2003 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 71-66
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Tatsunori Hara (71-66)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 2003 season with a record of 71 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Giants scored 654 runs and allowed 681 runs. Roberto Petagine walloped 34 home runs for Yomiuri, while Kazuhiro Kiyohara, Akira Eto, Yoshinobu Takahashi, Shinnosuke Abe and Tomohiro Nioka each swatted 15 or more also. Roberto Petagine accounted for 81 RBI. Yoshinobu Takahashi topped all regular batters by hitting .323. Koji Uehara led the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.17 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 2003 Yomiuri Giants who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Takashi Kashiwada, Hideki Okajima, Masumi Kuwata, Gary Rath, Hisanori Takahashi, Julio Santana, Cory Bailey, Koji Uehara, Roberto Petagine and Chris Latham.
Tatsunori Hara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinnosuke Abe | L | R | March 20, 1979 | 5'11" | 214 | Urayasu, Chiba JP |
| Cory Bailey | R | R | January 24, 1971 | 6'0" | 195 | Herrin, IL US |
| Akira Eto | R | R | April 15, 1970 | 6'0" | 209 | Higashi Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Keiji Fukui | R | R | May 12, 1976 | 6'3" | 191 | Kita Katsuragi-gun, Nara JP |
| Koji Goto | L | R | May 14, 1969 | 6'1" | 187 | Ichninomya, Aichi JP |
| Shunsuke Hara | R | R | August 30, 1977 | 5'11" | 187 | Hatano, Kanagawa JP |
| Masanori Hayashi | L | L | September 19, 1983 | 6'2" | 185 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Ichiro Horita | R | R | April 18, 1974 | 5'11" | 178 | Hiroo-cho, Hokkaido JP |
| Tsuyoshi Jobe | R | R | June 8, 1981 | 6'2" | 209 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Takashi Kamoshida | R | R | December 29, 1983 | 6'1" | 187 | Kuji-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Takashi Kashiwada | L | L | May 14, 1971 | 5'11" | 165 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Junichi Kawahara | R | R | January 22, 1973 | 6'0" | 163 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Masahiro Kawai | R | R | September 27, 1964 | 5'9" | 162 | , Okayama JP |
| Yasuyuki Kawamoto | L | L | October 21, 1967 | 5'8" | 171 | Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Mototsugu Kawanaka | L | R | December 19, 1973 | 5'11" | 171 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Ryuji Kimura | R | R | September 1, 1970 | 5'8" | 170 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Hiroshi Kisanuki | R | R | May 17, 1980 | 6'1" | 185 | Satsumasendai, Kagoshima JP |
| Kazuhiro Kiyohara | R | R | August 18, 1967 | 6'2" | 228 | Kishiawa, Osaka JP |
| Yuya Kubo | R | R | May 23, 1980 | 5'10" | 175 | Fukuoka, Tokyo JP |
| Kimiyasu Kudo | L | L | May 5, 1963 | 5'9" | 176 | Toyoake, Aichi JP |
| Satoshi Kuroda | R | R | January 11, 1975 | 6'3" | 185 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Masumi Kuwata | R | R | April 1, 1968 | 5'10" | 185 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Chris Latham | S | R | May 26, 1973 | 6'0" | 195 | Coeur d'Alene, ID US |
| Yukinaga Maeda | L | L | August 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 155 | Tsukushi-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Taka Miura | R | R | May 21, 1978 | 5'11" | 176 | Yono, Saitama JP |
| Kazuaki Miyazaki | S | R | April 24, 1975 | 5'6" | 156 | Nakamura, Kochi JP |
| Daisuke Motoki | R | R | December 30, 1971 | 5'11" | 182 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Yoshinori Murata | R | R | April 24, 1974 | 5'9" | 175 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Masahiro Nagata | L | R | June 10, 1984 | 5'10" | 165 | Mobara, Chiba JP |
| Hiroyuki Nakahama | R | R | April 10, 1978 | 5'11" | 180 | Koriyama, Fukushima JP |
| Tomohiro Nioka | R | R | April 29, 1976 | 5'11" | 180 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Toshihisa Nishi | R | R | October 4, 1971 | 5'7" | 176 | Koga, Ibaraki JP |
| Kohei Oda | R | R | March 15, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Hideki Okajima | L | L | December 25, 1975 | 6'1" | 195 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Rod Pedraza | R | R | December 28, 1969 | 6'2" | 210 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Roberto Petagine | L | L | June 7, 1971 | 6'1" | 172 | , Nueva Esparta VE |
| Matt Randel | February 15, 1977 | 197 | ||||
| Gary Rath | L | L | January 10, 1973 | 6'2" | 185 | Gulfport, MS US |
| Takayuki Saito | L | R | June 10, 1976 | 6'1" | 187 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Junya Sakai | R | R | March 4, 1981 | 6'1" | 187 | Ochi-gun, Shimane JP |
| Hiroki Sanada | R | R | February 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 185 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Julio Santana | R | R | January 20, 1973 | 6'0" | 175 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Takayuki Shimizu | L | R | October 23, 1973 | 6'0" | 183 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Yuji Sogawa | L | L | July 1, 1983 | 5'11" | 150 | Mima-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Takahiro Suzuki | S | R | April 27, 1978 | 5'11" | 170 | Soma, Fukushima JP |
| Hisanori Takahashi | L | L | April 2, 1975 | 5'10" | 180 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Yoshinobu Takahashi | L | R | April 3, 1975 | 5'11" | 190 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Hiroya Tani | R | R | July 1, 1977 | 5'9" | 165 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Koji Uehara | R | R | April 3, 1975 | 6'2" | 195 | Neyagawa, Osaka JP |
| Shinsuke Yamada | R | R | June 15, 1979 | 5'10" | 155 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Yano | R | R | September 21, 1980 | 5'10" | 179 | Mitaka, Tokyo JP |
| Koichiro Yoshinaga | L | R | May 1, 1969 | 6'0" | 195 | Maikata, Osaka JP |
