2002 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Team Record: 64-72
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Koji Yamamoto (64-72)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 2002 season with a record of 64 wins and 72 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp scored 543 runs and surrendered 674 runs, most in the circuit. Tomoaki Kanemoto led Hiroshima with 29 home runs, while Eddy Díaz, Tomonori Maeda, Takahiro Arai and Koichi Ogata each walloped 15 or more as well. Tomoaki Kanemoto accounted for 84 RBI. Tomonori Maeda paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .308 clip. Masayuki Hasegawa topped the squad with 13 wins, and Shinji Sasaoka registered a 3.47 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Luis Lopez, Erik Schullstrom, Ramón Ramírez, Ken Takahashi, Rob Stanifer, Rigo Beltrán, Hiroki Kuroda and Eddy Díaz were all players from the 2002 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koichi Amano | R | R | April 12, 1979 | 5'10" | 154 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Takahiro Arai | R | R | January 30, 1977 | 6'2" | 210 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Itsuki Asai | L | L | December 14, 1971 | 5'11" | 183 | Toyama, Toyama JP |
| Toyo Asayama | R | R | July 29, 1976 | 6'0" | 180 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Rigo Beltrán | L | L | November 13, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | Tijuana, Baja California MX |
| Eddy Díaz | R | R | September 29, 1971 | 5'10" | 160 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
| Kazuki Fukuchi | S | R | December 17, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Takeo, Saga JP |
| Masayuki Hasegawa | R | R | July 16, 1977 | 6'1" | 176 | Kamisu, Ibaraki JP |
| Masaki Hayashi | R | R | November 28, 1979 | 6'0" | 187 | Iwata, Shizuoka JP |
| Akihiro Higashide | L | R | August 21, 1980 | 5'7" | 161 | Sabae, Fukui JP |
| Koji Hiroike | L | L | August 29, 1973 | 6'1" | 187 | Musashino, Tokyo JP |
| Jun Hirose | R | R | March 29, 1979 | 5'11" | 192 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Hideharu Hyodo | R | R | August 10, 1979 | 5'10" | 165 | Taku, Saga JP |
| Yoshiyuki Ishihara | R | R | September 7, 1979 | 5'10" | 180 | Anbachi-gun, Gifu JP |
| Tomoaki Kanemoto | L | R | April 3, 1968 | 5'11" | 196 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Masato Kawano | R | R | May 7, 1978 | 6'1" | 191 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Takaya Kawauchi | L | L | January 6, 1982 | 6'2" | 192 | Yawata, Kyoto JP |
| Tsuyoshi Kikuchihara | L | L | March 7, 1975 | 6'1" | 198 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuyoshi Kimura | R | R | October 5, 1977 | 5'8" | 165 | Kita Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Takuya Kimura | S | R | April 15, 1972 | 5'8" | 165 | Miyagaki-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Kanei Kobayashi | R | R | January 29, 1974 | 5'11" | 191 | Niigata, Niigata JP |
| Yoshikazu Kura | R | R | July 27, 1975 | 5'10" | 176 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kenta Kurihara | R | R | January 8, 1982 | 6'0" | 205 | Tenda, Yamagata JP |
| Hiroki Kuroda | R | R | February 10, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Luis Lopez | R | R | September 1, 1964 | 6'1" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Kojiro Machida | R | R | December 11, 1969 | 5'11" | 187 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Tomonori Maeda | L | R | June 14, 1971 | 5'9" | 176 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Toshifumi Matsumoto | R | R | May 1, 1977 | 6'0" | 176 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Shigeru Morikasa | L | R | October 4, 1976 | 5'11" | 185 | Odawara, Kanagawa JP |
| Shuji Nishiyama | R | R | July 7, 1967 | 5'8" | 190 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Kenjiro Nomura | L | R | September 19, 1966 | 5'9" | 171 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Koichi Ogata | R | R | December 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 160 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Kazunori Okagami | R | R | January 4, 1979 | 5'10" | 176 | Koga, Fukuoka JP |
| Yasuhiro Oyamada | R | R | July 27, 1976 | 6'0" | 194 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Ramón Ramírez | R | R | August 31, 1981 | 5'11" | 200 | Santiago, DO |
| Daisuke Sakai | R | R | June 19, 1980 | 5'10" | 165 | Seto, Aichi JP |
| Shinji Sasaoka | R | R | August 26, 1967 | 6'0" | 193 | Naga-gun, Shimane JP |
| Kenta Satake | L | L | October 23, 1978 | 5'10" | 183 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Toshikazu Sawazaki | R | R | September 21, 1974 | 5'11" | 170 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Erik Schullstrom | R | R | March 25, 1969 | 6'5" | 220 | San Diego, CA US |
| Terunobu Seto | R | R | March 25, 1969 | 5'9" | 182 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Shigenobu Shima | L | L | June 16, 1976 | 5'11" | 209 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Rob Stanifer | R | R | March 10, 1972 | 6'3" | 205 | Easley, SC US |
| Masafumi Suenaga | L | L | June 8, 1981 | 5'9" | 172 | Kanzaki-gun, Saga JP |
| Ken Takahashi | L | L | April 16, 1969 | 6'0" | 200 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shigeo Tamaki | R | R | February 25, 1971 | 5'10" | 171 | Sao Paolo, BR |
| Tetsuto Tomabechi | R | R | September 22, 1981 | 6'1" | 176 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Yasushi Tsuruta | R | R | July 23, 1970 | 5'11" | 176 | Shioyama, Yamanashi JP |
| Yasuyuki Yamauchi | R | R | March 16, 1973 | 5'10" | 173 | Higashi Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Shuhei Yano | R | R | August 12, 1980 | 6'1" | 176 | Koyu-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Toshikazu Yokomatsu | R | R | February 2, 1983 | 5'11" | 162 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Ryuji Yokoyama | R | R | June 11, 1976 | 5'10" | 176 | Katsuyama, Fukui JP |
