2005 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks Roster
Team Record: 89-45
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Sadaharu Oh (89-45)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
Playoffs - Chiba Lotte Marines 3 games, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 2
The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2005 season with a record of 89 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Daiei Hawks plated 658 runs and surrendered 504 runs. Nobuhiko Matsunaka walloped 46 home runs for Fukuoka, while Kenji Johjima, Tony Batista and Julio Zuleta each added 15 or more also. Nobuhiko Matsunaka recorded 121 runs batted in. Julio Zuleta led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .319 clip. Toshiya Sugiuchi topped the team with 18 wins, plus Kazumi Saito contributed 15 or more wins, too Toshiya Sugiuchi registered a 2.11 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Tsuyoshi Wada, Pedro Feliciano, Tony Batista, Julio Zuleta, Kenji Johjima, Jolbert Cabrera and Munenori Kawasaki were all players from the 2005 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks who played in the Majors during their careers.
Sadaharu Oh served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tony Batista | R | R | December 9, 1973 | 6'0" | 180 | Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO |
| Jolbert Cabrera | R | R | December 8, 1972 | 6'2" | 205 | Cartagena, Bolivar CO |
| Yudai Deguchi | R | R | September 23, 1971 | 5'9" | 173 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Pedro Feliciano | L | L | August 25, 1976 | 5'10" | 195 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ryota Kato | R | R | May 31, 1982 | 5'9" | 180 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Munenori Kawasaki | L | R | June 3, 1981 | 5'11" | 175 | Aira-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Ryuma Kidokoro | L | R | September 24, 1985 | 5'10" | 163 | Hoi-gun, Aichi JP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Satoru Morimoto | R | R | January 6, 1978 | 5'9" | 165 | Osaka, 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 |
| Naoyuki Omura | L | L | February 13, 1976 | 5'8" | 159 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo 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 |
| Takayuki Shinohara | L | L | September 7, 1976 | 5'10" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima 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 |
| Hideaki Takahashi | R | R | August 26, 1982 | 5'11" | 172 | Ota, Gunma JP |
| Kazuhiro Takeoka | R | R | January 25, 1975 | 6'4" | 190 | Rito, Shiga JP |
| Keisaburo Tanoue | R | R | September 17, 1971 | 5'11" | 160 | Ibusuki, Kagoshima 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 |
| 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 |
| Michinao Yamamura | R | R | December 5, 1978 | 6'2" | 207 | Iyo-gun, Ehime JP |
| Katsuki Yamazaki | R | R | August 16, 1982 | 5'11" | 196 | Itami, Hyogo 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 |
