2006 World Baseball Classic rosters
The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at 2006 World Baseball Classic. The tournament began on March 3 and the final took place on March 20, 2006.
The teams listed on the country's roster is the team the player was with while the tournament took place.
Pool A
China Roster[1]
Manager: Jim Lefebvre
Coaches: Bruce Hurst (Pitching)
Pos. | No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Bats | Throws | Club |
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P | 6 | Chenhao Li | July 2, 1977 (ages 28) | R | R | ![]() |
P | 7 | Nan Wang | Outober 7, 1981 (ages 24) | R | L | ![]() |
P | 15 | Quansheng Zhao(JPN) | January 15, 1979 (ages 27) | L | L | ![]() |
P | 17 | Li Zhang | February 3, 1980 (ages 26) | R | R | ![]() |
P | 21 | Zheng Xu | May 10, 1981 (ages 24) | R | R | ![]() |
P | 22 | Hongrui Li(JPN) | April 22, 1986 (ages 19) | R | R | ![]() |
P | 23 | Shuai Li(JPN) | July 11, 1985 (ages 20) | R | R | ![]() |
P | 24 | Quan Huang(JPN) | May 14, 1983 (ages 22) | L | L | ![]() |
P | 28 | Bo Zhao(JPN) | August 11, 1985 (ages 20) | L | R | ![]() |
P | 33 | Kun Chen | March 5, 1980 (ages 25) | R | R | ![]()
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P | 68 | Bu Tao (卜濤) | January 15, 1983 | |||
P | 80 | Lai Guojun (賴國鈞) | ||||
P | 66 | Zhang Jun (張俊) | December 13, 1983 | |||
C | 12 | Feng Yi (馮毅) | August 20, 1982 | |||
C | 56 | Wang Wei (王偉) | December 25, 1978 | |||
C | 2 | Zhang Zhenwang (張振旺) | March 1, 1988 | |||
IF | 20 | Chen Qi (陳琦) | September 23, 1981 | |||
IF | 3 | Chen Zhe (陳哲) | October 14, 1975 | |||
IF | 5 | Feng Fei (馮飛) | February 18, 1983 | |||
IF | 11 | Guo Tao (國濤) | March 21, 1987 | |||
IF | 51 | Li Lei (李磊) | June 24, 1984 | |||
IF | 10 | Liu Guangbiao (劉廣標) | September 5, 1978 | |||
IF | 37 | Pan Wenbin (潘文彬) | December 9, 1986 | |||
IF | 32 | Wang Jingchao (王靖超) | July 13, 1988 | |||
IF | 18 | Yang Guogang (楊國剛) | February 22, 1977 | |||
IF | 9 | Zhang Yufeng (張玉峰) | February 9, 1977 | |||
OF | 26 | Liu Yaqing (劉雅卿) | July 17, 1982 | |||
OF | 1 | Sun Lingfeng (孫嶺峰) | August 14, 1978 | |||
OF | 35 | Yang Shuo (楊碩) | May 18, 1981 | |||
OF | 36 | Zhang Hongbo (張洪波) | June 6, 1980 |
Chinese Taipei Roster[2]
Manager: Lin Hua-wei (林華韋)
Coaches: Hung I-chung (洪一中), Yeh Chih-shien (葉志仙), Lu Ming-tsu (呂明賜), Wu Fu-lien (吳復連), Hsieh Chang-heng (謝長亨)
Pos. | No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Bats | Throws | Club |
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P | 97 | Chiang Chien-ming (姜建銘) | May 27, 1985 | ![]() | ||
P | 59 | Chu Wei-ming (朱尉銘) | August 2, 1981 | ![]() | ||
P | 17 | Hsu Chu-chien (許竹見) | January 25, 1981 | ![]() | ||
P | 63 | Hsu Wen-hsiung (許文雄) | December 5, 1978 | ![]() | ||
P | 32 | Kevin Huang (黃俊中) | April 25, 1982 | ![]() | ||
P | 88 | Keng Po-hsuan (耿伯軒) | October 15, 1984 | ![]() | ||
