 | 5'11" | 165 | Kasugabe, Saitama JP |
| Brian Warren | R | R | April 26, 1967 | 6'1" | 180 | Brockton, MA US |
| Yasuhiko Yabuta | R | R | June 19, 1973 | 6'2" | 190 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Yasushi Yamamoto | R | R | April 9, 1972 | 5'10" | 178 | Atsugi, Kanagawa JP |
| Atsushi Yoshida | R | R | September 29, 1970 | 5'11" | 170 | Ikebukuro, Tokyo JP |
| Kenji Yoshitsuru | R | R | May 3, 1971 | 5'8" | 176 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
