2005 Yakult Swallows Roster
Team Record: 71-73
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Tsutomu Wakamatsu (71-73)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 2005 season with a record of 71 wins and 73 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Swallows scored 591 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 596 runs. Alex Ramírez walloped 32 home runs for Yakult, while Akinori Iwamura swatted 15 or more also. Alex Ramírez drove in 104 runs. Nori Aoki topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .344. Shohei Tateyama, Masanori Ishikawa and Shugo Fujii led the squad with 10 wins each, and Ryo Kawashima recorded a 2.81 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 2005 Yakult Swallows who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ryota Igarashi, Akinori Iwamura, Dicky Gonzalez, Nori Aoki, Adam Riggs and Alex Ramírez.
Tsutomu Wakamatsu served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nori Aoki | L | R | January 5, 1982 | 5'9" | 180 | Hyuga, Miyazaki JP |
| Katsuyuki Dobashi | R | R | December 5, 1968 | 5'10" | 182 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Shugo Fujii | L | L | May 12, 1977 | 5'9" | 190 | Iyo, Ehime JP |
| Masakazu Fukukawa | R | R | December 29, 1976 | 5'10" | 190 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Atsuya Furuta | R | R | August 6, 1965 | 5'11" | 176 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
| Dicky Gonzalez | R | R | December 21, 1978 | 5'10" | 200 | Bayamon, PR |
| Rick Guttormson | R | R | January 11, 1977 | 6'2" | 185 | Torrance, CA US |
| Masato Hanada | R | R | October 25, 1977 | 5'11" | 176 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazuhiro Hatakeyama | R | R | September 13, 1982 | 5'11" | 212 | Hanamaki, Iwate JP |
| Hiroki Hongo | L | R | September 14, 1976 | 6'0" | 180 | , Shiga JP |
| Tadashi Honma | R | R | August 5, 1977 | 6'2" | 198 | Niitsu, Niigata JP |
| Ryota Igarashi | R | R | May 28, 1979 | 5'11" | 200 | Tokyo, JP |
| Katsutoshi Ishido | L | R | April 18, 1980 | 6'1" | 182 | Hazu-gun, Aichi JP |
| Hirotoshi Ishii | L | L | September 14, 1977 | 5'11" | 220 | Ichihara, Chiba JP |
| Masanori Ishikawa | L | L | January 22, 1980 | 5'6" | 152 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Akinori Iwamura | L | R | February 9, 1979 | 5'9" | 200 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Ryu Kawabata | R | R | November 10, 1976 | 5'9" | 160 | Joyo, Kyoto JP |
| Ryo Kawashima | L | R | September 9, 1981 | 5'11" | 192 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Mitsuru Manaka | L | L | January 6, 1971 | 5'7" | 165 | Odawara, Tochigi JP |
| Takashi Maruyama | L | L | June 28, 1986 | 6'0" | 171 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Yuichi Matsumoto | L | L | December 18, 1980 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Kenichi Matsuoka | R | R | June 7, 1982 | 5'11" | 176 | Tamana, Kumamoto JP |
| Hajime Miki | R | R | April 25, 1977 | 5'11" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Koishi Misawa | R | R | June 8, 1974 | 5'10" | 170 | Iruma-gun, Saitama JP |
| Ryuji Miyade | R | R | August 18, 1977 | 6'3" | 194 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Shinya Miyamoto | R | R | November 5, 1970 | 5'9" | 155 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Kosei Ono | R | R | July 11, 1974 | 5'9" | 178 | Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Alex Ramírez | R | R | October 3, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Adam Riggs | R | R | October 4, 1972 | 6'0" | 195 | Steubenville, OH US |
| Yataro Sakamoto | R | R | May 24, 1982 | 6'0" | 190 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Masaru Sato | L | L | December 6, 1981 | 5'10" | 194 | Mogami-gun, Yamagata JP |
| Shinichi Sato | R | R | August 7, 1965 | 6'1" | 180 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Munehiro Shida | R | R | June 16, 1979 | 5'10" | 165 | Ofunato, Iwate JP |
| Noriyuki Shiroishi | R | R | April 17, 1973 | 6'0" | 181 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Yu Sugimoto | R | R | June 19, 1973 | 6'1" | 191 | Tokorozawa, Saitama JP |
| Ken Suzuki | L | R | January 13, 1970 | 6'3" | 195 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Yuhei Takai | L | L | June 25, 1984 | 5'9" | 172 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroyasu Tanaka | R | R | May 24, 1982 | 5'10" | 170 | Soraku-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Takashi Tanaka | L | L | June 3, 1975 | 6'0" | 185 | Kita Katsushiki-gun, Saitama JP |
| Shohei Tateyama | R | R | March 17, 1981 | 5'11" | 205 | Atsugi, Kanagawa JP |
| Kojiro Uehara | R | R | June 12, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Masami Uno | R | R | May 2, 1978 | 5'11" | 165 | Yawata, Kyoto JP |
| Hirobumi Watarai | R | R | January 26, 1972 | 5'11" | 171 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Futoshi Yamabe | L | L | January 4, 1971 | 5'11" | 167 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Tatsuki Yamamoto | L | L | August 31, 1970 | 6'0" | 171 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Tomohito Yoneno | R | R | January 21, 1982 | 5'11" | 181 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Masahiro Yoshikawa | L | R | June 29, 1978 | 5'8" | 176 | Kami-gun, Kochi JP |
