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FuzzyRussianHat · 04-09-2023, 07:27 AM

The 1951 Beisbol Sudamerica Hall of Fame Class consisted of two starting pitchers both making it on their first ballot. Cato Arias was a slam dunk at 97.7%, while Ivo Sovereira checked in with a solid 85.0%. It was very nearly a three pitcher class with Rey Parisi falling less than one percent short on his third attempt at 65.4%. No one else was above 50% and there were no players who were dropped after a 10^th ballot.

Cato Arias – Starting Pitcher – Rosario Robins – 97.7% First Ballot

Cato Arias was a 6’4’’, 210 pound left-handed pitcher from the town of Rio Gallegos in southern Argentina. His velocity peaked around 95-97 mph and he expertly mixed up four solid pitches with decent control and movement. His arsenal was a fastball, slider, curveball, and splitter. He was viewed as an effective fly ball pitcher and a pretty solid defender, once winning a Gold Glove.

Arias was part of the first Beisbol Sudamerica amateur draft in late 1931 and had garnered attention in his native Argentina, getting selected fourth overall by Cordoba. He spent his entire 14-year professional career with the Chanticleers, throwing 209 innings in his rookie year. He became a regular ace for the team, peaking in 1936 with his lone Pitcher of the Year season. Arias posted a dominant league-best 1.34 ERA with 362 strikeouts over 283 innings with 32 quality starts, 18 complete games, and 11.1 WAR. He also had a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts and two walks that season against Rio de Janeiro.

He never had another year quite that good, but did take second in Pitcher of the Year voting in 1938 with a 1.60 ERA and 9.1 WAR. He had nine seasons of 6+ WAR, nine seasons with 275+ strikeouts and finished below 2.00 in ERA five times.

His #22 uniform was the first to be retired by Cordoba and he was a bright spot for a generally low to mid-tier franchise. The Chanticleers only made the playoffs in 1937 and 1940 while Arias was there and he missed the 1940 run with a partially torn UCL that put him out most of the year. Even after that injury at age 30, Arias had four more very solid seasons with Cordoba before finally falling off at age 35. He was still under contract in 1946 but didn’t play a game, retiring at age 37 at the end of the year.

The final line for Arias was 220-136, 2.10 ERA, 3330.2 innings, 3593 strikeouts, 719 walks, 302 quality starts out of 407, 165 complete games, and 79.2 WAR. Arias was a reliable face of a franchise for a good decade or so and certainly worthy as an early Hall of Famer, getting in impressively at 97.7%.

Ivo Sovereira – Starting Pitcher – Belo Horizonte Hogs – 85.0% First Ballot

Ivo Sovereira was a 5’7’’, 195 pound right-handed pitcher from Santa Maria, a city in the southernmost state in Brazil. The thick Sovereira was known was having excellent control along with strong 97-99 mph velocity on his fastball. He mixed it up with a curveball, changeup, and forkball. As pitchers go, he was a decent hitter with a career .198 average and 121 hits, winning a Silver Slugger once. Defensively, he was fairly average. He was reliable and an ironman with his longest injury outage being three days for food poisoning.

Sovereira was drafted fifth overall by Belo Horizonte in the 1931 Beisbol Sudamerica amateur draft. He made some starts and relief as a rookie and struggled in a -2.0 WAR season, but fared much better in year two and was excellent by year four. He never won Pitcher of the Year, but took second in both 1935 and 1936. In 1939, the Hogs made their first playoff appearance and advanced to Copa Sudamerica with Sovereira posting a 1.53 ERA over 29.1 innings in the playoff run. In total with Belo Horizonte, he was 143-82 with a 2.42 ERA over 2053 innings with 2036 strikeouts and 49.8 WAR.

At the 1940 trade deadline, he was traded to Quito at age 31. He spent four seasons with the Thunderbolts and posted a career best 1.56 ERA in 1943 at age 34. The Thunderbolts turned around from being bottom-tier while he was there, but they were still just short of being a playoff team. In his tenure, he was 60-42 with a 2.17 ERA, 1017 strikeouts, and 27.6 WAR. With Quito, he picked up his 3000^th strikeout and 200^th win. Sovereira returned home to Brazil in 1945 on a three-year contract with Brasilia, but retired after one lackluster season at age 37.

The final statistics for Sovereira: 209-132, 2.34 ERA, 3131.2 innings, 3157 strikeouts, 467 walks, 330/423 quality starts, and 78.5 WAR. His #94 uniform was the first to be retired by Belo Horizonte and he would be well known as a franchise ambassador after retirement. One of Brazil’s top pitchers of the 1930s and although his final numbers aren’t at the top of the Hall of Fame leaderboards, it is understandable why he was a first ballot pick at 85.0%.

