2003 Chiba Lotte Marines Roster
Team Record: 68-69
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Koji Yamamoto (68-69)
Location: Chiba-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
The Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2003 season with a record of 68 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Marines scored 651 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 665 runs. José Fernández walloped 32 home runs for Chiba Lotte, while Kazuya Fukuura and Koichi Hori swatted 15 or more, too. José Fernández accounted for 100 RBI. José Fernández, Kazuya Fukuura and Rick Short topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .303 clip. Naoyuki Shimizu led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.13 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Derrick May, José Fernández, Rick Short, Masahide Kobayashi, Brian Sikorski, Yasuhiko Yabuta, Nate Minchey and Tsuyoshi Nishioka were all players from the 2003 Chiba Lotte Marines who played in the Majors during their careers.
Koji Yamamoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keita Asama | L | L | August 19, 1984 | 5'10" | 176 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Takenori Daita | S | R | February 11, 1974 | 5'11" | 160 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| José Fernández | R | R | November 2, 1974 | 6'3" | 220 | La Vega, La Vega DO |
| 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 |
| Satoshi Funaki | R | R | August 26, 1973 | 5'8" | 190 | Mihara, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuya Harai | R | R | June 17, 1968 | 5'8" | 154 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Toshio Haru | R | R | May 25, 1970 | 5'8" | 167 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Takehiro Hashimoto | L | L | September 18, 1964 | 5'6" | 162 | Kamikita-gun, Aomori JP |
| Tasuku Hashimoto | L | R | May 1, 1976 | 5'10" | 194 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Kiyoshi Hatsushiba | R | R | February 26, 1967 | 5'11" | 209 | Fushimi, Saitama JP |
| Keisuke Hayasaka | S | R | June 19, 1984 | 5'9" | 139 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Koichi Hori | R | R | April 2, 1969 | 6'0" | 187 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Toshiaki Imae | R | R | August 26, 1983 | 5'10" | 175 | Muko, Kyoto JP |
| Jun Inoue | L | L | June 8, 1970 | 6'0" | 167 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Takao Inoue | R | R | July 16, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Kazunori Iyoda | R | R | February 25, 1978 | 6'0" | 182 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Tetsuya Kakiuchi | R | R | June 6, 1970 | 6'1" | 198 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshihide Kanda | R | R | February 27, 1979 | 5'10" | 159 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Kosuke Kato | L | L | July 2, 1978 | 5'11" | 183 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Takashi Kawai | L | L | September 16, 1976 | 5'11" | 183 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takashi Kita | L | L | February 6, 1980 | 6'0" | 171 | Ikoma-gun, Nara JP |
| Hiroyuki Kobayashi | R | R | June 4, 1978 | 6'0" | 175 | Kusaka, Saitama JP |
| Masahide Kobayashi | R | R | May 24, 1974 | 6'0" | 195 | Otsuki, Yamanashi JP |
| Makoto Kosaka | L | R | July 2, 1973 | 5'6" | 145 | Watari-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Junji Kuroki | R | R | June 20, 1974 | 6'0" | 180 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Derrick May | L | R | July 14, 1968 | 6'4" | 210 | Rochester, NY US |
| Nate Minchey | R | R | August 31, 1969 | 6'8" | 225 | Austin, TX US |
| Kenji Morozumi | L | R | May 29, 1969 | 5'11" | 162 | Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima JP |
| Shinichi Nagasaki | R | R | February 5, 1980 | 5'9" | 165 | Sakurai, Nara JP |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | S | R | July 27, 1984 | 6'1" | 175 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Hiromi Oho | L | L | August 9, 1975 | 6'0" | 165 | Saga-gun, Saga 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Rick Short | R | R | December 6, 1972 | 6'0" | 200 | Elgin, IL US |
| Brian Sikorski | R | R | July 27, 1974 | 6'1" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Takashi Tachikawa | R | R | October 7, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Koji Takagi | L | L | May 10, 1968 | 6'0" | 181 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Ryohei Tanaka | R | R | November 18, 1982 | 6'0" | 169 | Komatsu, Ishikawa JP |
| Shiro Teramoto | L | L | July 25, 1980 | 5'9" | 170 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Hiroshi Tobe | R | R | July 15, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Kiryu, Gunma JP |
| Toshiya Tsuji | R | R | July 14, 1979 | 5'10" | 181 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Masato Watanabe | R | R | April 3, 1979 | 6'0" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shunsuke Watanabe | R | R | August 27, 1976 | 5'10" | 155 | Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Yasuhiko Yabuta | R | R | June 19, 1973 | 6'2" | 190 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Ken Yamasaki | R | R | October 21, 1972 | 5'10" | 182 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