P | 37 | Kuo Hong-chih (郭泓志) | July 23, 1981 | ![]() | ||
P | 11 | Lin En-yu (林恩宇) | March 25, 1981 | ![]() | ||
P | 19 | Lin Ying-chieh (林英傑) | May 1, 1981 | ![]() | ||
P | 18 | Pan Wei-lun (潘威倫) | March 5, 1982 | ![]() | ||
P | 70 | Tsai Ying-feng (蔡英峰) | May 26, 1983 | ![]() | ||
P | 42 | Tseng Sung-wei (增菘瑋) | December 28, 1984 | ![]() | ||
P | 46 | Yang Chien-fu (陽建福) | April 22, 1979 | ![]() | ||
P | 91 | Yang Yao-hsun (陽耀勳) | January 22, 1983 | ![]() | ||
C | 41 | Chen Feng-min (陳峰民) | October 29, 1977 | ![]() | ||
C | 34 | Kao Chih-kang (高志綱) | February 27, 1981 | ![]() | ||
C | 27 | Yeh Chun-chang (葉君璋) | October 25, 1972 | ![]() | ||
IF | 12 | Chang Chia-hao (張家浩) | October 31, 1976 | ![]() | ||
IF | 49 | Chang Tai-shan (張泰山) | October 31, 1976 | ![]() | ||
IF | 13 | Chen Yung-chi (陳鏞基) | July 13, 1983 | ![]() | ||
IF | 31 | Cheng Chan-ming (鄭昌明) | January 28, 1978 | ![]() | ||
IF | 51 | Hu Chin-lung (胡金龍) | February 2, 1984 | ![]() | ||
IF | 7 | Lin Chih-sheng (林智勝) | January 1, 1982 | ![]() | ||
IF | 15 | Yang Chung-shou (陽仲壽) | January 17, 1987 | ![]() | ||
IF | 6 | Yang Sen (陽森) | March 25, 1981 | ![]() | ||
OF | 8 | Chan Chih-yao (詹智堯) | January 2, 1983 | ![]() | ||
OF | 69 | Chang Chien-ming (張建銘) | July 27, 1980 | ![]() | ||
OF | 55 | Hsieh Chia-hsien (謝佳賢) | April 8, 1976 | ![]() | ||
OF | 30 | Huang Lung-yi (黃龍義) | February 20, 1979 | ![]() | ||
OF | 24 | Lin Wei-chu (林威助) | January 22, 1979 | ![]() |
Manager: 89 – Sadaharu Oh (王貞治)
Coaches: 84 – Kazuhiro Takeda (武田一浩), 85 – Hatsuhiko Tsuji (辻発彦), 86 – Yoshitaka Katori (鹿取義隆), 87 – Yasunori Oshima (大島康徳), 88 – Sumio Hirota (弘田澄男)
Manager: Kim In-sik (김인식)
Coaches: 70 — Kim Jae-bak (hitting coach), 90 — Sun Dong-yol (pitching coach), 80 — Cho Bum-hyun (battery coach), 75 — Ryu Joong-il (defensive coach), 76 — Ryu Ji-hyun (base coach)
Pos. | No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Bats | Throws | Club |
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P | 36 | Bae Young-soo (배영수) | May 4, 1981 | ![]() | ||
P | 45 | Bong Jung-keun (봉중근) | July 15, 1980 | ![]() | ||
P | 21 | Chong Tae-hyon (정대현) | November 10, 1978 | ![]() | ||
P | 41 | Chung Jae-hun (정재훈) | January 1, 1980 | ![]() | ||
P | 28 | Jun Byung-doo (전병두) | October 14, 1984 | ![]() | ||
P | 49 | Kim Byung-hyun (김병현) | January 19, 1979 | ![]() | ||
P | 51 | Sunny Kim (김선우) | September 4, 1977 | ![]() | ||
P | 15 | Koo Dae-sung (구대성) | August 2, 1969 | ![]() | ||
P | 17 | Oh Seung-hwan (오승환) | July 15, 1982 | ![]() | ||
P | 61 | Park Chan-ho (박찬호) | June 30, 1973 | ![]() | ||
P | 26 | Seo Jae-weong (서재응) | May 24, 1977 | ![]() | ||
P | 1 | Son Min-han (손민한) | January 2, 1975 | ![]() | ||
C | 44 | Cho In-sung (조인성) | May 25, 1975 | ![]() | ||
C | 22 | Hong Sung-heon (홍성흔) | February 28, 1977 | ![]() | ||
C | 20 | Jin Kab-yong (진갑용) | May 8, 1974 | ![]() | ||
