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FuzzyRussianHat · 07-10-2023, 04:45 PM

The top record in the European Baseball Federation in 1965 went to the Northern Conference’s London with an impressive turnaround from 71 wins the prior year to a 100-62 record. The Monarchs snapped a four-year playoff drought led the NC in runs scored (706) and fewest allowed (538), allowing them to take the British Isles division over 94-68 Glasgow. The Highlanders earned back-to-back playoff berths, taking the wild card by three games over two contenders. In the North Central Division, Berlin was on top at 97-61, while defending conference champ Hamburg missed the field at 91-71. Brussels at 92-70 edged Paris by one game for the Northwest Division, giving the Beavers six berths in seven years and ending the Poodles’ streak at three seasons. Notably Stockholm, who led the conference with 100 wins the prior year, fell off a cliff to 69-93.

Oslo had a respectable 88-74 season, but remained the only team in the conference to not make the playoffs once. Their native son Hans Oyan was the league MVP in his first full season as a starter. The 25-year old first baseman was the WARlord at 9.20, adding 52 home runs, 127 RBI, 184 hits, 106 runs, and a 1.022 OPS.

Berlin’s Joachim Muller was the Pitcher of the Year. The 27-year old German righty had the best FIP- at 57, adding 9.1 WAR, a 16-6 record and 10 saves, 2.16 ERA in 254 innings, and 259 strikeouts. Also of note, London’s Hakki Polat became the first in EBF to win four Reliever of the Year awards, doing it consecutively. The 27-year old Turkish lefty had 36 saves with a 1.24 ERA, 179 strikeouts in 94.1 innings, and 5.8 WAR. It was his final season in EBF, as he’d spend five seasons in MLB, then four in OBA. Polat would win Reliever of the Year 10 times between the three leagues, but wouldn’t be a Hall of Famer as he wasn’t any one place long enough.

Defending European Champion Barcelona earned its fourth straight playoff berth, taking the Southwest Division at 97-65 with a comfy 12 game gap to Lisbon. Vienna dominated the Southwest Division at 96-66 with a 19 game lead, sending the Vultures to their first playoff appearance since the EBF’s debut 1950 season. Rome made it four straight South Central Division titles with a 97-65 mark. The wild card battle was in the South Central between Zurich and Naples, who ended the regular season tied at 91-71. The Mountaineers won the one-game playoff to advance over the Nobles, ending a three-year playoff skid for Zurich.

Despite a weak season for his Athens squad, veteran 1B Rudjer Bosnjak earned his third conference MVP. The 31-year old Serbian lefty was the leader in home runs (51), RBI (128), OBP (.413), slugging (.674), OPS (1.088), wRC+ (213) and WAR (10.2). Pitcher of the Year was Zurich’s Daniel Hauke. The 25-year old Austrian lefty was the wins leader at 21-11 and led the conference in innings (297), strikeouts (341), WHIP (0.89), quality starts (29), and complete games (23). He posted 8.1 WAR and a 2.18 ERA.

In the first round of the playoffs in the Northern Conference, Brussels upset London 3-1 and Glasgow outlasted Berlin in five games. In the Southern Conference, Zurich downed division rival Rome in four and Barcelona claimed a 3-2 battle over Vienna. The Northern Conference Championship went to the Highlanders in five over the Beavers, sending Glasgow to the European Championship for the first time in franchise history. The Southern Conference Championship went seven with the Mountaineers denying the Bengals their repeat bid. This was Zurich’s second conference title, joining the 1958 season.

The 1965 European Championship was going to see a first-time winner regardless of result. For the fourth time in EBF’s history, the final series needed all seven games. Zurich edged Glasgow to send the cup to Switzerland for the first time. In his final season in EBF, four time MVP Gabriel Staudt earned European Championship MVP. The 37-year old slugger helped his home country team win the title with 23 hits, 10 runs, 3 home runs, 13 RBI, and 12 walks in 18 playoff games. Staudt would leave for America in the offseason and play his final six pro seasons in MLB.

Other notes: In September, Gabriel Staudt also became the first EBF hitter to 700 career home runs. He remained the all-time HR king until 1987. He also became the first to 2500 career hits, leaving EBF with 2595, although that top spot would last less than a decade. Staudt also won his record 12^th Silver Slugger in Right Field.

Rome’s Blaise Combes set a single-season EBF record with 229 hits. This held as the top marl until 1984. Combes also had 38 triples, second-most in a season behind his own mark of 45 from 1962. Rafael Bernard became the fourth EBF pitcher to 3000 career strikeouts. On September 26, Artur Vieth of Vienna threw a perfect game against Barcelona. He struck out 18 in the dominant performance, an all-time EBF record for most Ks in a perfecto. It’s second to Trent Addams’s 19 in 1956 for the most in any no-hitter. Hartwig Werner won his eighth Gold Glove at LF. Hamburg’s Hermann Hoffmann pitched 26 complete games, an EBF single-season record.

