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FuzzyRussianHat · 04-11-2023, 12:13 PM

Defending Mexican League champ Mexicali won the North Division for the third straight season in 1951, leading the league at 101-61. In the South Division, Ecatepec secured their first title since 1944. The Explosion were 99-63, while last year’s division winner Guadalajara fell to fourth at 81 wins. Both the Maroons and Explosion won their division by double-digits.

Although the Hellhounds fell off, Prometheo Garcia continued his dominance with the 28-year old 1B getting his third MVP. Garcia won his second Triple Crown with a .350 average, 44 home runs, and 119 RBI. He also led Mexico in runs (103), hits (222), OBP (.406), slugging (.609), OPS (1.015), wRC+ (211) and WAR (9.8). Mexicali’s Rolando Pena won his second Pitcher of the Year in three seasons. Pena had a 2.24 ERA, 261 innings, 284 strikeouts, and 8.6 WAR. He also won a Gold Glove for his defense.

The top team in the Caribbean League was Santiago for their first Island Division crown since their 1947 league title. The Sailfish finished 100-62, while last year’s CABA champ Jamaica plummeted to fourth at 78-84. A competitive Continental Division came down to a tiebreaker game between Nicaragua and Salvador, who both finished at 85-77. The Navigators took the tiebreaker game to win a second straight division title.

Nicaragua had the Caribbean MVP in 1B Jonathan Suarez. In his second full-time season, the 26-year 1B from Honduras led in hits (202), RBI (121), average (.322), slugging (.577), and OPS (.949), adding 6.9 WAR and 36 home runs. Salvador’s Galeno Garza was the Pitcher of the Year, leading in ERA (2.00), WHIP (0.830, and WAR (9.7).

The Mexican League Championship Series went to Mexicali in six games against Ecatepec, giving the Maroons back-to-back league titles. The Caribbean League Championship Series saw Santiago take it in six over Nicaragua, giving the Sailfish their first since 1947 and fifth league title. The CABA Championship was a sweep for the first time since 1933 as Santiago smacked Mexicali, making the Maroons runner-up in back-to-back years. It is the third overall title for the Sailfish and first since 1923.

Other notes: Crossing 200 career wins in 1951 were Jeron Evans and Stinky Macaca. Jeong-Hyeon Pin became the fourth CABA batter to 1500 RBI. Se-Hyeon Kim became the 11^th to 500 career home runs and also crossed 2500 hits. Ildefonso Vazquez also crossed 2500 hits, making it 13 batters to do so.

04-11-2023, 12:13 PM	#237
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,634	1951 in CABA Defending Mexican League champ Mexicali won the North Division for the third straight season in 1951, leading the league at 101-61. In the South Division, Ecatepec secured their first title since 1944. The Explosion were 99-63, while last year’s division winner Guadalajara fell to fourth at 81 wins. Both the Maroons and Explosion won their division by double-digits. Although the Hellhounds fell off, Prometheo Garcia continued his dominance with the 28-year old 1B getting his third MVP. Garcia won his second Triple Crown with a .350 average, 44 home runs, and 119 RBI. He also led Mexico in runs (103), hits (222), OBP (.406), slugging (.609), OPS (1.015), wRC+ (211) and WAR (9.8). Mexicali’s Rolando Pena won his second Pitcher of the Year in three seasons. Pena had a 2.24 ERA, 261 innings, 284 strikeouts, and 8.6 WAR. He also won a Gold Glove for his defense. The top team in the Caribbean League was Santiago for their first Island Division crown since their 1947 league title. The Sailfish finished 100-62, while last year’s CABA champ Jamaica plummeted to fourth at 78-84. A competitive Continental Division came down to a tiebreaker game between Nicaragua and Salvador, who both finished at 85-77. The Navigators took the tiebreaker game to win a second straight division title. Nicaragua had the Caribbean MVP in 1B Jonathan Suarez. In his second full-time season, the 26-year 1B from Honduras led in hits (202), RBI (121), average (.322), slugging (.577), and OPS (.949), adding 6.9 WAR and 36 home runs. Salvador’s Galeno Garza was the Pitcher of the Year, leading in ERA (2.00), WHIP (0.830, and WAR (9.7). The Mexican League Championship Series went to Mexicali in six games against Ecatepec, giving the Maroons back-to-back league titles. The Caribbean League Championship Series saw Santiago take it in six over Nicaragua, giving the Sailfish their first since 1947 and fifth league title. The CABA Championship was a sweep for the first time since 1933 as Santiago smacked Mexicali, making the Maroons runner-up in back-to-back years. It is the third overall title for the Sailfish and first since 1923. Other notes: Crossing 200 career wins in 1951 were Jeron Evans and Stinky Macaca. Jeong-Hyeon Pin became the fourth CABA batter to 1500 RBI. Se-Hyeon Kim became the 11^th to 500 career home runs and also crossed 2500 hits. Ildefonso Vazquez also crossed 2500 hits, making it 13 batters to do so. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)