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04/25/2003 Archived Entry: "Japan Baseball News: Dragons Solo on Top of Central League"
Japan Baseball News: Dragons Solo on Top of Central League
by Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow
sources: Japan Times, Japan Today, Korea Times, Taipei Times
Chunichi Dragons 5 - Yakult Swallows 4 (11):
Kosuke Fukudome hit a home run in the top of the 11th inning as Chunichi slipped past Yakult at Jingu Stadium. Fukudome hit 4-for-5.
Alex Ramirez hit his ninth and tenth home run of 2003.
Yomiuri Giants 11, Yokohama BayStars 5:
Rookie Hiroshi Kisanuki (1-1) won his firstgame behind some power hitting at Yokohama Stadium.
Takayuki Saito hit 4-for-6 including a home run.
Roberto Petagine and Tomohiro Nioka both had three RBIs and a homer.
Tigers vs. Carp - rained out
Nippon Ham Fighters 4 - Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 1:
Carlos Mirabal (3-1)threw 134 pitches for a three-hit complete game win for the Fighters at Tokyo Dome.
Kintetsu's Norihiro Nakamura hit a homer in the seventh inning off of Mirabal.
D.T. Cromer of the Fighters became the first player in NPB to be ejected in 2003.
Seibu Lions 3 - Chiba Lotte Marines 2:
Alex Cabrera hit his sixth and seventh homer runs in back-to-back at-bats to lead the Lions past the Marines at Chiba Marine Stadium.
Winning pitcher Koji Mitsui (4-0) yielded two runs, five hits, and five walks in seven innings. Closer Kiyoshi Toyoda picked up his fourth save.
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks at OrixBlueWave - rained out
Nippon Professional Baseball
April 26, 2003
Central League
W L T Pct GB
15 9 0 .625 Chunichi Dragons
14 9 1 .609 0.5 Hanshin Tigers
12 8 1 .600 1.0 Yomiuri Giants
11 12 0 .478 3.5 Yakult Swallows
9 10 0 .474 3.5 Hiroshima Carp
4 17 0 .190 9.5 Yokohama BayStars
Pacific League
W L T Pct GB
14 8 0 .636 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
12 10 0 .545 2.0 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
10 10 0 .500 3.0 Chiba Lotte Marines
10 10 1 .500 3.0 Nippon Ham Fighters
10 13 0 .435 4.5 Seibu Lions
7 12 1 .368 5.5 Orix Blue Wave
Korean Baseball Organization
April 25, 2003
W L T Pct GB
12 1 1 .923 Samsung Lions
10 4 1 .714 2.5 Kia Tigers
10 5 1 .667 3.0 Hyundai Unicorns
8 6 1 .571 4.5 SK Wyverns
8 7 1 .533 5.0 LG Twins
6 10 1 .375 7.5 Hanwha Eagles
3 13 0 .188 10.5 Doosan Bears
2 13 2 .133 11.0 Lotte Giants
Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan)
April 25, 2003
W L T Pct GB
19 6 0 .760 President Lions
16 7 0 .696 2.0 Sinon Bulls
13 10 1 .565 5.0 China Trust Whales
9 15 1 .375 9.5 Brother Elephants
9 16 0 .360 10.0 Makoto Gida
6 18 0 .250 12.5 First Securities Agan
In response to Juan Delgado and other readers, I am attempting to list league leader stats on a weekly basis.
Replies: 2 comments
Thank You
Posted by Juan Delgado @ 04/26/2003 07:21 PM EST
Is there a way you can list the league leaders in batting avg., hits, doubles, home runs, rbi's, etc......I've found it very difficult to find any site (In english) that shows these stats.
Thank you for your report
Posted by Juan Delgado @ 04/25/2003 02:37 PM EST
