2006 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 65-79
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Tatsunori Hara (65-79)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
2006 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 65-79
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Tatsunori Hara (65-79)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 2006 season with a record of 65 wins and 79 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Giants scored 552 runs and allowed 592 runs. Seung Yuop Lee walloped 41 home runs for Yomiuri, while Yoshinobu Takahashi, Tomohiro Nioka and Hiroki Kokubo each swatted 15 or more, too. Seung Yuop Lee accounted for 108 RBI and topped all regular batters by hitting .323. Tetsuya Utsumi led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.78 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Masumi Kuwata, Gary Glover, George Arias, Koji Uehara, Hisanori Takahashi, Joe Dillon and Jeremy Powell were all players from the 2006 Yomiuri Giants who played in the Majors during their careers.
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 |
| George Arias | R | R | March 12, 1972 | 5'11" | 190 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Chien-Ming Chiang | R | R | May 27, 1985 | 5'9" | 160 | , TW |
| Joe Dillon | R | R | August 2, 1975 | 6'2" | 210 | Modesto, CA US |
| Satoshi Fukuda | R | R | September 12, 1983 | 5'11" | 165 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Shigeyuki Furuki | L | R | January 12, 1976 | 5'8" | 170 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Gary Glover | R | R | December 3, 1976 | 6'5" | 200 | Cleveland, OH US |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ken Kato | R | R | March 23, 1981 | 6'1" | 200 | Kita Kanbara-gun, Niigata JP |
| Mototsugu Kawanaka | L | R | December 19, 1973 | 5'11" | 171 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Takuya Kimura | S | R | April 15, 1972 | 5'8" | 165 | Miyagaki-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Hiroshi Kisanuki | R | R | May 17, 1980 | 6'1" | 185 | Satsumasendai, Kagoshima JP |
| Hiroki Kokubo | R | R | October 8, 1971 | 6'0" | 194 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Makoto Kosaka | L | R | July 2, 1973 | 5'6" | 145 | Watari-gun, Miyagi 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 |
| Seung Yuop Lee | L | L | August 18, 1976 | 6'0" | 187 | Daegu, KR |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shigeki Noguchi | L | L | May 13, 1974 | 6'0" | 178 | Toyo, Ehime JP |
| Takahiko Nomaguchi | R | R | May 31, 1983 | 6'0" | 200 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Takayuki Onishi | R | R | July 2, 1971 | 5'9" | 160 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tatsuya Ozeki | L | L | July 24, 1976 | 5'10" | 160 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Jeremy Powell | R | R | June 18, 1976 | 6'5" | 230 | Bellflower, CA 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 |
| Kazunari Sanematsu | R | R | January 18, 1981 | 5'10" | 180 | Morodomi-cho, Saga 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 |
| 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 |
| Masafumi Togano | R | R | October 19, 1984 | 6'1" | 205 | Inba-gun, Chiba JP |
| Kiyoshi Toyoda | R | R | February 2, 1971 | 5'11" | 185 | Kameyama, Mie 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 |
| Ryota Wakiya | L | R | November 4, 1981 | 5'9" | 165 | Oita, Oita 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 |
