2003 in Japanese Baseball
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Nippon Professional Baseball[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion; Italics indicate Nippon Series winner
Central League[edit]
Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | AVG | ERA | Manager(s) |
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Hanshin Tigers | 140 | 87 | 51 | 2 | 0.629 | 0.0 | 728 | 538 | 0.287 | 3.53 | Senichi Hoshino |
Chunichi Dragons | 140 | 73 | 66 | 1 | 0.525 | 14.5 | 616 | 578 | 0.268 | 3.80 | Hisashi Yamada (59-61), Kyosuke Sasaki (14-5-1) |
Yomiuri Giants | 140 | 71 | 66 | 3 | 0.518 | 15.5 | 654 | 681 | 0.262 | 4.43 | Tatsunori Hara |
Yakult Swallows | 140 | 71 | 66 | 3 | 0.518 | 15.5 | 683 | 627 | 0.283 | 4.12 | Tsutomu Wakamatsu |
Hiroshima Carp | 140 | 67 | 71 | 2 | 0.486 | 20.0 | 558 | 653 | 0.259 | 4.23 | Koji Yamamoto |
Yokohama BayStars | 140 | 45 | 94 | 1 | 0.325 | 42.5 | 563 | 725 | 0.258 | 4.80 | Daisuke Yamashita |
Pacific League[edit]
Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | AVG | ERA | Manager(s) |
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Daiei Hawks | 140 | 82 | 55 | 3 | 0.596 | 0.0 | 822 | 588 | 0.297 | 3.94 | Sadaharu Oh |
Seibu Lions | 140 | 77 | 61 | 2 | 0.557 | 5.5 | 692 | 660 | 0.272 | 4.43 | Haruki Ihara |
Kintetsu Buffaloes | 140 | 74 | 64 | 2 | 0.536 | 8.5 | 718 | 632 | 0.274 | 4.30 | Masataka Nashida |
Chiba Lotte Marines | 140 | 68 | 69 | 3 | 0.496 | 14.0 | 651 | 665 | 0.271 | 4.37 | Koji Yamamoto |
Nippon Ham Fighters | 140 | 62 | 74 | 4 | 0.457 | 19.5 | 675 | 738 | 0.269 | 4.88 | Trey Hillman |
Orix BlueWave | 140 | 48 | 88 | 4 | 0.357 | 33.5 | 652 | 927 | 0.276 | 5.95 | Hiromichi Ishige, Leon Lee |
Leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Statistic | Central League | Pacific League | ||||||
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Leader | Team | Number | Leader | Team | Number | |||
Batting Average | Makoto Imaoka | Hanshin Tigers | .340 | Michihiro Ogasawara | Nippon Ham Fighters | .360 | ||
Runs | Kosuke Fukudome | Chunichi Dragons | 107 | Tadahito Iguchi | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 112 | ||
Hits | Alex Ramirez | Yakult Swallows | 189 | Yoshitomo Tani | Orix BlueWave | 189 | ||
Doubles | Ken Suzuki | Yakult Swallows | 36 | Kazuya Fukuura | Chiba Lotte Marines | 50 | ||
Triples | Kosuke Fukudome | Chunichi Dragons | 11 | Arihito Muramatsu | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 13 | ||
Home Runs | Alex Ramirez Tyrone Woods |
Yakult Swallows Yokohama BayStars |
40 | Tuffy Rhodes | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 51 | ||
Runs Batted In | Alex Ramirez | Yakult Swallows | 124 | Nobuhiko Matsunaka | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 123 | ||
Stolen Bases | Norihiro Akahoshi | Hanshin Tigers | 61 | Tadahito Iguchi | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 42 | ||
Walks | Tomoaki Kanemoto | Hanshin Tigers | 93 | Tuffy Rhodes | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 98 |
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The NPB All-Star Game featured two games and was won by the Central League one game to none with one tie. The first game was played at Osaka Dome and was a tie, 4 - 4. The second game was played at Chiba Marine Stadium and was won by the CL, 5 - 3.
Postseason[edit]
In the Nippon Series, the Daiei Hawks (PL) defeated the Hanshin Tigers (CL), 4 games to 3. The winning manager was Sadaharu Oh and the series MVP was Toshiya Sugiuchi.
Award Winners[edit]
The winners of the 2003 Sawamura Award were Kei Igawa of the Hanshin Tigers and Kazumi Saito of the Daiei Hawks. Igawa had a 20 - 5 win-loss record, 179 strikeouts, and a 2.80 ERA in 206.0 innings. Saito had a 20 - 3 win-loss record, 160 strikeouts, and a 2.83 ERA in 194.0 innings.
