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05/17/2003 Archived Entry: "Japan Baseball News: Hanshin 5 Game Lead; NPB All-Star Voting; Ichiro Gets 500th Hit"
Japan Baseball News: Hanshin 5 Game Lead; NPB All-Star Voting; Ichiro Gets 500th Hit
by Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow
Nippon Professional Baseball
May 18, 2003
Central League
W L T Pct GB
26 14 1 .650 Hanshin Tigers
20 18 1 .526 5.0 Yomiuri Giants
22 20 0 .524 5.0 Chunichi Dragons
18 17 0 .514 5.5 Hiroshima Carp
21 20 0 .512 5.5 Yakult Swallows
11 29 0 .275 15.0 Yokohama BayStars
Pacific League
W L T Pct GB
23 16 1 .590 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
22 17 0 .564 1.0 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
22 17 1 .564 1.0 Seibu Lions
18 20 0 .474 4.5 Chiba Lotte Marines
15 21 2 .417 6.5 Nippon Ham Fighters
12 21 2 .364 8.0 Orix BlueWave
Current NPB All-Star Voting Site can be found at:
http://allstar.sanyo.co.jp/result/index_e.html
Here is the site to vote for the Japanese All-Star Team:
http://allstar.sanyo.co.jp/vote/index_e.html
Ichiro went 2-for-4 and raised his batting average to .301 while collecting his 500th Major League hit on Friday night.
