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FuzzyRussianHat · 04-16-2023, 03:23 PM

Two-time defending Mexican League champ Mexicali won the North Division for the fourth straight season in 1952. The Maroons ended at 97-65, six games ahead of Monterrey and nine over Hermosillo. Puebla picked up the South Division at 103-59, the only team in the division with a winning record. Last year’s division champ Ecatepec fell to 77 wins.

League MVP went to Mexico City’s Emmanuel Lopez, who won Rookie of the Year the prior season. The 23-year old CF would be the next megastar for the Aztecs in the vein of Kiko Velazquez. In 1952, he led Mexico in hits (209), triples (21), average (.346), OBP (.392), and WAR (10.2). Mexicali’s Rolando Pena won his third Pitcher of the Year in four seasons. The 30-year old ace led the league in WAR at 7.8, going 17-10 with a 2.30 ERA and 268 strikeouts.

The Caribbean Island Division came down to a one-game tiebreaker after Santiago and Puerto Rico both finished at 96-66. The defending CABA champ Sailfish prevailed to advance on and continue their repeat bid. Nicaragua meanwhile firmly claimed the Continental Division at 97-65. The Navigators made it three straight division titles.

Leading Santiago with his first MVP was LF Lorenzo Rodriguez. At only age 23 in his first full-time season, the Cuban lefty led the Caribbean in runs (112), hits (200), doubles (36), RBI (115), average (.328), slugging (.614), OPS (.973) and wRC+ (184). Edgar Andunvar won his fourth Pitcher of the Year in five seasons. Guatemala traded their former ace to Nicaragua, where he’d spend one season before signing with Havana. His one season as a Navigator was impactful, leading in ERA (1.96) and wins (23-7) with 264 strikeouts, 29 quality starts, and 8.8 WAR.

The Mexican League Championship Series was a seven game thriller with Mexicali edging Puebla in seven, giving the Maroons three straight league titles. Mexicali joins 1916-19 Tijuana as the only Mexican dynasties to win three straight. Santiago made it back-to-back in the Caribbean by beating Nicaragua in six, giving the Navigators a third straight defeat. The 1952 CABA Championship was a rematch and was more competitive than the prior season’s sweep. The end result was the same as Santiago downed Mexicali 4-2. For the Sailfish, it is their fourth overall title.

Other notes: Emmanuel Zavala became the first CABA batter to 3000 career hits. It was his final season and he only started 42 games, but it got him to 3044 total over an illustrious career. He would only remain the all-time leader until getting passed in 1958 by Prometheo Garcia. At retirement, Zavala’s 131.3 career WAR is second among hitters only to Kiko Velazquez and third among all CABA players. Elsewhere, Se-Hyeon Kim became the sixth CABA hitter to 1500 RBI.

04-16-2023, 03:23 PM	#247
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,008	1952 in CABA Two-time defending Mexican League champ Mexicali won the North Division for the fourth straight season in 1952. The Maroons ended at 97-65, six games ahead of Monterrey and nine over Hermosillo. Puebla picked up the South Division at 103-59, the only team in the division with a winning record. Last year’s division champ Ecatepec fell to 77 wins. League MVP went to Mexico City’s Emmanuel Lopez, who won Rookie of the Year the prior season. The 23-year old CF would be the next megastar for the Aztecs in the vein of Kiko Velazquez. In 1952, he led Mexico in hits (209), triples (21), average (.346), OBP (.392), and WAR (10.2). Mexicali’s Rolando Pena won his third Pitcher of the Year in four seasons. The 30-year old ace led the league in WAR at 7.8, going 17-10 with a 2.30 ERA and 268 strikeouts. The Caribbean Island Division came down to a one-game tiebreaker after Santiago and Puerto Rico both finished at 96-66. The defending CABA champ Sailfish prevailed to advance on and continue their repeat bid. Nicaragua meanwhile firmly claimed the Continental Division at 97-65. The Navigators made it three straight division titles. Leading Santiago with his first MVP was LF Lorenzo Rodriguez. At only age 23 in his first full-time season, the Cuban lefty led the Caribbean in runs (112), hits (200), doubles (36), RBI (115), average (.328), slugging (.614), OPS (.973) and wRC+ (184). Edgar Andunvar won his fourth Pitcher of the Year in five seasons. Guatemala traded their former ace to Nicaragua, where he’d spend one season before signing with Havana. His one season as a Navigator was impactful, leading in ERA (1.96) and wins (23-7) with 264 strikeouts, 29 quality starts, and 8.8 WAR. The Mexican League Championship Series was a seven game thriller with Mexicali edging Puebla in seven, giving the Maroons three straight league titles. Mexicali joins 1916-19 Tijuana as the only Mexican dynasties to win three straight. Santiago made it back-to-back in the Caribbean by beating Nicaragua in six, giving the Navigators a third straight defeat. The 1952 CABA Championship was a rematch and was more competitive than the prior season’s sweep. The end result was the same as Santiago downed Mexicali 4-2. For the Sailfish, it is their fourth overall title. Other notes: Emmanuel Zavala became the first CABA batter to 3000 career hits. It was his final season and he only started 42 games, but it got him to 3044 total over an illustrious career. He would only remain the all-time leader until getting passed in 1958 by Prometheo Garcia. At retirement, Zavala’s 131.3 career WAR is second among hitters only to Kiko Velazquez and third among all CABA players. Elsewhere, Se-Hyeon Kim became the sixth CABA hitter to 1500 RBI. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)