40 years recap:
With the end of the 1999 season, the LBL celebrated its 40th anniversary. I thought it was a great opportunity to make a recap and to share some facts about the league.
- Successive divisions crowns :
- Lingalie North Black&Yellow: 10 years 1969-1978
- Green District Expendables: 9 years 1988-1996
- Lingalie City Nang Nius: 8 years 1969-1976
- Boubi Town Jade Tigers: 5 years 1994-1998
- Lingalie City Nang Nius: 5 years 1983-1987
- Best seasons before 162 games in a season :
- 1970 B&Y 69-21 .767
- 1974 B&Y 68-22 .756
- 1968 B&Y 36-12 .750
- 1977 B&Y 89-31 .742
- 1975 LNN 89-31 .742
- 1971 B&Y 66-24 .733
- 1969 B&Y 65-25 .722
- 1973 B&Y 65-25 .722
- 1975 B&Y 86-34 .717
- 1972 LNN 64-26 .711
- 1962 LNN 34-14 .708
- 1973 LNN 63-27 .700
- 1972 B&Y 63-27 .700
- 1971 LNN 63-27 .700
- 1990 GRE 112-50 .691
- 1998 MAP 110-52 .679
- 1989 FRE 110-52 .679
- 1997 FRE 107-55 .660
- 1996 CITY 106-56 .654
- 1999 LNN 105-57 .648
- 1990 FRE 105-57 .648
- 1997 DIA 104-58 .642
- 1990 B&Y 104-58 .642
- 1993 CITY 103-59 .636
- 1992 GRE 103-59 .636
- 1988 CITY 103-59 .636
- 1989 GRE 102-60 .630
- 1988 B&Y 102-60 .630
- 1998 LNN 101-61 .623
- 1996 SST 101-61 .623
- 1989 SEAG 100-62 .617
- Worst seasons before 162 games in a season :
- 1973 SST 20-70 .222
- 1977 MAP 29-91 .242
- 1983 TSH 34-106 .243
- 1976 MAP 33-97 .275
- Seasons over 100 losses :
- 1991 GDD 38-124 .235
- 1998 RHI 42-120 .259
- 1988 BEA 48-114 .296
- 1990 BEA 49-113 .302
- 1990 WHE 51-111 .315
- 1992 GDD 55-107 .340
- 1990 GDD 55-107 .340
- 1991 WHE 56-106 .346
- 1997 B&Y 56-105 .352
- 1989 MAP 56-105 .352
- 1988 THU 56-105 .352
- 1999 RHI 59-103 .364
- 1999 TSH 59-103 .364
- 1995 TSH 59-103 .364
- 1989 WHE 59-103 .364
- 1997 SAL 60-102 .370
- 1989 GDD 60-102 .370
- 1988 THU 60-102 .370
- 1997 RHI 61-101 .377
- 1996 RHI 62-100 .383
- 1989 BEA 62-100 .383
- Excepting the franchises that played only LBS, the franchises with the best winning rates are:
- Dawala Diamonds 66%
- Lingalie North Black&Yellow 60%
- Green District Expendables 60%
- Lingalie City Freros 60%
- Boubi Town Silver Eagles 20%
- Lingalie City Nang Nius 38%
- Successive participation in the LBS:
- Lingalie North Black&Yellow: 10 times 1970-1979
- Lingalie North Black&Yellow: 8 times 1961-1968
- Lingalie City Nang Nius: 8 times 1961-1968
- Lingalie City Nang Nius: 6 times 1982-1987
- Lingalie North Black&Yellow: 3 times 1989-1991
- Linga Bay Sea Stars: 3 times 1979-1981
- Successive wins in the LBS:
- Lingalie North Black&Yellow: 6 titles 1970-1975
- Lingalie City Nang Nius: 5 titles 1961-1965
- Lingalie North Black&Yellow: 3 titles 1966-68
- Successive losses in the LBS:
- Lingalie City Black&Yellow: 5 times 1961-1965
- Lingalie City Nang Nius: 3 times 1966-1968
- Longest drought between LBS win:
- Lingalie City Freros: 21 years 1960-1981
- Lingalie City Nang Nius: 18 years 1965-1983
- Linga Bay Sea Stars: 14 years 1979-1993
The Jade Tigers won their only title in 1976, therefore they will break the record if they won it next season.
