2004 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks Roster
Team Record: 77-52
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Sadaharu Oh (77-52)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
Playoffs - Seibu Lions 3 games, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 2
The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2004 season with a record of 77 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Daiei Hawks topped the circuit with 739 runs, ignited by 184 home runs. Fukuoka allowed 651 runs. Nobuhiko Matsunaka walloped 44 home runs for the team, while Pedro Valdés, Kenji Johjima, Tadahito Iguchi and Julio Zuleta each swatted 15 or more, too. Nobuhiko Matsunaka recorded 120 runs batted in and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .358 clip. Nagisa Arakaki led the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.28 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Pedro Valdés, Munenori Kawasaki, Kenji Johjima, Brad Voyles, Héctor Mercado, Tadahito Iguchi, Julio Zuleta, Brandon Knight and Tsuyoshi Wada were all players from the 2004 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Sadaharu Oh served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenji Akashi | L | R | January 9, 1986 | 5'9" | 154 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Nagisa Arakaki | R | R | May 9, 1980 | 6'2" | 181 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Hisao Arakane | R | R | August 1, 1978 | 5'10" | 170 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Yudai Deguchi | R | R | September 23, 1971 | 5'9" | 173 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Lindsay Gulin | L | L | November 22, 1976 | 6'2" | 175 | Southampton, NY US |
| Mitsuru Homma | L | R | August 25, 1972 | 5'11" | 172 | Rumoi, Hokkaido JP |
| Junji Hoshino | R | R | June 18, 1974 | 5'11" | 190 | , Tokyo JP |
| Shotaro Ide | R | R | October 10, 1983 | 5'10" | 179 | Nishi Morokata-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Tatsuya Ide | R | R | April 19, 1971 | 5'11" | 187 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Tadahito Iguchi | R | R | December 4, 1974 | 5'10" | 185 | Tanashi, Tokyo JP |
| Homare Inamine | L | R | October 21, 1980 | 5'5" | 143 | Itoman, Okinawa JP |
| Kenji Johjima | R | R | June 8, 1976 | 6'0" | 205 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Yasushi Kamiuchi | L | L | August 12, 1983 | 5'10" | 192 | Ayabe, Kyoto JP |
| Akihiko Kato | R | R | October 6, 1982 | 6'0" | 176 | Kashima, Ibaraki JP |
| Masato Kawano | R | R | May 7, 1978 | 6'1" | 191 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Munenori Kawasaki | L | R | June 3, 1981 | 5'11" | 175 | Aira-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Brandon Knight | L | R | October 1, 1975 | 6'0" | 175 | Oxnard, CA US |
| Shinji Kurano | R | R | September 15, 1974 | 5'10" | 187 | Watarai-gun, Mie JP |
| Takahiro Mahara | R | R | December 8, 1981 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Naoki Matoba | R | R | May 9, 1977 | 5'11" | 187 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Nobuyasu Matsu | L | L | July 23, 1976 | 5'10" | 158 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Akira Matsumoto | R | R | August 30, 1977 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Nobuhiko Matsunaka | L | L | December 26, 1973 | 6'0" | 220 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Héctor Mercado | L | L | April 29, 1974 | 6'3" | 205 | Catano, PR |
| Koji Mise | L | L | March 11, 1976 | 5'10" | 170 | Kannonji, Kagawa JP |
| Katsuhiko Miyaji | L | L | August 28, 1971 | 5'8" | 165 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Akio Mizuta | R | R | July 11, 1973 | 6'0" | 179 | Minami Kawachi-gun, Osaka JP |
| Katsunori Okamoto | R | R | June 9, 1973 | 5'9" | 182 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Noriyoshi Omichi | R | R | October 28, 1969 | 6'0" | 212 | Shima-gun, Mie JP |
| Ryuji Ono | R | R | May 11, 1980 | 6'0" | 206 | Onga-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazumi Saito | R | R | November 30, 1977 | 6'4" | 207 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Takashi Sasagawa | R | R | November 8, 1979 | 5'9" | 185 | Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Makoto Sato | R | R | June 12, 1975 | 6'0" | 198 | Tendo, Yamagata JP |
| Hiroshi Shibahara | L | L | May 23, 1974 | 5'9" | 179 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazuya Shibata | L | L | March 16, 1968 | 5'9" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Toshiya Sugiuchi | L | L | October 30, 1980 | 5'9" | 181 | Kasuga, Fukuoka JP |
| Masanori Taguchi | R | R | August 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 202 | Kita Soma-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Kazuyuki Takahashi | L | L | April 27, 1977 | 6'0" | 171 | Iruma, Saitama JP |
| Kazuhiro Takeoka | R | R | January 25, 1975 | 6'4" | 190 | Rito, Shiga JP |
| Mizuki Tanaka | S | R | September 21, 1980 | 5'8" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Soji Tanaka | L | L | August 21, 1977 | 5'10" | 167 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Hayato Terahara | R | R | October 9, 1983 | 5'11" | 190 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Yusuke Torigoe | R | R | July 1, 1971 | 6'3" | 195 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Takeshi Tsuji | R | R | June 12, 1979 | 5'10" | 174 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Pedro Valdés | L | L | June 29, 1973 | 6'1" | 205 | Fajardo, PR |
| Brad Voyles | R | R | December 30, 1976 | 6'1" | 195 | Green Bay, WI US |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | L | L | February 21, 1981 | 5'11" | 180 | Konan, Aichi JP |
| Akichika Yamada | R | R | September 19, 1978 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Ryo Yoshimoto | R | R | May 8, 1980 | 5'11" | 190 | Uto-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Shintaro Yoshitake | R | R | June 3, 1975 | 5'10" | 190 | Higashi Kunisaki-gun, Oita JP |
| Julio Zuleta | R | R | March 28, 1975 | 6'6" | 230 | Panama, Panama PA |