Award | League | Player | Team | Position | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | W - L | SV | IP | HA | HRA | BB | SO | ERA |
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Most Valuable Player | CL | Kei Igawa | Hanshin Tigers | P | 62 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .129 | .194 | .145 | 20 - 5 | 0 | 206.0 | 184 | 15 | 58 | 179 | 2.80 |
PL | Kenji Johjima | Daiei Hawks | C | 551 | 101 | 182 | 34 | 119 | 9 | .330 | .399 | .593 | Did not pitch | ||||||||
Rookie of the Year | CL | Hiroshi Kisanuki | Yomiuri Giants | P | 56 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .089 | 10 - 7 | 0 | 175.0 | 168 | 18 | 44 | 180 | 3.34 |
PL | Tsuyoshi Wada | Daiei Hawks | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .--- | .--- | .--- | 14 - 5 | 0 | 189.0 | 165 | 26 | 61 | 195 | 3.38 |
Best Nine[edit]
The following players were part of the 2003 Best Nine teams.
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 2003.
High School Baseball[edit]
The 85th National High School Baseball Championship featured a total of 4163 schools competing for 49 spots in the finals at Koshien. In the championship game Joso Gakuin High School (Ibaraki) defeated Tohoku High School (Miyagi) by a score of 4 - 2.
The 75th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament featured 34 schools competing in the tournament at Koshien. In the championship game Koryo High School (Hiroshima) defeated Yokohama High School (Kanagawa) by a score of 15 - 3.
University Baseball[edit]
All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series[edit]
The 2003 All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series featured 26 schools competing in the tournament at Meiji-Jingu Stadium. In the championship game Nippon Bunri University defeated Asia University by a score of 4 - 3.
Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention[edit]
In the Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention University of East Asia defeated Kanagawa University.
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League[edit]
Season | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
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Spring | Waseda | Meiji | Keio | Hosei | Rikkio | Tokyo |
Fall | Waseda | Meiji | Keio | Hosei | Rikkio | Tokyo |
Tohto University Base Ball League[edit]
Season | League | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
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Spring | 1 | Asia | Aoyama Gakuin | Chuo | Toyo | Komazawa | Nihon |
2 | Komazawa | Kokugakuin | Rissho | Takushoku | Kokushikan | Tokyo Agriculture | |
3 | Juntendo | Taisho | Shibaura Tech | Seikei | Sophia | Gakushuin | |
4 | Hitotsubashi | Musashi Tech | Tokyo Tech | ||||
Fall | 1 | Aoyama Gakuin | Nihon | Komazawa | Toyo | Chuo | Asia |
2 | Rissho | Kokushikan | Kokugakuin | Takushoku | Tokyo Agriculture | ||
3 | Juntendo | Taisho | Seikei | Shibaura Tech | Sophia | Tokyo Tech | |
4 | Gakushuin | Hitotsubashi | Musashi Tech |
Kansai 6 University Baseball League[edit]
Season | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
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Spring | Kinki | Kansai | Ritsumeikan | Doshisha | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto |
Fall | Doshisha | Kansai | Kinki | Kwansei Gakuin | Ritsumeikan | Kyoto |
International Baseball[edit]
In the fifth AAA Asia Baseball Championship in Thailand, the Japanese national baseball team won a bronze medal. At the thirty-fifth Baseball World Cup in Cuba, the Japanese national baseball team won a bronze medal.
