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The Home Office

Hiroshima Shimin Stadium
Naka-ku, Moto-machi 5-25
Hiroshima, 
Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan 730-0011
Telephone: 082-221-2040
Fax:
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The Ballpark
Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
Address: Naka-ku, Moto-machi 5-25
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan 730-0011
Telephone: 082-228-5291
Fax: 
Dimensions: LF 300 CF 380 RF 300
Capacity: 32,000
Comments: This team has fallen on hard times the last few years. Rainouts are pretty
 common at this park, but it is the second oldest park in terms of how long it has been 
hosting a pro team (the Swallows didn't move into Meiji Jingu until the mid-60's). Tickets
are easy to obtain. Despite not having a pitchign rotation to speak of and suspect
at best middle relief, they pulled out a fifth place finish in 2006 after being last in 2005. 
Ace Hiroki Kuroda stayed, for God only knows what reason despite offers from four
other NPB clubs as well as considerable MLB interest. They have a couple of Dr. 
Strangeglove types at the corners and an aging outfield core. Given that situation,
manager Marty Brown will have to be a miracle worker just to get them into the first 
division in 2007 because their habit of operating on a shoestring precludes them from
obtaining high priced college or free agent talent. 
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Roster and Yearly Player Stats 2006 Season Schedule
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The History

 
Year -------------Manager------------- ---------------Stadium--------------- Record
1950 Shuichi Ishimoto 41-96-1
1951 Shuichi Ishimoto 32-64-3
1952 Shuichi Ishimoto Hiroshima Sogo Stadium 37-80-3
i1953 Shuichi Ishimoto 
Katsumi Shiraishi		 Hiroshima Sogo Stadium 53-75-2
1954 Katsumi Shiraishi Hiroshima Sogo Stadium 56-69-5
1955 Katsumi Shiraishi Hiroshima Sogo Stadium 58-70-2
1956 Katsumi Shiraishi Hiroshima Sogo Stadium 45-82-3
1957 Katsumi Shiraishi Hiroshima Sogo Stadium 
Hiroshima Municipal Stadium		 54-75-1
1958 Katsumi Shiraishi Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 54-68-8
1959 Katsumi Shiraishi Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 59-64-7
1960 Katsumi Shiraishi Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 62-61-7
1961 Masato Monzen Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 58-67-5
1962 Masato Monzen Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 56-74-4
1963 Katsumi Shiraishi Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 58-80-2
1964 Katsumi Shiraishi Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 64-73-3
1965 Katsumi Shiraishi 
Ryohei Hasegawa		 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 59-77-4
1966 Ryohei Hasegawa Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 57-73-6
1967 Ryohei Hasegawa Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 47-83-8
1968 Rikuo Nemoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 68-62-4
1969 Rikuo Nemoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 56-70-4
1970 Rikuo Nemoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 62-60-8
1971 Rikuo Nemoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 63-61-6
1972 Rikuo Nemoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 49-75-6
1973 Kaoru Betto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 60-67-3
1974 Katsuya Norinaga Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 54-72-4
1975 Joe Lutz, Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 72-47-11
1976 Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 61-58-11
1977 Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 51-67-12
1978 Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 62-50-18
1979 Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 67-50-13
1980 Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 73-44-13
1981 Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 67-54-9
1982 Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 59-58-13
1983 Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 65-55-10
1984 Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 75-45-10
1985 Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 68-57-5
1986 Junro Anan Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 73-46-11
1987 Junro Anan Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 65-55-10
1988 Junro Anan Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 65-62-3
1989 Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 73-51-6
1990 Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 66-64-2
1991 Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 74-56-2
1992 Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 66-64-0
1993 Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 53-77-1
1994 Toshiyuki Mimura Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 66-64-0
1995 Toshiyuki Mimura Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 74-56-1
1996 Toshiyuki Mimura Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 71-59-0
1997 Toshiyuki Mimura Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 66-69-0
1998 Toshiyuki Mimura Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 60-75-0
1999 Mitsuo Tatsukawa Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 57-78-0
2000 Mitsuo Tatsukawa Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 65-70-1
2001 Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 68-65-7
2002 Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 64-72-4
2003 Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 67-71-2
2004 Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 60-77-1
2005 Koji Yamamoto Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 58-84-4
2006 Marty Brown Hiroshima Municipal Stadium 62-79-5