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08/23/2004 Archived Entry: "Japanese Baseball News: This Week In JBall! (8/16/04-8/23/04)"

This Week In JBall! by Henry Lu
Your weekly resource for the exciting world of Japanese Baseball
Standings (current through August 23, 2004) Central League Won Lost Tied Pct. GB Chunichi 60 42 2 .588 -- Yomiuri 58 51 2 .532 5.5 Yakult 51 49 2 .510 8.0 Hanshin 49 55 1 .471 12.0 Yokohama 44 53 3 .454 13.5 Hiroshima 45 57 0 .441 15.0 Pacific League Won Lost Tied Pct. GB Daiei 64 45 4 .587 -- Seibu 65 47 1 .580 0.5 Lotte 55 56 3 .495 10.0 Nippon Ham 54 56 2 .491 10.5 Kintetsu 51 58 2 .468 13.0 Orix 41 68 2 .376 23.0	ERA Leader Board (current through August 23, 2004) Central League Pacific League Rank Player ERA Rank Player ERA 1st Uehara (Yomiuri) 3.02 1st Iwakuma (Kintetsu) 2.34 2nd Kawakami (Chunichi) 3.22 2nd-tie Arakaki (Daiei) 3.20 3rd Kawashima (Yakult) 3.28 2nd-tie Matsuzaka (Seibu) 3.20 4th Yamamoto (Chunichi) 3.38 4th Chang (Seibu) 3.44 5th Fukuhara (Hanshin) 3.70 5th N. Shimizu (Lotte) 3.50

Henry Lu
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