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FuzzyRussianHat · 03-21-2023, 04:07 AM

The Bolivar League North Division had Medellin on top for the fourth straight year, this time posting the best record in Beisbol Sudamerica at 112-50. In the South Division, Cali was close behind at 108-54 for their first playoff berth since 1937. The La Paz dynasty’s playoff streak was snapped at eight seasons, although the Pump jacks were still solid at 100-62. They wouldn’t win 100+ games again until 1978.

Cali CF Saul Vargas won his fourth Bolivar MVP award. It would be the final great season for the 34-year old Colombian, leading the league in runs (97), hits (198), stolen bases (76), average (.344), OBP (.395), OPS (.974) and WAR (8.8). He also won his 11^th and final Silver Slugger. Medellin 29-year old lefty Leonardo Magana earned Pitcher of the Year. Magana would’ve had a Triple Crown if it wasn’t for Mohamed Ramos, as Magana posted a 25-5 record, 1.51 ERA with 28 quality starts and 332 strikeouts.

Belo Horizonte won the Southern Cone Brazil Division for back-to-back seasons with another 99-63 season. The Hogs held off Salvador by five games and Brasilia by seven. In the South Division, Buenos Aires continued their dynasty with a seventh consecutive playoff berth. The Atlantics took the division at 96-66, nine games better than Cordoba.

Brasilia fourth-year LF Hadriano Laribi was the league MVP. He ate a balanced breakfast in 1947 with 50 home runs; he’d never hit more than 31 the rest of his career. Laribi also led Liga Cono Sur in slugging (.621), OPS (.991), wRC+ (237), and WAR (10.1). Sao Paulo righty Luisao “Redeye” Capucho was the Pitcher of the Year. He posted a 1.26 ERA, league-best 396 strikeouts, 33/34 quality starts and 14.2 WAR. The WAR tally is a top-10 all-time mark and would be second-best all-time if Mohamed Ramos didn’t exist. Instead, it is seventh.

The Bolivar League Championship Series went seven games for the first time since 1939. Medellin edged Cali, finally prevailing after taking runner-up the prior three seasons to La Paz. It is the fifth league title for the Mutiny and their first since their 1930s dominance. In Liga Cono Sur, Buenos Aires made it three straight by winning their rematch with Belo Horizonte in six games. The Atlantics now have five league titles in seven years. Copa Sudamerica went seven for the first time since 1939 as well with Medellin edging Buenos Aires, making the Mutiny four-time winners.

Other notes: Mohamed Ramos crossed 7500 strikeouts in his penultimate season. He’d retire after 1948 with 7747 strikeouts, 347 wins, and 205.1 WAR. He’d be the first professional baseball player in any league to cross 200 total WAR. Meanwhile, R.J. Figueroa and Oscar Blanco became the third and fourth pitchers to reach 4000 career strikeouts. Maracaibo’s Jonathan Iglesias and Buenos Aires’s Luis Albina both became three time Reliever of the Year winners. Cali’s Freddie Sandoval became the second to 400 career saves.

Offensively, MVP Saul Vargas became the first hitter to 2500 career hits and also made it to 1000 RBI. Ruy Vargas and David Anacoreta each made it to 1000 runs scored. Yuri Assuncao and Walter Robledo passed 1000 RBI with Robledo also being the sixth to 400 homers. Two-way player Ignacio Rola won his 11^th and final Silver Slugger at pitcher.

03-21-2023, 04:07 AM	#193
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,634	1947 in BSA The Bolivar League North Division had Medellin on top for the fourth straight year, this time posting the best record in Beisbol Sudamerica at 112-50. In the South Division, Cali was close behind at 108-54 for their first playoff berth since 1937. The La Paz dynasty’s playoff streak was snapped at eight seasons, although the Pump jacks were still solid at 100-62. They wouldn’t win 100+ games again until 1978. Cali CF Saul Vargas won his fourth Bolivar MVP award. It would be the final great season for the 34-year old Colombian, leading the league in runs (97), hits (198), stolen bases (76), average (.344), OBP (.395), OPS (.974) and WAR (8.8). He also won his 11^th and final Silver Slugger. Medellin 29-year old lefty Leonardo Magana earned Pitcher of the Year. Magana would’ve had a Triple Crown if it wasn’t for Mohamed Ramos, as Magana posted a 25-5 record, 1.51 ERA with 28 quality starts and 332 strikeouts. Belo Horizonte won the Southern Cone Brazil Division for back-to-back seasons with another 99-63 season. The Hogs held off Salvador by five games and Brasilia by seven. In the South Division, Buenos Aires continued their dynasty with a seventh consecutive playoff berth. The Atlantics took the division at 96-66, nine games better than Cordoba. Brasilia fourth-year LF Hadriano Laribi was the league MVP. He ate a balanced breakfast in 1947 with 50 home runs; he’d never hit more than 31 the rest of his career. Laribi also led Liga Cono Sur in slugging (.621), OPS (.991), wRC+ (237), and WAR (10.1). Sao Paulo righty Luisao “Redeye” Capucho was the Pitcher of the Year. He posted a 1.26 ERA, league-best 396 strikeouts, 33/34 quality starts and 14.2 WAR. The WAR tally is a top-10 all-time mark and would be second-best all-time if Mohamed Ramos didn’t exist. Instead, it is seventh. The Bolivar League Championship Series went seven games for the first time since 1939. Medellin edged Cali, finally prevailing after taking runner-up the prior three seasons to La Paz. It is the fifth league title for the Mutiny and their first since their 1930s dominance. In Liga Cono Sur, Buenos Aires made it three straight by winning their rematch with Belo Horizonte in six games. The Atlantics now have five league titles in seven years. Copa Sudamerica went seven for the first time since 1939 as well with Medellin edging Buenos Aires, making the Mutiny four-time winners. Other notes: Mohamed Ramos crossed 7500 strikeouts in his penultimate season. He’d retire after 1948 with 7747 strikeouts, 347 wins, and 205.1 WAR. He’d be the first professional baseball player in any league to cross 200 total WAR. Meanwhile, R.J. Figueroa and Oscar Blanco became the third and fourth pitchers to reach 4000 career strikeouts. Maracaibo’s Jonathan Iglesias and Buenos Aires’s Luis Albina both became three time Reliever of the Year winners. Cali’s Freddie Sandoval became the second to 400 career saves. Offensively, MVP Saul Vargas became the first hitter to 2500 career hits and also made it to 1000 RBI. Ruy Vargas and David Anacoreta each made it to 1000 runs scored. Yuri Assuncao and Walter Robledo passed 1000 RBI with Robledo also being the sixth to 400 homers. Two-way player Ignacio Rola won his 11^th and final Silver Slugger at pitcher. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)