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10/12/2004 Archived Entry: "Japanese Baseball News: This Week In JBall! (through 10/11/04)"

This Week In JBall! by Henry Lu
Your weekly resource for the exciting world of Japanese Baseball
Standings (current through October 11, 2004) Central League Won Lost Tied Pct. GB Chunichi 79 56 3 .585 -- Yakult 71 63 2 .530 7.5 Yomiuri 71 64 3 .526 8.0 Hanshin 66 69 2 .489 13.0 Hiroshima 60 76 1 .441 19.5 Yokohama 56 75 3 .427 21.0 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	Batting Leader Board (current through October 11, 2004) Central League Pacific League Rank Player AVG Rank Player AVG 1st Shima (Hiroshima) .337 1st Matsunaka (Daiei) .358 2nd LaRocca (Hiroshima) .328 2nd Ogasawara (Nippon Ham) .345 3rd Saeki (Yokohama) .327 3rd Jojima (Daiei) .338 4th Kanemoto (Hanshin) .319 4th Iguchi (Daiei) .333 5th Y. Takahashi (Yomiuri) .317 5th-tie Muramatsu (Orix) .320 5th-tie Wada (Seibu) .320

Henry Lu
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