IF | 11 | Choi Hee-seop (최희섭) | March 16, 1979 | ![]() | ||
IF | 18 | Kim Dong-joo (김동주) | February 3, 1976 | ![]() | ||
IF | 6 | Kim Jae-gul (김재걸) | September 7, 1972 | ![]() | ||
IF | 16 | Kim Jong-kook (김종국) | September 14, 1973 | ![]() | ||
IF | 14 | Kim Min-jae (김민재) | January 3, 1973 | ![]() | ||
IF | 52 | Kim Tae-kyun (김태균) | May 29, 1982 | ![]() | ||
IF | 25 | Lee Seung-yeop (이승엽) | August 18, 1976 | ![]() | ||
IF | 3 | Park Jin-man (박진만) | November 30, 1976 | ![]() | ||
OF | 9 | Lee Byung-Kyu (이병규) | October 25, 1974 | ![]() | ||
OF | 35 | Lee Jin-young (이진영) | June 15, 1980 | ![]() | ||
OF | 7 | Lee Jong-beom (이종범) | August 15, 1970 | ![]() | ||
OF | 33 | Park Yong-taik (박용택) | April 21, 1979 | ![]() | ||
OF | 12 | Song Ji-man (송지만) | March 2, 1973 | ![]() |
Pool B
Manager: Ernie Whitt (First base coach with the Toronto Blue Jays)
Coaches: Denis Boucher (Pitching Coach), Tim Leiper (Coach), Rob Ducey (Coach), Larry Walker (Coach), Tommy Craig (Trainer)
Manager: Francisco Estrada
Pitching coaches: Fernando Valenzuela, Ted Higuera
Pitching coach: Lee Smith
Pos. | No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Bats | Throws | Club |
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P | 35 | Barry Armitage | May 11, 1979 | ![]() | ||
P | 28 | Tyrone Brandt | April 3, 1985 | |||
P | 37 | Matthew Dancer | ||||
P | 20 | Kalin Dreyer | ||||
P | 7 | Shannon Ekermans | ![]() | |||
P | 10 | Jared Elario | ||||
P | 45 | Lester Fortiun | ||||
P | 76 | Gavin Jefferies | ||||
P | 44 | Tyrone Lamont | April 3, 1985 | ![]() | ||
P | 22 | Gary Maree | ||||
P | 27 | Carl Michaels | May 21, 1981 | ![]() | ||
P | 25 | Darryn Smith | ||||
P | 3 | Robert Verschuren | ||||
C | 18 | Kyle Botha | ![]() | |||
C | 15 | Bradley Erasmus | ||||
C | 9 | Warren Herman | ![]() | |||
C | 31 | Willem Kemp | ||||
IF | Tebi Andrew | |||||
IF | 12 | Paul Bell | June 24, 1980 | |||
IF | 29 | Nicholas Dempsey | December 15, 1978 | |||
IF | 6 | Dylan Haynes | ||||
IF | 11 | Zaid Hendricks | ||||
IF | 14 | Patrick Naude | ||||
IF | 2 | Jonathan Phillips | April 16, 1986 | |||
IF | 23 | Brett Willemburg | July 2, 1984 | ![]() | ||
OF | 41 | Ian Butcher | ||||
OF | 33 | Jason Cook | July 8, 1975 | |||
OF | 26 | Duane Feldtman | ||||
OF | 24 | Gavin Ray | ||||
OF | 38 | Ashley Scott | ||||
OF | 30 | Ricardo Siljeur | ![]() |
Manager: Buck Martinez
Coaches: Marcel Lachemann, Davey Johnson, John McLaren, Reggie Smith
Pos. | No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Bats | Throws | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | 22 | Roger Clemens | (1962-08-04)August 4, 1962 (aged 43) | ![]() | ||
P | 32 | Chad Cordero | (1982-03-18)March 18, 1982 (aged 23) | ![]() | ||
P | 40 | Brian Fuentes | (1975-08-09)August 9, 1975 (aged 30) | ![]() | ||
P | 59 | Todd Jones | (1968-04-24)April 24, 1968 (aged 37) | ![]() | ||
