2004 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 71-64
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Tsuneo Horiuchi (71-64)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 2004 season with a record of 71 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Giants plated 738 runs, tops in the circuit. Yomiuri conceded 677 runs. Karl Rhodes walloped 45 home runs for the team, while Hiroki Kokubo, Roberto Petagine, Toshihisa Nishi, Takayuki Shimizu, Yoshinobu Takahashi and Shinnosuke Abe each added 15 or more also. Karl Rhodes drove in 99 runs. Yoshinobu Takahashi topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .317. Koji Uehara led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.6 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Roberto Petagine, Bryan Corey, Hideki Okajima, Takashi Kashiwada, Masumi Kuwata, Karl Rhodes, Hisanori Takahashi, Koji Uehara and Brian Sikorski were all players from the 2004 Yomiuri Giants who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Tsuneo Horiuchi 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 |
| Bryan Corey | R | R | October 21, 1973 | 5'10" | 170 | Thousand Oaks, CA 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 |
| Masaki Hiraoka | R | R | July 1, 1985 | 5'10" | 160 | Kaifu-cho, Tokushima JP |
| Ichiro Horita | R | R | April 18, 1974 | 5'11" | 178 | Hiroo-cho, Hokkaido JP |
| Tatsuya Ide | R | R | April 19, 1971 | 5'11" | 187 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Manabu Iwadate | R | R | April 14, 1981 | 5'10" | 170 | Narita, Chiba 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 |
| Mototsugu Kawanaka | L | R | December 19, 1973 | 5'11" | 171 | Kyoto, Kyoto 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 |
| Hiroki Kokubo | R | R | October 8, 1971 | 6'0" | 194 | Wakayama, Wakayama 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 |
| Yukinaga Maeda | L | L | August 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 155 | Tsukushi-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazuaki Minami | R | R | August 27, 1981 | 6'2" | 220 | , Hyogo JP |
| Koishi Misawa | R | R | June 8, 1974 | 5'10" | 170 | Iruma-gun, Saitama JP |
| Taka Miura | R | R | May 21, 1978 | 5'11" | 176 | Yono, Saitama 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 |
| Hayato Nakamura | R | R | August 22, 1975 | 6'0" | 198 | Nishi Sonogi-gun, Nagasaki 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 |
| Kentaro Nishimura | R | R | May 10, 1985 | 6'0" | 200 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Katsunori Nomura | R | R | July 23, 1973 | 5'10" | 185 | Toyonaka, Osaka 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 |
| Makoto Osuga | R | R | March 8, 1980 | 6'1" | 190 | Usui-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Roberto Petagine | L | L | June 7, 1971 | 6'1" | 172 | , Nueva Esparta VE |
| Matt Randel | February 15, 1977 | 197 | ||||
| Karl Rhodes | L | L | August 21, 1968 | 6'0" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Takayuki Saito | L | R | June 10, 1976 | 6'1" | 187 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroki Sanada | R | R | February 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 185 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hiroshi Sato | L | L | August 11, 1977 | 5'11" | 180 | Mihara, Hiroshima JP |
| Takayuki Shimizu | L | R | October 23, 1973 | 6'0" | 183 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Brian Sikorski | R | R | July 27, 1974 | 6'1" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Takatomi Sogawa | R | R | May 29, 1977 | 6'1" | 190 | Matsubara, Osaka 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 |
| Koji Uehara | R | R | April 3, 1975 | 6'2" | 195 | Neyagawa, Osaka JP |
| Tetsuya Utsumi | L | L | April 29, 1982 | 6'1" | 198 | Joyo, Kyoto 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 |
| Motohiro Yoshikawa | R | R | July 29, 1979 | 6'1" | 187 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
