2005 Orix Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 62-70
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Akira Ogi (62-70)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
2005 Orix Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 62-70
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Akira Ogi (62-70)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
The Orix Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2005 season with a record of 62 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Buffaloes plated 527 runs and conceded 587 runs. Karim García paced Orix with 21 home runs, while Cliff Brumbaugh and Hirotoshi Kitagawa walloped 15 or more as well. Hirotoshi Kitagawa recorded 67 runs batted in. Karim García led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .307. Jeremy Powell topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.51 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Karim García, Jeremy Powell, Kevin Beirne, Cliff Brumbaugh, José Parra, Josh Stewart, Masato Yoshii and Randall Simon were all players from the 2005 Orix Buffaloes who played in the Majors during their careers.
Akira Ogi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenta Abe | L | R | September 8, 1984 | 6'0" | 178 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Masahiro Abe | R | R | May 12, 1978 | 6'0" | 176 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Ryota Aikawa | R | R | January 18, 1977 | 6'0" | 172 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Takashi Aiki | R | R | May 16, 1978 | 6'1" | 160 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Kevin Beirne | L | R | January 1, 1974 | 6'4" | 210 | Houston, TX US |
| Cliff Brumbaugh | R | R | April 21, 1974 | 6'2" | 205 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Karim García | L | L | October 29, 1975 | 6'0" | 210 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
| Yuji Goshima | L | R | April 20, 1976 | 5'11" | 195 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Mitsutaka Goto | L | R | July 27, 1978 | 5'9" | 165 | Minami Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Jun Hagiwara | R | R | August 20, 1973 | 6'0" | 194 | Hoya, Tokyo JP |
| Daisuke Hayakawa | S | R | June 3, 1975 | 5'10" | 170 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Takeshi Hidaka | L | R | August 15, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Keiichi Hirano | L | R | April 7, 1979 | 5'7" | 143 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Shuichi Iwashita | L | L | June 2, 1973 | 5'10" | 191 | Tenryu, Shizuoka JP |
| Yujiro Kakei | L | R | May 7, 1984 | 5'8" | 154 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Daisuke Kato | R | R | July 27, 1980 | 5'10" | 198 | Buzen, Fukuoka JP |
| Tatsuo Kato | L | L | June 15, 1978 | 5'11" | 165 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Ryota Katsuki | R | R | July 27, 1982 | 5'11" | 187 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Hidetaka Kawagoe | R | R | June 8, 1973 | 5'9" | 163 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Tsuyoshi Kikuchihara | L | L | March 7, 1975 | 6'1" | 198 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Hirotoshi Kitagawa | R | R | May 27, 1972 | 5'11" | 203 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuki Kondoh | R | R | July 8, 1983 | 6'0" | 176 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Daisuke Maeda | R | R | September 14, 1979 | 5'10" | 176 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Shogo Makita | R | R | April 13, 1974 | 5'11" | 167 | Fujieda, Shizuoka JP |
| Tetsuya Matoyama | R | R | October 1, 1970 | 5'10" | 182 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Atsuhiro Mitsuhara | R | R | October 11, 1980 | 6'0" | 190 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Eiji Mizuguchi | R | R | January 9, 1969 | 5'8" | 171 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Kazuya Motoyanagi | R | R | November 5, 1976 | 5'8" | 143 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Yuichiro Mukae | R | R | December 22, 1981 | 5'11" | 174 | Nishi Matsuura-gun, Saga JP |
| Arihito Muramatsu | L | L | December 12, 1972 | 5'10" | 172 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Masanobu Okubo | R | R | September 13, 1976 | 6'2" | 183 | Gobo, Wakayama JP |
| Hiroaki Onishi | R | R | April 28, 1980 | 5'10" | 172 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| José Parra | R | R | November 28, 1972 | 5'11" | 160 | Jacagua, Santiago DO |
| Jeremy Powell | R | R | June 18, 1976 | 6'5" | 230 | Bellflower, CA US |
| Tomotaka Sakaguchi | L | R | July 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 168 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Ikki Shimamura | R | R | October 13, 1981 | 5'11" | 170 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Shinji Shimoyama | R | R | December 1, 1975 | 5'9" | 165 | Kato-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuhiko Shiotani | R | R | May 27, 1974 | 5'11" | 172 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Makoto Shiozaki | R | R | June 29, 1973 | 5'10" | 159 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Randall Simon | L | L | May 25, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Willemstad, CW |
| Josh Stewart | L | L | December 5, 1978 | 6'3" | 200 | Paducah, KY US |
| Fumihiro Suzuki | R | R | May 23, 1975 | 5'11" | 165 | Shirakawa, Fukushima JP |
| Yasunari Takagi | L | L | March 30, 1982 | 6'0" | 170 | Haibara, Shizuoka JP |
| Tomotaka Tamaki | R | R | June 13, 1975 | 6'0" | 171 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Akira Tanaka | R | R | October 23, 1982 | 6'2" | 190 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yuki Tanaka | R | R | June 12, 1979 | 5'11" | 183 | Toyoda, Aichi JP |
| Yoshitomo Tani | R | R | February 9, 1973 | 5'8" | 170 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kazuo Yamaguchi | R | R | May 11, 1974 | 6'1" | 207 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Shogo Yamamoto | L | L | May 28, 1978 | 5'10" | 170 | Nanao, Ishikawa JP |
| Masato Yoshii | R | R | April 20, 1965 | 6'2" | 210 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Katsunari Yoshikawa | R | R | April 28, 1977 | 6'0" | 182 | Uji, Kyoto JP |
