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Old 08-13-2022, 07:23 PM   #30
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1915 in CABA

1915 would again see Tijuana and Puebla atop their Mexican League divisions. The Pumas had the best record in CABA at 114-48 despite a solid Ecatepec team at 99-63 giving chase early in the South. Puebla second baseman Alex Hinojosa picked up his second career MVP, leading Liga Mexico in home runs, RBI, and WAR. The Toros at 102-60 had no competition in the North, seeing CABA records with 370 runs allowed and a 1.99 team ERA, marks that wouldn’t be touched for the rest of the century.


Tijuana had a historic Pitcher of the Year season from 27-year old left Brian Kendall. The American from Massachusetts started as a solid pitcher with Oakland before having his contract purchased (in the short time that was allowed between MLB and CABA) by Santiago. After two years there, he signed with the Toros and posted a Triple Crown season at 23-8 with a 1.44 ERA and 441 strikeouts, plus 13.7 WAR. The strikeout record remains the all-time CABA mark even into the 2020s, as does his .151 opponent batting average and 4.67 hits allowed per nine innings pitched.


In the third iteration of Tijuana vs. Puebla in the Mexican League Championship Series, the Pumas prevailed for the first time, winning in six games.


In the Caribbean, the Island Division came down to a tiebreaker game after Jamaica and Havana each finished 99-63. The Jazz took the tiebreaker and the best record in the league, while defending CL champ Puerto Rico finished 86-76. Chris “Ratface” Barnett, a relatively unknown American third basemen whom came to Jamaica by way of Philadelphia, won MVP with the league best batting average and RBI tally.



Hurricanes pitcher Baptiste Timothee won his third PotY and was seven strikeouts from a Triple Crown. The man who bested him, 23-year old Ulices Montero of Santiago, had the breakout season in what would arguably be the greatest career any pitcher ever.


In the Continental Division, Salvador took the top spot at 91-71. The Stallions didn’t have much in the way of star power or big numbers, but they got hot at the right time. Salvador would defeat Jamaica in five games to become the first continental winner of the Caribbean League. Then in the CABA Championship, the Stallions dusted Puebla in five games. Second baseman Adony Nunez won series MVP and had seven runs and nine hits in the postseason.
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