2005 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 62-80
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Tsuneo Horiuchi (62-80)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 2005 season with a record of 62 wins and 80 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Giants plated 617 runs and conceded 737 runs. Hiroki Kokubo walloped 34 home runs for Yomiuri, while Kazuhiro Kiyohara, Shinnosuke Abe, Yoshinobu Takahashi, Tomohiro Nioka, Takayuki Shimizu and Karl Rhodes each swatted 15 or more also. Hiroki Kokubo drove in 87 runs. Tomohiro Nioka paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .301. Kimiyasu Kudo topped the squad with 11 wins, and Koji Uehara recorded a 3.32 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 2005 Yomiuri Giants who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Masumi Kuwata, Karl Rhodes, Hideki Okajima, Bart Miadich, Hisanori Takahashi, Koji Uehara, Brian Sikorski, Dan Miceli, Gabe Kapler and Scott Mullen.
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 |
| Masashi Date | R | R | August 23, 1975 | 5'11" | 170 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Akira Eto | R | R | April 15, 1970 | 6'0" | 209 | Higashi Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Koji Goto | L | R | May 14, 1969 | 6'1" | 187 | Ichninomya, Aichi JP |
| Mitsutaka Goto | R | R | August 27, 1974 | 6'0" | 170 | Nanjo-gun, Fukui 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 |
| Takanori Hoshi | R | R | May 4, 1982 | 5'9" | 179 | Natori, Miyagi 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 |
| Yoshiyuki Kamei | L | R | July 28, 1982 | 5'10" | 175 | Yamato Koriyama, Nara JP |
| Takashi Kamoshida | R | R | December 29, 1983 | 6'1" | 187 | Kuji-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Gabe Kapler | R | R | July 31, 1975 | 6'2" | 190 | Hollywood, CA US |
| 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 |
| Bart Miadich | R | R | February 3, 1976 | 6'4" | 205 | Torrance, CA US |
| Dan Miceli | R | R | September 9, 1970 | 6'1" | 185 | Newark, NJ US |
| Hitoshi Miki | R | R | August 8, 1982 | 5'8" | 176 | Izumisano, Osaka 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 |
| Scott Mullen | R | L | January 17, 1975 | 6'2" | 190 | San Benito, TX US |
| 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 |
| Shuji Nishiyama | R | R | July 7, 1967 | 5'8" | 190 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Takahiko Nomaguchi | R | R | May 31, 1983 | 6'0" | 200 | Amagasaki, Hyogo 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