07-10-2023, 04:45 PM	#400
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,789	1965 in EBF The top record in the European Baseball Federation in 1965 went to the Northern Conference’s London with an impressive turnaround from 71 wins the prior year to a 100-62 record. The Monarchs snapped a four-year playoff drought led the NC in runs scored (706) and fewest allowed (538), allowing them to take the British Isles division over 94-68 Glasgow. The Highlanders earned back-to-back playoff berths, taking the wild card by three games over two contenders. In the North Central Division, Berlin was on top at 97-61, while defending conference champ Hamburg missed the field at 91-71. Brussels at 92-70 edged Paris by one game for the Northwest Division, giving the Beavers six berths in seven years and ending the Poodles’ streak at three seasons. Notably Stockholm, who led the conference with 100 wins the prior year, fell off a cliff to 69-93. Oslo had a respectable 88-74 season, but remained the only team in the conference to not make the playoffs once. Their native son Hans Oyan was the league MVP in his first full season as a starter. The 25-year old first baseman was the WARlord at 9.20, adding 52 home runs, 127 RBI, 184 hits, 106 runs, and a 1.022 OPS. Berlin’s Joachim Muller was the Pitcher of the Year. The 27-year old German righty had the best FIP- at 57, adding 9.1 WAR, a 16-6 record and 10 saves, 2.16 ERA in 254 innings, and 259 strikeouts. Also of note, London’s Hakki Polat became the first in EBF to win four Reliever of the Year awards, doing it consecutively. The 27-year old Turkish lefty had 36 saves with a 1.24 ERA, 179 strikeouts in 94.1 innings, and 5.8 WAR. It was his final season in EBF, as he’d spend five seasons in MLB, then four in OBA. Polat would win Reliever of the Year 10 times between the three leagues, but wouldn’t be a Hall of Famer as he wasn’t any one place long enough. Defending European Champion Barcelona earned its fourth straight playoff berth, taking the Southwest Division at 97-65 with a comfy 12 game gap to Lisbon. Vienna dominated the Southwest Division at 96-66 with a 19 game lead, sending the Vultures to their first playoff appearance since the EBF’s debut 1950 season. Rome made it four straight South Central Division titles with a 97-65 mark. The wild card battle was in the South Central between Zurich and Naples, who ended the regular season tied at 91-71. The Mountaineers won the one-game playoff to advance over the Nobles, ending a three-year playoff skid for Zurich. Despite a weak season for his Athens squad, veteran 1B Rudjer Bosnjak earned his third conference MVP. The 31-year old Serbian lefty was the leader in home runs (51), RBI (128), OBP (.413), slugging (.674), OPS (1.088), wRC+ (213) and WAR (10.2). Pitcher of the Year was Zurich’s Daniel Hauke. The 25-year old Austrian lefty was the wins leader at 21-11 and led the conference in innings (297), strikeouts (341), WHIP (0.89), quality starts (29), and complete games (23). He posted 8.1 WAR and a 2.18 ERA. In the first round of the playoffs in the Northern Conference, Brussels upset London 3-1 and Glasgow outlasted Berlin in five games. In the Southern Conference, Zurich downed division rival Rome in four and Barcelona claimed a 3-2 battle over Vienna. The Northern Conference Championship went to the Highlanders in five over the Beavers, sending Glasgow to the European Championship for the first time in franchise history. The Southern Conference Championship went seven with the Mountaineers denying the Bengals their repeat bid. This was Zurich’s second conference title, joining the 1958 season. The 1965 European Championship was going to see a first-time winner regardless of result. For the fourth time in EBF’s history, the final series needed all seven games. Zurich edged Glasgow to send the cup to Switzerland for the first time. In his final season in EBF, four time MVP Gabriel Staudt earned European Championship MVP. The 37-year old slugger helped his home country team win the title with 23 hits, 10 runs, 3 home runs, 13 RBI, and 12 walks in 18 playoff games. Staudt would leave for America in the offseason and play his final six pro seasons in MLB. Other notes: In September, Gabriel Staudt also became the first EBF hitter to 700 career home runs. He remained the all-time HR king until 1987. He also became the first to 2500 career hits, leaving EBF with 2595, although that top spot would last less than a decade. Staudt also won his record 12^th Silver Slugger in Right Field. Rome’s Blaise Combes set a single-season EBF record with 229 hits. This held as the top marl until 1984. Combes also had 38 triples, second-most in a season behind his own mark of 45 from 1962. Rafael Bernard became the fourth EBF pitcher to 3000 career strikeouts. On September 26, Artur Vieth of Vienna threw a perfect game against Barcelona. He struck out 18 in the dominant performance, an all-time EBF record for most Ks in a perfecto. It’s second to Trent Addams’s 19 in 1956 for the most in any no-hitter. Hartwig Werner won his eighth Gold Glove at LF. Hamburg’s Hermann Hoffmann pitched 26 complete games, an EBF single-season record. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)