- Longest wait before a first championship :
- Dawala Diamonds: 27 years (1969-1996)
- Orange Maple Leaves: 20 years (1975-1994)
- Quickest wins for an expansion franchise :
- Lingalia Green Goblins: 6 years (1982-1988)
- Boubi Town Jade Tigers: 8 years (1969-1976)
- Except Lingalie North, all winners of a championship have won their first trophy either in their first or second attempt:
First championship win by team with the number of attempts :
- FRE 1960 1st
- LNN 1961 1st
- GRE 1969 2nd
- JDT 1976 1st
- SST 1979 1st
- SEAG 1980 2nd
- LGG 1987 1st
- MAP 1994 1st
- DIA 1996 2nd
- Since the first expansion, there were exactly two new champions by decade:
- 70's : the Boubi Town Jade Tigers (1976) and the Linga Bay Sea Stars (1979)
- 80's : the Boubi Town Silver Eagles (1980) and the Lingalia Green Goblins (1987)
- 90's : the Orange Maple Leaves (1994) and the Dawala Diamonds (1996)
- most recurrent matchup in the LBS :
- LNN vs B&Y: 13
- GRE vs B&Y: 4
- FRE vs SST: 3
- FRE vs LNN: 3
- B&Y : 20 players
- LNN : 8 players
- SST : 5 players
- FRE : 3 players
- GRE : 3 players
- DIA : 2 players
- SEAG : 2 players
- CITY : 1 player
- LNN :
(5) Ian Anderson 1977 SP 96-29, 3.05 ERA, 1289 K, 1.12 WHIP, 22.7 WAR (1964-1968 and 1970-1977 / HoF in 1982)
(8) River Ford 1994 RF .244/.394/.424, 789 H, 147 HR, 502 RBI, 494 R, 24.2 WAR (1987-1993)
(10) Mark Vientos 1990 3B .242/.343/.493, 874 H, 249 HR, 698 RBI, 591 R, 32.3 WAR (1965-1979)
(12) Omar Almendarez 1994 SP 109-48, 2.80 ERA, 1466 K, 1.09 WHIP, 45.7 WAR (1985-1990)
(13) Alex Frias 1990 RP 41-42, 2.28 ERA, 896 K, 1.21 WHIP, 17.5 WAR, 113 SV (1975-1981 / HoF in 1992)
(21) Roger Maris 1977 RF .247/.351/.512, 595 H, 188HR, 465 RBI, 420 R, 20.7 WAR (1963-1974 / HoF in 1992)
(25) Jorge Alvarado 1962 3B, first HoF after his accident (1960-1962)
(27) Ryan Weathers 1980 SP 119-43, 3.02 ERA, 1967 K, 0.93 WHIP, 41.5 WAR (1971-1979 / HoF in 1985)
(33) Lau-po Thien 1987 RF .303/.417/.484, 1920 H, 269 HR, 1093 RBI, 1143 R, 73.2 WAR (1971-1986 / HoF in 1993)
- B&Y :
(2) Jerry Hernandez 1984 3B .304/.388/.575, 945 H, 244 HR, 640 RBI, 566 R, 42.8 WAR (1969-1982 / HoF in 1996)
(4) Soo-Yeon Kim 1993 C .238/.314/.414, 643 H, 112 HR, 389 RBI, 369 R, 17.0 WAR (1975-1981 / HoF in 1999)
(7) Eric Pardinho 1979 SP 89-46, 3.00 ERA, 1448 K, 0.95 WHIP, 31.5 WAR (1964-1979 / HoF in 1985)
(9) Alex Hernandez 1990 SP 193-91, 3.08 ERA, 2586 K, 1.13 WHIP, 67.6 WAR (1970-1984 / HoF in 1992)