04-09-2023, 07:27 AM	#232
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,993	1951 BSA Hall of Fame The 1951 Beisbol Sudamerica Hall of Fame Class consisted of two starting pitchers both making it on their first ballot. Cato Arias was a slam dunk at 97.7%, while Ivo Sovereira checked in with a solid 85.0%. It was very nearly a three pitcher class with Rey Parisi falling less than one percent short on his third attempt at 65.4%. No one else was above 50% and there were no players who were dropped after a 10^th ballot. Cato Arias – Starting Pitcher – Rosario Robins – 97.7% First Ballot Cato Arias was a 6’4’’, 210 pound left-handed pitcher from the town of Rio Gallegos in southern Argentina. His velocity peaked around 95-97 mph and he expertly mixed up four solid pitches with decent control and movement. His arsenal was a fastball, slider, curveball, and splitter. He was viewed as an effective fly ball pitcher and a pretty solid defender, once winning a Gold Glove. Arias was part of the first Beisbol Sudamerica amateur draft in late 1931 and had garnered attention in his native Argentina, getting selected fourth overall by Cordoba. He spent his entire 14-year professional career with the Chanticleers, throwing 209 innings in his rookie year. He became a regular ace for the team, peaking in 1936 with his lone Pitcher of the Year season. Arias posted a dominant league-best 1.34 ERA with 362 strikeouts over 283 innings with 32 quality starts, 18 complete games, and 11.1 WAR. He also had a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts and two walks that season against Rio de Janeiro. He never had another year quite that good, but did take second in Pitcher of the Year voting in 1938 with a 1.60 ERA and 9.1 WAR. He had nine seasons of 6+ WAR, nine seasons with 275+ strikeouts and finished below 2.00 in ERA five times. His #22 uniform was the first to be retired by Cordoba and he was a bright spot for a generally low to mid-tier franchise. The Chanticleers only made the playoffs in 1937 and 1940 while Arias was there and he missed the 1940 run with a partially torn UCL that put him out most of the year. Even after that injury at age 30, Arias had four more very solid seasons with Cordoba before finally falling off at age 35. He was still under contract in 1946 but didn’t play a game, retiring at age 37 at the end of the year. The final line for Arias was 220-136, 2.10 ERA, 3330.2 innings, 3593 strikeouts, 719 walks, 302 quality starts out of 407, 165 complete games, and 79.2 WAR. Arias was a reliable face of a franchise for a good decade or so and certainly worthy as an early Hall of Famer, getting in impressively at 97.7%. Ivo Sovereira – Starting Pitcher – Belo Horizonte Hogs – 85.0% First Ballot Ivo Sovereira was a 5’7’’, 195 pound right-handed pitcher from Santa Maria, a city in the southernmost state in Brazil. The thick Sovereira was known was having excellent control along with strong 97-99 mph velocity on his fastball. He mixed it up with a curveball, changeup, and forkball. As pitchers go, he was a decent hitter with a career .198 average and 121 hits, winning a Silver Slugger once. Defensively, he was fairly average. He was reliable and an ironman with his longest injury outage being three days for food poisoning. Sovereira was drafted fifth overall by Belo Horizonte in the 1931 Beisbol Sudamerica amateur draft. He made some starts and relief as a rookie and struggled in a -2.0 WAR season, but fared much better in year two and was excellent by year four. He never won Pitcher of the Year, but took second in both 1935 and 1936. In 1939, the Hogs made their first playoff appearance and advanced to Copa Sudamerica with Sovereira posting a 1.53 ERA over 29.1 innings in the playoff run. In total with Belo Horizonte, he was 143-82 with a 2.42 ERA over 2053 innings with 2036 strikeouts and 49.8 WAR. At the 1940 trade deadline, he was traded to Quito at age 31. He spent four seasons with the Thunderbolts and posted a career best 1.56 ERA in 1943 at age 34. The Thunderbolts turned around from being bottom-tier while he was there, but they were still just short of being a playoff team. In his tenure, he was 60-42 with a 2.17 ERA, 1017 strikeouts, and 27.6 WAR. With Quito, he picked up his 3000^th strikeout and 200^th win. Sovereira returned home to Brazil in 1945 on a three-year contract with Brasilia, but retired after one lackluster season at age 37. The final statistics for Sovereira: 209-132, 2.34 ERA, 3131.2 innings, 3157 strikeouts, 467 walks, 330/423 quality starts, and 78.5 WAR. His #94 uniform was the first to be retired by Belo Horizonte and he would be well known as a franchise ambassador after retirement. One of Brazil’s top pitchers of the 1930s and although his final numbers aren’t at the top of the Hall of Fame leaderboards, it is understandable why he was a first ballot pick at 85.0%. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)