Japanese Players in Other Countries[edit]
- Italics indicate a Major League appearance
- Tomoshi Aoki: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Midwest (SEA-A)
- Yusuke Arakawa: Tri-City Dust Devils, Northwest (COL-SS)
- Satoru Fujii: San Angelo Colts, Central (2003-Ind)
- Shigetoshi Hasegawa: Seattle Mariners
- Toshiyuki Hesaka: China Times Eagles, Chinese Professional Baseball League
- Craig House: Carolina Mudcats, Southern (FLA-AA); Albuquerque Isotopes, Pacific Coast (FLA-AAA); Tacoma Rainiers, Pacific Coast (SEA-AAA); San Antonio Missions, Texas (SEA-AA)
- Hiro Iida: Elizabethton Twins, Appalachian (MIN-R)
- Keigo Imai: Brother Elephants, Chinese Professional Baseball League
- Masaru Imazeki: Bridgeport Bluefish, Atlantic (2003-Ind)
- Satoshi Iriki: Doosan Bears, Korea Baseball Organization
- Kazuhisa Ishii: Los Angeles Dodgers
- Soichi Kamimura: GCL Marlins, Gulf Coast (FLA-R)
- Soichiro Kaneda: Calgary Outlaws, Canadian Baseball League
- Kenichiro Kawabata: Elmira Pioneers, Northeast (2003-Ind)
- Ryo Kumagai: Augusta Greenjackets, South Atlantic (BOS-A); Sarasota Red Sox, Florida State (BOS-A-Adv); Portland Sea Dogs, Eastern (BOS-AA)
- Katsuhiro Maeda: Italeri Fortitudo Bologna, Serie A1
- Masaki Maki: Calgary Outlaws, Northern (2003-Ind)
- Hideki Matsui: New York Yankees
- Keith McDonald: Chicago Cubs; Iowa Cubs, Pacific Coast (CHC-AAA)
- Hidekazu Mitsuyama, Lotte Giants, Korea Baseball Organization
- Takashi Miyoshi: London Monarchs, Canadian Baseball League
- Kazuma Mori, Lotte Giants, Korea Baseball Organization
- Tatsuhiko Muranishi: Florence Freedom, Frontier (2003-Ind)
- Shin Nakagomi: Brother Elephants, Chinese Professional Baseball League
- Micheal Nakamura: Minnesota Twins
- Hiroaki Nakayama: Brother Elephants, Chinese Professional Baseball League
- Yuji Nerei: London Monarchs, Canadian Baseball League
- Hideo Nomo: Los Angeles Dodgers
- Takeshi Nonogaki: China Times Eagles, Chinese Professional Baseball League
- Tomokazu Ohka: Montreal Expos
- Yoshiyuki Ohtsuka: Williamsport Crosscutters, New York-Penn (PIT-SS)
- Goh Ono: T&A San Marino, Italian Serie A1
- Stephen Randolph: Arizona Diamondbacks; Tucson Sidewinders, Pacific Coast (ARI-AAA)
- Dave Roberts: Ogden Raptors, Pioneer (LAD-R); Las Vegas 51s, Pacific Coast (LAD-AAA); Los Angeles Dodgers
- Mitsuru Sakamoto: Tri-City Dust Devils, Northwest (COL-SS); Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Pacific Coast (COL-AAA)
- Takashi Sasagawa: China Times Eagles, Chinese Professional Baseball League
- Kazuhiro Sasaki: Seattle Mariners; Everett Aqua Sox, Northwest (SEA-SS); Inland Empire 66ers, California (SEA-A-Adv)
- GG Sato: Lakewood Blue Claws, South Atlantic (PHI-A)
- Tsuyoshi Shinjo: New York Mets; Norfolk Tides, International (NYM-AAA)
- Ichiro Suzuki: Seattle Mariners
- Kazuhito Tadano: Kinston Indians, Carolina (CLE-A-Adv); Akron Aeros, Eastern (CLE-AA); Buffalo Bisons, International (CLE-AAA)
- So Taguchi: Memphis Redbirds, Pacific Coast (STL-AAA); St. Louis Cardinals
- Tomoyuki Takayama, Hanwha Eagles, Korea Baseball Organization; Samsung Lions, Korea Baseball Organization
- Kazuhiro Takeoka: Greenville Drive, Southern (ATL-AA); Richmond Braves, International (ATL-AAA); St. Paul Saints, Northern (Ind)
- Tetsuya Yamaguchi: Missoula Osprey, Pioneer (ARI-R)
- Tetsu Yofu: Birmingham Barons, Southern (CHW-AA); Charlotte Knights, International (CHW-AAA)
- Hisanori Yokota: Brother Elephants, Chinese Professional Baseball League
- Nobuaki Yoshida: Eugene Emeralds, Northwest (SDP-SS); Fort Wayne Wizards, Midwest (SDP-A); Lake Elsinore Storm, California (SDP-A-Adv)
- Hiroaki Yoshimi: Uni-President Lions, Chinese Professional Baseball League
- Kazuyoshi Yoshimoto, LG Twins, Korea Baseball Organization
Hall of Fame[edit]
The following people were elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame:
- Kohei Matsuda, by New Century Committee
- Junzo Sekine, by Sportswriters Committee
- Sakae Suzuka, by Special Committee
- Toshiharu Ueda, by Sportswriters Committee
- Horace Wilson, by New Century Committee
Japanese Baseball Seasons
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