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FuzzyRussianHat · 04-26-2023, 08:03 PM

The 1954 World Baseball Championship was held in Tampa, Florida; marking the third occasion it was hosted in the United States. The Americans would have the best record in Division 1 at 8-1, scoring the most runs at 146. Argentina and Germany tied for second at 7-2 with North Korea at 6-3; the tiebreaker went to Argentina to send them to the second round. In Division 2; Colombia, Italy, and Spain each finished 7-2. The tiebreaker left out the Spaniards, pushing the Colombians and Italians into the Round Robin stage.

Division 3 and Division 4 had no standouts and a lot of parity with the best record in both 6-3 and the worst 3-6. Canada took first in D3 at 6-3, while Bolivia, France, Switzerland, and Venezuela all tied for second at 5-4. The Swiss would advance via the tiebreaker. In D4, defending world champ Japan and Puerto Rico both finished 6-3 to move in. Finishing one behind them were China, Mexico, and Portugal.

In the Round Robin, the United States went unbeaten at 6-0 in Group A and Canada was 4-2, sending both forward. Argentina was third at 2-4 and Switzerland was 0-6. In Group B, Colombia (5-1) and Italy (4-2) prevailed while defending champ Japan fell at 3-3 and Puerto Rico was winless at 0-6.

The best-of-five semifinal saw the USA defeat Italy 3-1 and Canada top Colombia 3-1, setting up a rematch of the first two WBC finals. Colombia officially took the bronze for the second time, while it was Italy’s first top four finish. The 1954 final seemed like it would be a repeat of the 1947 and 1948 editions with American dominance over Canada. However, the Canadians rallied after dropping the first three games of the series to take their first world title in seven games.

The tournament MVP with to American Peter King, a 25-year old 3B for Phoenix. In his third tournament, King had 29 hits, 20 runs, 13 home runs and 32 RBI for 2.1 WAR. Bolivia’s Willy Flores earned Top Pitcher honor. A 29-year old reliever for La Paz, Flores had two starts and two relief appearances in his fourth tournament, posting a 0.45 ERA over 20 innings with 40 strikeouts for 1.4 WAR.

04-26-2023, 08:03 PM	#263
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,344	1954 World Baseball Championship The 1954 World Baseball Championship was held in Tampa, Florida; marking the third occasion it was hosted in the United States. The Americans would have the best record in Division 1 at 8-1, scoring the most runs at 146. Argentina and Germany tied for second at 7-2 with North Korea at 6-3; the tiebreaker went to Argentina to send them to the second round. In Division 2; Colombia, Italy, and Spain each finished 7-2. The tiebreaker left out the Spaniards, pushing the Colombians and Italians into the Round Robin stage. Division 3 and Division 4 had no standouts and a lot of parity with the best record in both 6-3 and the worst 3-6. Canada took first in D3 at 6-3, while Bolivia, France, Switzerland, and Venezuela all tied for second at 5-4. The Swiss would advance via the tiebreaker. In D4, defending world champ Japan and Puerto Rico both finished 6-3 to move in. Finishing one behind them were China, Mexico, and Portugal. In the Round Robin, the United States went unbeaten at 6-0 in Group A and Canada was 4-2, sending both forward. Argentina was third at 2-4 and Switzerland was 0-6. In Group B, Colombia (5-1) and Italy (4-2) prevailed while defending champ Japan fell at 3-3 and Puerto Rico was winless at 0-6. The best-of-five semifinal saw the USA defeat Italy 3-1 and Canada top Colombia 3-1, setting up a rematch of the first two WBC finals. Colombia officially took the bronze for the second time, while it was Italy’s first top four finish. The 1954 final seemed like it would be a repeat of the 1947 and 1948 editions with American dominance over Canada. However, the Canadians rallied after dropping the first three games of the series to take their first world title in seven games. The tournament MVP with to American Peter King, a 25-year old 3B for Phoenix. In his third tournament, King had 29 hits, 20 runs, 13 home runs and 32 RBI for 2.1 WAR. Bolivia’s Willy Flores earned Top Pitcher honor. A 29-year old reliever for La Paz, Flores had two starts and two relief appearances in his fourth tournament, posting a 0.45 ERA over 20 innings with 40 strikeouts for 1.4 WAR. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)