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10/28/2004 Archived Entry: "Japanese Baseball News: This Week In JBall! (through 10/16/04)"

This Week In JBall! by Henry Lu
Your weekly resource for the exciting world of Japanese Baseball
Standings (Regular Season Finals) Central League Won Lost Tied Pct. GB Chunichi 79 56 3 .585 -- Yakult 72 64 2 .529 7.5 Yomiuri 71 64 3 .526 8.0 Hanshin 66 70 2 .485 13.5 Hiroshima 60 77 1 .438 20.0 Yokohama 59 76 3 .437 20.0 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	Home Run Leader Board (Regular Season Finals) Central League Pacific League Rank Player HRs Rank Player HRs 1st-tie Rhodes (Yomiuri) 45 1st-tie Matsunaka (Daiei) 44 1st-tie Woods (Yokohama) 45 1st-tie Seguignol (Nippon Ham) 44 3rd Iwamura (Yakult) 44 3rd Zuleta (Daiei) 37 4th Kokubo (Yomiuri) 41 4th Jojima (Daiei) 36 5th-tie LaRocca (Hiroshima) 40 5th Agbayani (Lotte) 35 5th-tie Tamura (Yokohama) 40

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