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FuzzyRussianHat · 02-08-2023, 07:21 AM

Defending East Asia Baseball champ Tokyo again claimed the Japan North Division, taking it in 1937 at 91-71. They were six ahead of Sapporo and seven up on both Sendai and Yokohama. In the South Division, Nagoya bounced back from a 77-win 1936 to claim their seventh division title. The Nightowls were 96-66, seven ahead of Hiroshima. Last year's champ Kobe dropped to fourth in the division at 82 wins.

Nagoya shortstop Si-U Gim won his first MVP at only age 22, his second full season. Gim lead Japan in WAR (12.9) and slugging (.631), combining Gold Glove winning defense and a Silver Slugger winning offense that had 43 home runs and a .329 average. Kobe’s Drew St. Louis won his first Pitcher of the Year. Another youngster, the 23-year old outsider from Trinidad and Tobago in his third season led in strikeouts with 312 and had a 1.86 ERA. St. Louis also threw a perfect game on June 15 for Kobe against Tokyo, striking out 12.

In Korea, Goyang won back-to-back North Division titles, finishing 90-72. Defending league champ Ulsan picked up back-to-back South Division titles with the best record in EAB at 105-57. They had to fend off a solid challenge from 99-63 Gwangju and 92-70 Busan.

Green Sox left fielder Sang-Yun Hyun was the MVP as the 28-year old led in home runs (40), slugging (.645), OPS (1.028), wRC+ (180), and WAR (9.2). Busan’s Yu-Geon Moon earned a third Pitcher of the Year as the 29-year old lefty led Korea in ERA for the fourth time in his career. His 2.18 ERA went with a league best 0.89 WHIP, 7.9 K/BB ration, and 6.6 WAR.

In the Japan League Championship Series, Nagoya defeated Tokyo in five games, giving the Nightowls their third league title of the decade. The Korea League Championship Series was a rematch of the prior year's edition and just as in 1936, Ulsan topped Goyang in six. In the EAB Championship, the Swallows swept Nagoya, giving Ulsan its first-ever overall title.

Other notes: Sapporo's Michiro Yabuta became the first EAB pitcher to 4500 career strikeouts. To this point, only him and Chikara Ohkubo have even gotten to 3500. Hiroshima’s Kazuo Ogiwara became a three-time Reliever of the Year winner, the second EAB pitcher to achieve the feat. U-Jin Park of Pyongyang became the Korea League’s first 10-time Gold Glove winner (nine at 3B, one at 1B).

02-08-2023, 07:21 AM	#127
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,220	1937 in EAB Defending East Asia Baseball champ Tokyo again claimed the Japan North Division, taking it in 1937 at 91-71. They were six ahead of Sapporo and seven up on both Sendai and Yokohama. In the South Division, Nagoya bounced back from a 77-win 1936 to claim their seventh division title. The Nightowls were 96-66, seven ahead of Hiroshima. Last year's champ Kobe dropped to fourth in the division at 82 wins. Nagoya shortstop Si-U Gim won his first MVP at only age 22, his second full season. Gim lead Japan in WAR (12.9) and slugging (.631), combining Gold Glove winning defense and a Silver Slugger winning offense that had 43 home runs and a .329 average. Kobe’s Drew St. Louis won his first Pitcher of the Year. Another youngster, the 23-year old outsider from Trinidad and Tobago in his third season led in strikeouts with 312 and had a 1.86 ERA. St. Louis also threw a perfect game on June 15 for Kobe against Tokyo, striking out 12. In Korea, Goyang won back-to-back North Division titles, finishing 90-72. Defending league champ Ulsan picked up back-to-back South Division titles with the best record in EAB at 105-57. They had to fend off a solid challenge from 99-63 Gwangju and 92-70 Busan. Green Sox left fielder Sang-Yun Hyun was the MVP as the 28-year old led in home runs (40), slugging (.645), OPS (1.028), wRC+ (180), and WAR (9.2). Busan’s Yu-Geon Moon earned a third Pitcher of the Year as the 29-year old lefty led Korea in ERA for the fourth time in his career. His 2.18 ERA went with a league best 0.89 WHIP, 7.9 K/BB ration, and 6.6 WAR. In the Japan League Championship Series, Nagoya defeated Tokyo in five games, giving the Nightowls their third league title of the decade. The Korea League Championship Series was a rematch of the prior year's edition and just as in 1936, Ulsan topped Goyang in six. In the EAB Championship, the Swallows swept Nagoya, giving Ulsan its first-ever overall title. Other notes: Sapporo's Michiro Yabuta became the first EAB pitcher to 4500 career strikeouts. To this point, only him and Chikara Ohkubo have even gotten to 3500. Hiroshima’s Kazuo Ogiwara became a three-time Reliever of the Year winner, the second EAB pitcher to achieve the feat. U-Jin Park of Pyongyang became the Korea League’s first 10-time Gold Glove winner (nine at 3B, one at 1B). __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)