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09/21/2004 Archived Entry: "Japanese Baseball News: This Week In JBall! (through 9/20/04)"

This Week In JBall! by Henry Lu
Your weekly resource for the exciting world of Japanese Baseball
Standings (current through September 20, 2004) Central League Won Lost Tied Pct. GB Chunichi 72 50 3 .590 -- Yomiuri 67 56 3 .545 5.5 Yakult 63 56 2 .529 7.5 Hanshin 59 63 1 .484 13.0 Yokohama 51 66 3 .436 18.5 Hiroshima 50 71 0 .413 21.5 Pacific League Won Lost Tied Pct. GB Daiei 76 51 4 .598 -- Seibu 74 56 1 .569 3.5 Nippon Ham 64 64 2 .500 12.5 Lotte 64 65 3 .496 13.0 Kintetsu 59 67 2 .468 16.5 Orix 46 80 2 .365 29.5	Wins Leader Board (current through September 20, 2004) Central League Pacific League Rank Player Wins Rank Player Wins 1st Kawakami (Chunichi) 15-6 1st Iwakuma (Kintetsu) 15-2 2nd Uehara(Yomiuri) 12-5 2nd S. Watanabe (Lotte) 12-6 3rd Yamamoto (Chunichi) 11-6 3rd Kanemura (Nippon Ham) 12-8 4th Igawa (Hanshin) 11-10 4th Arakaki (Daiei) 11-8 5th Guzman (Chunichi) 10-5 5th Hoashi (Seibu) 10-3

Henry Lu
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