P | 19 | Al Leiter | (1965-10-23)October 23, 1965 (aged 40) | ![]() | ||
P | 54 | Brad Lidge | (1976-12-23)December 23, 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() | ||
P | 38 | Gary Majewski | (1980-02-26)February 26, 1980 (aged 26) | ![]() | ||
P | 36 | Joe Nathan | (1974-11-22)November 22, 1974 (aged 31) | ![]() | ||
P | 45 | Jake Peavy | (1981-05-31)May 31, 1981 (aged 24) | ![]() | ||
P | 62 | Scot Shields | (1975-07-22)July 22, 1975 (aged 30) | ![]() | ||
P | 20 | Huston Street | (1983-08-02)August 2, 1983 (aged 22) | ![]() | ||
P | 50 | Mike Timlin | (1966-03-10)March 10, 1966 (aged 39) | ![]() | ||
P | 39 | Dan Wheeler | (1977-12-10)December 10, 1977 (aged 28) | ![]() | ||
P | 35 | Dontrelle Willis | (1982-01-12)January 12, 1982 (aged 24) | ![]() | ||
C | 8 | Michael Barrett | (1976-10-22)October 22, 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() | ||
C | 24 | Brian Schneider | (1976-11-26)November 26, 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() | ||
C | 33 | Jason Varitek | (1972-04-11)April 11, 1972 (aged 33) | ![]() | ||
IF | 2 | Derek Jeter | (1974-06-26)June 26, 1974 (aged 31) | ![]() | ||
IF | 10 | Chipper Jones | (1972-04-24)April 24, 1972 (aged 33) | ![]() | ||
IF | 25 | Derrek Lee | (1975-09-06)September 6, 1975 (aged 30) | ![]() | ||
IF | 13 | Alex Rodríguez | (1975-07-27)July 27, 1975 (aged 30) | ![]() | ||
IF | 23 | Mark Teixeira | (1980-04-11)April 11, 1980 (aged 25) | ![]() | ||
IF | 26 | Chase Utley | (1978-12-17)December 17, 1978 (aged 27) | ![]() | ||
IF | 1 | Michael Young | (1976-10-19)October 19, 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() | ||
OF | 18 | Johnny Damon | (1973-11-05)November 5, 1973 (aged 32) | ![]() | ||
OF | 7 | Jeff Francoeur | (1984-01-08)January 8, 1984 (aged 22) | ![]() | ||
OF | 3 | Ken Griffey Jr. | (1969-11-21)November 21, 1969 (aged 36) | ![]() | ||
OF | 5 | Matt Holliday | (1980-01-15)January 15, 1980 (aged 26) | ![]() | ||
OF | 6 | Vernon Wells | (1978-12-08)December 8, 1978 (aged 27) | ![]() | ||
OF | 21 | Randy Winn | (1974-06-09)June 9, 1974 (aged 31) | ![]() |
Pool C
Manager: Higinio Vélez
Pos. | No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Bats | Throws | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | 26 | Luis Borroto | ![]() | |||
P | 79 | Maikel Folch | ![]() | |||
P | 48 | Yulieski González | ![]() | |||
P | 99 | Pedro Luis Lazo | ![]() | |||
P | 90 | Yadel Martí | ![]() | |||
P | 58 | Jonder Martínez | ![]() | |||
P | 97 | Yunesky Maya | ![]() | |||
P | 23 | Vicyohandry Odelín | ![]() | |||
P | 16 | Adiel Palma | ![]() | |||
P | 62 | Yadier Pedroso | ![]() | |||
P | 81 | Yosvany Pérez | ![]() | |||
P | 19 | Ormari Romero | ![]() | |||
P | 4 | Deinys Suárez | ![]() | |||
C | 61 | Roger Machado | ![]() | |||
C | 51 | Eriel Sánchez | ![]() | |||
IF | 54 | Leslie Anderson | ![]() | |||
IF | 53 | Ariel Borrero | ![]() | |||
