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Old 02-01-2023, 06:39 AM   #120
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1936 in BSA



Medellin claimed its second Bolivar North Division title in three seasons, taking the crown at 99-63 in 1936. Defending champ Caracas dropped off to 93 wins and Bogota fell off a cliff from 100 wins the prior year to 67. In the South, Cali won a third division title in four seasons, also finishing at 99-63. Last year's league champ Lima was their closest competitor at 92-70.

Cali centerfielder Saul Vargas won his first MVP at age 23. The left handed Colombian led the Bolivar League in runs (93), WAR (9.8), stolen bases (94), average (.328) and OBP (.384). Lima’s Mohamed Ramos won his third Pitcher of the Year, setting the all-time record of 549 strikeouts in a season and all-time record of 17.9 WAR.



Defending Copa Sudamerica champion Brasilia again claimed the Southern Cone League's Brazil Division, giving them three straight playoff berths. At 101-61, there was a double digit gap to second place. The South Division went to Santiago for the third time in four seasons as the Saints finished 97-63, five games better than Cordoba.

Rosario 3B Mohammed Jimenez won his second straight MVP and led the league in WAR (10.5), average (.316), slugging (.602), home runs (48), RBI (105), hits (185) and runs (93). Cordoba’s Cato Arias was the Pitcher of the Year with the league lead in ERA (1.34), WAR (11.1), strikeouts (362), quality starts (33/32) and complete games (18).

The Bolivar League Championship Series was claimed by Medellin for the third time in its six year existence, as the Mutiny beat Cali in five games. The Southern Cone Championship was a rematch of the 1934 edition and this time, went seven games for the first time. Like the prior meeting, Santiago got the better of Brasilia, giving the Saints their third league title. They'd add their first Copa Sudamerica as well, easily sweeping Medellin. Santiago's win gives Chile an overall champ for the first time.





Other notes: The third and fourth Beisbol Sudamerica perfect games were thrown in 1936. On April 4, Sao Paulo's Kerlon da Silva did it with 10 strikeouts against Asuncion. Then on August 11, Mohamed Ramos did it with 18 strikeouts against Quito. For the incredibly dominant Ramos, it was already his fourth career no-hitter in six seasons. The 18 Ks wasn't even a record for him, as Ramos has struck out 20+ nine times in his career, including the record of 23 in 10.1 innings back in 1934. In 1936, Ramos became the first BSA pitcher to 2500 career strikeouts.

Medellin's Vitorio Paolini became the first four-time Reliever of the Year winner. Salvador's Chano Angel became a three-time winner
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