2004 Chiba Lotte Marines Roster
Team Record: 65-65
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Bobby Valentine (65-65)
Location: Chiba-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
The Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2004 season with a record of 65 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Marines tallied 649 runs and allowed 642 runs. Benny Agbayani walloped 35 home runs for Chiba Lotte, and Matt Franco added 15 or more, too. Benny Agbayani accounted for 100 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .315 clip. Shunsuke Watanabe led the squad with 12 wins, while Naoyuki Shimizu registered a 3.41 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Masahide Kobayashi, Nate Minchey, Matt Franco, Benny Agbayani, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Satoru Komiyama, Yasuhiko Yabuta and Dan Serafini were all players from the 2004 Chiba Lotte Marines who played in the Majors during their careers.
Bobby Valentine served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Agbayani | R | R | December 28, 1971 | 6'0" | 225 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Yugo Amano | R | R | December 11, 1977 | 6'2" | 180 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Matt Franco | L | R | August 19, 1969 | 6'2" | 200 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| 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 |
| Satoshi Funaki | R | R | August 26, 1973 | 5'8" | 190 | Mihara, Hiroshima JP |
| Chihiro Hamana | L | R | November 11, 1969 | 5'11" | 158 | Hinata, Kyoto 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 |
| 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 |
| Hisao Heiuchi | L | R | July 7, 1981 | 5'11" | 181 | Seiyo, Ehime JP |
| Koji Hirashita | L | R | February 1, 1978 | 5'10" | 178 | Nichinan, Miyazaki 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Satoru Komiyama | R | R | September 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 183 | Kashiwa, Chiba 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 |
| Seung Yuop Lee | L | L | August 18, 1976 | 6'0" | 187 | Daegu, KR |
| 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 |
| Dan Serafini | S | L | January 25, 1974 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| 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 |
| Naoki Sogabe | R | R | March 20, 1972 | 6'0" | 176 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| 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 |
| Takashi Tanaka | L | L | June 3, 1975 | 6'0" | 185 | Kita Katsushiki-gun, Saitama 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 |
| Tatsuya Uchi | R | R | July 13, 1985 | 6'0" | 165 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa 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 |