(18) Julio Yarnel Rodriguez 1980 RF .301/.385/.612, 593 H, 170 HR, 496 RBI, 390 R, 25.7 WAR (1966-1974 / HoF in 1985)
(19) Carter Kieboom 1976 3B .372/.491/.863, 1049 H, 180 HR, 605 RBI, 613 R, 38.7 WAR (1962-1976 / HoF in 1982)
(20) Kristian Robinson 1980 LF .237/.299/.494, 1070 H, 323 HR, 784 RBI, 684 R, 32.5 WAR (1964-1980 / HoF in 1986)
(24) Kevin Delahaye 1999 SP 186-117, 2.96 ERA, 2670 K, 1.14 WHIP, 69.9 WAR (1983-1995)
(26) Triston McKenzie 1976 SP 112-44, 3.26 ERA, 1621 K, 1.05 WHIP, 33.0 WAR (1962-1976)
(27) Robert Puason 1984 SS .262/.346/.481, 1303 H, 328 HR, 780 RBI, 802 R, 32.3 WAR (1966-1981 / HoF in 1990)
(29) Sergio Banuelos 1991 CL 55-41, 2.16 ERA, 1055 K, 1.02 WHIP, 28.5 WAR, 259 SV (1969-1982 / HoF in 1992)
(30) Forrest Whitley 1980 SP 30-9, 2.79 ERA, 515 K, 0.93 WHIP, 10.5 WAR (1968-1970 and 1973-1974 / HoF in 1985)
(33) Wander Samuel Franco 1983 SS .289/.373/.492 1588 H, 265 HR, 832 RBI, 949 R, 61.0 WAR (1964-1981 / HoF in 1995)
- GRE :
(29) Bryce Boich 1980 RP 34-35, 3.12 ERA, 699 K, 1.23 WHIP, 11.5 WAR, 59 SV (1965-1974 / HoF in 1983)
(15) Guan-Pei Chio 1990 LF .272/.352/.466, 1042 H, 191 HR, 622 RBI, 600 R, 40.4 WAR (1974-1982 / HoF in 1995)
- FRE :
(13) Keston Hiura 1983 2B .282/.359/.468, 878 H, 125 HR, 495 RBI, 456 R, 24.8 WAR (1962-1974 / HoF in 1984)
(27) Andy Salgado 1977 RF .314/ 39 HR, 228 RBI, 288 R
(52) Alfredo Sifuentes 1995 CL 69-55, 2.33 ERA, 1297 K, 1.14 WHIP, 32.0 WAR, 409 SV (1979-1993)
- DIA :
(25) Javier Cisneros 1996 SP 96-55, 3.02 ERA, 222 K, 1.08 WHIP, 26.8 WAR (1983-1990)
(77) Adonis Medina 1977 SP 80-74, 3.49 ERA, 1373 K, 1.20 WHIP, 33.3 WAR (1969-1977 / HoF in 1982)
- SST :
(16) Roberto Irias 1993 RP 39-31, 2.65 ERA, 822 K, 1.35 WHIP, 4.2 WAR, 105 SV (1977-1983 , HoF in 1996)
(19) Cesar Gomez 1995 SP 202-81, 2.89 ERA, 2380 K, 1.11 WHIP, 68.0 WAR (1976-1988)
(48) Marcos Amaya 1981 SP 66-63, 3.61 ERA, 1204 K, 1.20 WHIP, 23.3 WAR (1975-1981 / HoF in 1987)
- SEAG :
(14) Francisco Sauceda 1988 LF .332/.378/.412, 1474 H, 10 HR, 458 RBI, 688 R, 27.1 WAR (1975-1984 / HoF in 1994)
(15) Tomokazu Yoshikawa 1985 CL 65-63, 2.82 ERA, 1343 K, 1.19 WHIP, 152 SV (1969-1981 and 1983 / HoF in 1991)
- CITY :
(13) Dave Jackman SP 1994 133-107, 2.83 ERA, 1962 K, 1.06 WHIP, 56.1 WAR (1982-1992)
(19) Kei Shibuya CL 1995 62-66, 2.95 ERA, 962 K, 1.22 WHIP, 18.1 WAR, 277 SV (1985-1995)
- LGG :
(23) Victor Sira CL 1996 58-66, 2.23 ERA, 1399 K, 1.08 WHIP, 35.3 WAR, 380 SV (1983-1995)