IF | 12 | Michel Enríquez | ![]() | |||
IF | 10 | Yulieski Gourriel | ![]() | |||
IF | 42 | Juan Carlos Moreno | ![]() | |||
IF | 2 | Eduardo Paret | ![]() | |||
IF | 11 | Rudy Reyes | ![]() | |||
OF | 24 | Frederich Cepeda | ![]() | |||
OF | 31 | Yoandy Garlobo | ![]() | |||
OF | 21 | Alexei Ramírez | ![]() | |||
OF | 56 | Carlos Tabares | ![]() | |||
OF | 46 | Osmani Urrutia | ![]() |
Manager: Robert Eenhoorn
Manager: Anibal Reluz
Pos. | No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Bats | Throws | Club |
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P | 23 | Manny Acosta | ![]() | |||
P | 24 | Albenis Castillo | ||||
P | 22 | Bienvenido Cedeño | ||||
P | 27 | Bruce Chen | ||||
P | 36 | Manuel Corpas | ![]() | |||
P | 25 | Jorge Cortéz | ||||
P | 58 | Roger Deago | ||||
P | 18 | Paolo Espino | ||||
P | 31 | Miguel Gómez | ||||
P | 12 | Santos Hernández | ||||
P | 56 | Len Picota | ||||
P | 29 | Ramon Ramírez | ||||
P | 33 | Davis Romero | ![]() | |||
C | 8 | Damaso Espino | ||||
C | 16 | Carlos Muñoz | ||||
C | 49 | César Quintero | ||||
C | 51 | Carlos Ruiz | ![]() | |||
IF | 7 | Javier Castillo | ||||
IF | 11 | Vicente Garibaldo | ||||
IF | 32 | Yoni Lasso | ||||
IF | 30 | Orlando Miller | ||||
IF | 15 | Olmedo Sáenz | ||||
OF | 4 | Earl Agnoly | ||||
OF | 26 | Audes de León | ||||
OF | 17 | Freddy Herrera | ||||
OF | 45 | Carlos Lee | ![]() | |||
OF | 64 | Sherman Obando | ||||
OF | 28 | Adolfo Rivera | ||||
OF | 14 | Rubén Rivera | ||||
OF | 1 | Manuel O. Rodríguez |
Manager: José Oquendo
Pool D
Manager: Jon Deeble
Pos. | No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Bats | Throws | Club |
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P | 31 | Craig Anderson | October 30, 1980 | |||
P | 21 | Phil Brassington | April 19, 1970 | |||
P | 11 | Adam Bright | August 11, 1984 | |||
P | 57 | Adrian Burnside | March 15, 1977 | |||
P | 30 | Tristan Crawford | July 22, 1982 | |||
P | 13 | Matthew Gahan | November 26, 1975 | |||
P | 44 | Wayne Lundgren | April 21, 1982 | |||
P | 15 | Paul Mildren | May 3, 1984 | |||
P | 27 | Damian Moss | November 24, 1976 | |||
P | 42 | Peter Moylan | December 2, 1978 | ![]() | ||
P | Ryan Rowland-Smith | January 26, 1983 | ||||
P | 24 | John Stephens | November 15, 1979 | ![]() | ||
P | 39 | Phil Stockman | January 25, 1980 | ![]() | ||
P | 19 | Rich Thompson | July 1, 1984 | ![]() | ||
C | 48 | Michael Collins | July 18, 1984 | |||
C | 47 | Andrew Graham | April 22, 1982 | ![]() | ||
C | 35 | Matthew Kent | July 2, 1980 | |||
IF | 7 | Trent Durrington | August 27, 1975 | |||
IF | 4 | Gavin Fingleson | ||||
IF | 29 | Bradley Harman | November 19, 1985 | |||
IF | 26 | Justin Huber | July 1, 1982 | |||
IF | 16 | Luke Hughes | August 2, 1984 | |||
IF | 22 | Brendan Kingman | May 22, 1973 | |||
IF | 14 | Dave Nilsson | December 14, 1969 | |||
IF | 6 | Rodney van Buizen | ||||
