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10/07/2004 Archived Entry: "Japanese Baseball News: This Week In JBall! (through 10/7/04)"

This Week In JBall! by Henry Lu
Your weekly resource for the exciting world of Japanese Baseball
Standings (current through October 7, 2004) Central League Won Lost Tied Pct. GB Chunichi 77 56 3 .579 -- Yakult 71 61 2 .538 5.5 Yomiuri 71 62 3 .534 6.0 Hanshin 64 69 2 .481 13.0 Yokohama 56 73 3 .434 19.0 Hiroshima 58 76 1 .433 19.5 Pacific League Won Lost Tied Pct. GB 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	ERA Leader Board (current through October 7, 2004) Central League Pacific League Rank Player ERA Rank Player ERA 1st Uehara (Yomiuri) 2.60 1st Matsuzaka (Seibu) 2.90 2nd Yamamoto (Chunichi) 3.16 2nd Iwakuma (Kintetsu) 3.01 3rd Kawashima (Yakult) 3.17 3rd Arakaki (Daiei) 3.28 4th Kawakami (Chunichi) 3.27 4th N Shimizu (Lotte) 3.40 5th Fukuhara (Hanshin) 3.68 5th S. Watanabe (Lotte) 3.59

Henry Lu
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