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07/12/2004 Archived Entry: "Japanese Baseball News: This Week In JBall! (7/1/04-7/11/04)"
| This Week In JBall! by Henry Lu |
| Your weekly resource for the exciting world of Japanese Baseball |
Standings
(current through July 8, 2004 [all-star break]) | | Central League | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | GB |
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| Chunichi | 41 | 30 | 1 | .577 | -- | | Yomiuri | 40 | 38 | 0 | .513 | 4.5 | | Hanshin | 37 | 37 | 0 | .500 | 5.5 | | Hiroshima | 35 | 38 | 0 | .479 | 7.0 | | Yakult | 33 | 36 | 1 | .478 | 7.0 | | Yokohama | 32 | 39 | 2 | .451 | 9.0 | | Pacific League | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | GB |
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| Seibu | 49 | 31 | 1 | .613 | -- | | Daiei | 49 | 32 | 2 | .605 | 0.5 | | Nippon Ham | 37 | 42 | 1 | .468 | 11.5 | | Lotte | 36 | 44 | 2 | .450 | 13.0 | | Kintetsu | 35 | 44 | 2 | .443 | 13.5 | | Orix | 33 | 46 | 2 | .418 | 15.5 |
|  | Wins Leader Board
(current through July 8, 2004 [all-star break]) | | Central League | Pacific League | | |
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| Rank | Player | W-L | Rank | Player | W-L | | 1st | Beverlin (Yakult) | 8-5 | 1st | Iwakuma (Kintetsu) | 12-0 | | 2nd-t | Fukuhara (Hanshin) | 8-6 | 2nd | Kanemura (N. Ham) | 9-3 | | 2nd-t | Kawakami (Chunichi) | 8-6 | 3rd | Nishiguchi (Seibu) | 8-4 | | 4th | Kudo (Yomiuri) | 7-3 | 4th | Wada (Daiei) | 7-3 | | 5th | Igawa (Hanshin) | 7-6 | 5th-t | Arakaki (Daiei) | 7-4 | | | | 5th-t | Chang (Seibu) | 7-4 |
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This Week's Highlight -- July 11, 2004: Shinjo Steals The Show At All-Star Game
Nippon Ham's Tsuyoshi Shinjo doubled twice and stole home in leading the Pacific League to a 2-1 victory over the Central League at Nagano Olympic Stadium. The win gave the Pacific League, winners in a 6-3 contest the previous day, a 2-game all-star series sweep. (Henry Lu, HLu@BaseballGuru.com)