IF | Glenn Williams | |||||
OF | 25 | Tom Brice | August 24, 1981 | |||
OF | 8 | Trent Oeltjen | February 28, 1983 | |||
OF | 17 | Brett Roneberg | May 2, 1979 | |||
OF | 23 | Paul Rutgers | January 17, 1984 |
Manager: Manny Acta
Manager: Matt Galante
Manager: Luis Sojo
Coaches: Dave Concepción, Oscar Escobar, Roberto Espinoza, Omar Malavé, Luis Salazar
Pos. | No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Bats | Throws | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IF | 1 | Tomás Pérez | December 29, 1973 | ![]() | ||
IF | 2 | Carlos Guillén | September 30, 1975 | ![]() | ||
IF | 9 | Edgardo Alfonzo | November 8, 1973 | |||
IF | 12 | Marco Scutaro | October 30, 1975 | ![]() | ||
IF | 13 | Omar Vizquel (captain) | April 24, 1967 | ![]() | ||
P | 15 | Víctor Moreno | June 10, 1979 | |||
C | 19 | Ramón Hernández | May 20, 1976 | ![]() | ||
OF | 20 | Juan Rivera | July 3, 1978 | ![]() | ||
C | 21 | Henry Blanco | August 29, 1971 | ![]() | ||
P | 23 | Ricardo Palma | September 26, 1979 | |||
IF | 24 | Miguel Cabrera | April 18, 1983 | ![]() | ||
P | 27 | Carlos E. Hernández | April 22, 1980 | ![]() | ||
P | 28 | Giovanni Carrara | March 4, 1968 | ![]() | ||
P | 29 | Jorge Julio | March 3, 1979 | ![]() | ||
OF | 30 | Magglio Ordóñez | January 28, 1974 | ![]() | ||
P | 31 | Víctor Zambrano | August 6, 1975 | ![]() | ||
P | 34 | Freddy García | June 10, 1976 | ![]() | ||
P | 36 | Tony Armas Jr. | April 29, 1978 | ![]() | ||
P | 37 | Francisco Rodríguez | January 7, 1982 | ![]() | ||
P | 38 | Carlos Zambrano | June 1, 1981 | ![]() | ||
P | 39 | Gustavo Chacín | December 4, 1980 | ![]() | ||
C | 41 | Víctor Martínez | December 23, 1978 | ![]() | ||
P | 45 | Kelvim Escobar | April 11, 1976 | ![]() | ||
OF | 47 | Endy Chávez | February 7, 1978 | ![]() | ||
OF | 51 | Robert Pérez | June 4, 1969 | |||
P | 52 | Carlos Silva | April 23, 1979 | ![]() | ||
OF | 53 | Bobby Abreu | March 11, 1974 | ![]() | ||
OF | 56 | Tony Álvarez | May 10, 1979 | |||
P | 57 | Johan Santana | March 13, 1979 | ![]() | ||
P | 63 | Rafael Betancourt | April 29, 1975 | ![]() |
Notes and references
- Rosters: China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, USA, Cuba, Netherlands, Panama, Puerto Rico, Australia, Dominican Republic, Italy, Venezuela
- ^ 2006 World Baseball Classic roster for China Archived 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine at Worldbaseballclassic.com
- ^ 2006 World Baseball Classic roster for Chinese Taipei at Worldbaseballclassic.com
- ^ Quantrill announced his retirement during the 2006 WBC, effective at the end of the tournament.
- ^ Guerrero will skip the first round of the World Baseball Classic, due to the death of three of his cousins in an auto accident in the Dominican Republic. "Notes: Vladdy in Dominicans' thoughts". Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2006-03-05.