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FuzzyRussianHat · 07-06-2023, 12:24 PM

Three-time defending Japan League champion Chiba won the North Division title again in 1964, finishing at93-67. The Comets set a Japan League record with 857 runs scored, allowing them to win the division despite allowing more runs than any team in the league. Chiba finished six games ahead of Yokohama. Nagoya won the South Division for back-to-back years. The Nightowls were 94-68, five games ahead of Kyoto and seven better then Hiroshima.

Chiba RF Yiming Yang won the league MVP. The 25-year old Chinese lefty led the league in hits (212), average (.350), and OBP (.401), while adding 38 home runs, 128 RBI, and 7.7 WAR. Nagoya’s Chun-Ho Kim won back-to-back Pitcher of the Year. He was the ERA leader at 2.15, adding 6.3 WAR and 214 strikeouts in 209 innings. Also of note, Hiroshima’s Hisafumi Yamaguchi won his third Reliever of the Year in the first four years of his career.

Pyongyang posted the best record in the Korea League for the fourth straight season. The Pythons finished 109-53 atop the North Division, believe it or not, the worst record of their stretch. Defending East Asian Champion Changwon claimed the South Division again with a 97-65 mark.

Seoul was the best team not to win their division with a 93-69 record. Their 2B Min-Hyeok Shin won back-to-back league MVPs. The 28-year old lead the league with a career-best 56 home runs, also leading in WAR (11.5), runs (114), OBP (.412), slugging (.688), OPS (1.099), and wRC+ (205). Pyongyang’s Tae-Yong Yang won his second Pitcher of the Year award in three years. Yang was the ERA leader (2.10), WARlord (10.4), and leader in WHIP (0.85). He struck out 328 batters in 274 innings.

In the Japan League Championship Series rematch, Nagoya got revenge and denied Chiba a four-peat, taking the series in six games. It is the sixth league title for the Nightowls and first since 1948. The Korea League Championship Series had Changwon versus Pyongyang for the third time in four years with the Pythons winning in 1961 and the Crabs rallying to take it in 1963. The 1964 edition had no drama as Changwon swept Pyongyang, giving the Crabs back-to-back titles and their fifth overall.

In the 1964 East Asian Championship, Nagoya rolled to the title over Changwon in five games. The star of the postseason was CF Yasumasa Hori, who won both EAB Championship MVP and JLCS MVP. In 11 games, Hori had 19 hits, 11 runs, 3 home runs, 11 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. For the Nightowls, they have won the overall title four times now, having previously taking it in 1931, 1934, and 1940.

Other notes: The lone no-hitter in EAB in 1964 came from Bong Dong of Goyang, who struck out 16 against Daejeon. The 16 Ks was the second most ever in an EAB no-hitter. Plus, I just wanted to point out a player named “Bong Dong” because that name is terrific.

Lei Meng crossed 600 career home runs, the seventh EAB player to do so. Meng also won his 11^th Silver Slugger in LF.Toshio Kawamura and Woo-Suk Hwang both got to 2500 hits, making it 11 players to have done so. Young-Hwan Sha was the sixth to 1500 career RBI. Hirotaka Mizutani won his 11^th and final Gold Glove at third base, giving him more than anyone at the position.

07-06-2023, 12:24 PM	#386
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,795	1964 in EAB Three-time defending Japan League champion Chiba won the North Division title again in 1964, finishing at93-67. The Comets set a Japan League record with 857 runs scored, allowing them to win the division despite allowing more runs than any team in the league. Chiba finished six games ahead of Yokohama. Nagoya won the South Division for back-to-back years. The Nightowls were 94-68, five games ahead of Kyoto and seven better then Hiroshima. Chiba RF Yiming Yang won the league MVP. The 25-year old Chinese lefty led the league in hits (212), average (.350), and OBP (.401), while adding 38 home runs, 128 RBI, and 7.7 WAR. Nagoya’s Chun-Ho Kim won back-to-back Pitcher of the Year. He was the ERA leader at 2.15, adding 6.3 WAR and 214 strikeouts in 209 innings. Also of note, Hiroshima’s Hisafumi Yamaguchi won his third Reliever of the Year in the first four years of his career. Pyongyang posted the best record in the Korea League for the fourth straight season. The Pythons finished 109-53 atop the North Division, believe it or not, the worst record of their stretch. Defending East Asian Champion Changwon claimed the South Division again with a 97-65 mark. Seoul was the best team not to win their division with a 93-69 record. Their 2B Min-Hyeok Shin won back-to-back league MVPs. The 28-year old lead the league with a career-best 56 home runs, also leading in WAR (11.5), runs (114), OBP (.412), slugging (.688), OPS (1.099), and wRC+ (205). Pyongyang’s Tae-Yong Yang won his second Pitcher of the Year award in three years. Yang was the ERA leader (2.10), WARlord (10.4), and leader in WHIP (0.85). He struck out 328 batters in 274 innings. In the Japan League Championship Series rematch, Nagoya got revenge and denied Chiba a four-peat, taking the series in six games. It is the sixth league title for the Nightowls and first since 1948. The Korea League Championship Series had Changwon versus Pyongyang for the third time in four years with the Pythons winning in 1961 and the Crabs rallying to take it in 1963. The 1964 edition had no drama as Changwon swept Pyongyang, giving the Crabs back-to-back titles and their fifth overall. In the 1964 East Asian Championship, Nagoya rolled to the title over Changwon in five games. The star of the postseason was CF Yasumasa Hori, who won both EAB Championship MVP and JLCS MVP. In 11 games, Hori had 19 hits, 11 runs, 3 home runs, 11 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. For the Nightowls, they have won the overall title four times now, having previously taking it in 1931, 1934, and 1940. Other notes: The lone no-hitter in EAB in 1964 came from Bong Dong of Goyang, who struck out 16 against Daejeon. The 16 Ks was the second most ever in an EAB no-hitter. Plus, I just wanted to point out a player named “Bong Dong” because that name is terrific. Lei Meng crossed 600 career home runs, the seventh EAB player to do so. Meng also won his 11^th Silver Slugger in LF.Toshio Kawamura and Woo-Suk Hwang both got to 2500 hits, making it 11 players to have done so. Young-Hwan Sha was the sixth to 1500 career RBI. Hirotaka Mizutani won his 11^th and final Gold Glove at third base, giving him more than anyone at the position. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)