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FuzzyRussianHat · 03-31-2023, 07:13 AM

Sapporo won the Japan league North Division for the sixth time in seven years, finishing at 103-59. Sendai and Tokyo both finished seven games behind. In the South Division, Kobe took their second title in three seasons. The Blaze ended at 101-61, 21 games ahead of second place Osaka.

The Swordfish had the league MVP in 26-year old 3B Nariyuki Yanagisawa. He led the league in home runs (39), slugging (.589), OPS (.955), and wRC+ (204) while posting 10.1 WAR. Sapporo also had the Pitcher of the Year in Fumio Fujino, his second time winning the honor (1943). The 32-year old lefty led Japan in ERA (1.81) with 6.4 WAR and 230 strikeouts. The Swordfish also had Oki Tanaka win his record fifth Reliever of the Year with 51 saves, a 0.85 ERA and 5.9 WAR. Tanaka became the fourth EAB pitcher to 400 saves.

Defending EAB champion Seoul won the Korea League North Division again with the league’s best record at 104-58. Incheon and Pyongyang were both next at 91-71. Changwon won back-to-back South Division crowns by going 92-70, five games better than Daejeon and eight over Daegu.

Seahawks LF Chong-Chun Pak won his second straight league MVP. The 27-year old led the league in the triple slash (.351/.396/.659), OPS (1.055, wRC+ (198), WAR (9.9), runs (114), triples (28), and RBI (140). Gwangju’s Min-Chin Park was the Pitcher of the Year, finishing seven strikeouts short of a Triple Crown. The 27-year old had a 23-9 record, 2.07 ERA, league-best 0.70 WHIP, 12.4 K/BB and 30 quality starts.

Sapporo swept Kobe in the JCLS to give the Swordfish their fourth league title in six seasons. Sapporo now has seven titles overall, the most of any Japanese team. In the KLCS rematch, Seoul again defeated Changwon, this time in six games. The East Asian Championship was a sweep for the first time since 1940. Sapporo smacked Seoul to give the Swordfish a third overall championship and second in three seasons.

Other notes: Changwon’s Yeo Kim on April 12 threw a perfect game against Daejeon, striking out eight. Daegu’s Eun-Seok Kan on April 30 set a single-game EAB record with 20 strikeouts against Seongnam. Worth noting that it came over 13.1 innings. 19 Ks over nine innings had been achieved five times prior.

Byung-Oh Tan became the second batter to 600 career home runs. Tan also earned his 13^th and final Silver Slugger, the most any EAB player had gotten. Ha-Jun Cho became the sixth to 500 dingers and also the fifth to 2500 career hits. Taiji Makino crossed the 200 win and 3500 strikeout thresholds.

03-31-2023, 07:13 AM	#212
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,915	1949 in EAB Sapporo won the Japan league North Division for the sixth time in seven years, finishing at 103-59. Sendai and Tokyo both finished seven games behind. In the South Division, Kobe took their second title in three seasons. The Blaze ended at 101-61, 21 games ahead of second place Osaka. The Swordfish had the league MVP in 26-year old 3B Nariyuki Yanagisawa. He led the league in home runs (39), slugging (.589), OPS (.955), and wRC+ (204) while posting 10.1 WAR. Sapporo also had the Pitcher of the Year in Fumio Fujino, his second time winning the honor (1943). The 32-year old lefty led Japan in ERA (1.81) with 6.4 WAR and 230 strikeouts. The Swordfish also had Oki Tanaka win his record fifth Reliever of the Year with 51 saves, a 0.85 ERA and 5.9 WAR. Tanaka became the fourth EAB pitcher to 400 saves. Defending EAB champion Seoul won the Korea League North Division again with the league’s best record at 104-58. Incheon and Pyongyang were both next at 91-71. Changwon won back-to-back South Division crowns by going 92-70, five games better than Daejeon and eight over Daegu. Seahawks LF Chong-Chun Pak won his second straight league MVP. The 27-year old led the league in the triple slash (.351/.396/.659), OPS (1.055, wRC+ (198), WAR (9.9), runs (114), triples (28), and RBI (140). Gwangju’s Min-Chin Park was the Pitcher of the Year, finishing seven strikeouts short of a Triple Crown. The 27-year old had a 23-9 record, 2.07 ERA, league-best 0.70 WHIP, 12.4 K/BB and 30 quality starts. Sapporo swept Kobe in the JCLS to give the Swordfish their fourth league title in six seasons. Sapporo now has seven titles overall, the most of any Japanese team. In the KLCS rematch, Seoul again defeated Changwon, this time in six games. The East Asian Championship was a sweep for the first time since 1940. Sapporo smacked Seoul to give the Swordfish a third overall championship and second in three seasons. Other notes: Changwon’s Yeo Kim on April 12 threw a perfect game against Daejeon, striking out eight. Daegu’s Eun-Seok Kan on April 30 set a single-game EAB record with 20 strikeouts against Seongnam. Worth noting that it came over 13.1 innings. 19 Ks over nine innings had been achieved five times prior. Byung-Oh Tan became the second batter to 600 career home runs. Tan also earned his 13^th and final Silver Slugger, the most any EAB player had gotten. Ha-Jun Cho became the sixth to 500 dingers and also the fifth to 2500 career hits. Taiji Makino crossed the 200 win and 3500 strikeout thresholds. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)