Standings
(current through September 28, 2004) | | Central League | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | GB |
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| Chunichi | 76 | 52 | 3 | .594 | -- | | Yakult | 67 | 59 | 2 | .532 | 8.0 | | Yomiuri | 68 | 61 | 3 | .527 | 8.5 | | Hanshin | 61 | 66 | 1 | .480 | 14.5 | | Yokohama | 54 | 69 | 3 | .439 | 19.5 | | Hiroshima | 54 | 73 | 0 | .425 | 21.5 | | Pacific League | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | GB |
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| Daiei | 77 | 52 | 4 | .597 | -- | | Seibu | 74 | 58 | 1 | .561 | 4.5 | | Nippon Ham | 66 | 65 | 2 | .504 | 12.0 | | Lotte | 65 | 65 | 3 | .500 | 12.5 | | Kintetsu | 61 | 70 | 2 | .466 | 17.0 | | Orix | 49 | 82 | 2 | .374 | 29.0 |
|  | Home Run Leader Board
(current through September 28, 2004) | | Central League | Pacific League | | |
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| Rank | Player | HRs | Rank | Player | HRs | | 1st | Rhodes (Yomiuri) | 44 | 1st-tie | Matsunaka (Daiei) | 44 | | 2nd | Woods (Yokohama) | 43 | 1st-tie | Seguignol (Nippon Ham) | 44 | | 3rd | Iwamura (Yakult) | 42 | 3rd | Zuleta (Daiei) | 37 | | 4th | Kokubo (Yomiuri) | 41 | 4th | Jojima (Daiei) | 36 | | 5th-tie | LaRocca (Hiroshima) | 39 | 5th | Agbayani (Lotte) | 35 | | 5th-tie | Tamura (Yokohama) | 39 | | | |
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