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FuzzyRussianHat · 07-19-2023, 05:48 PM

Leading Eurasian Professional Baseball’s European League in 1967 was Kazan, winning the North Division for the first time at 101-61. This gave the Crusaders three straight playoff berths. Both wild cards came out of the North as Moscow extended its postseason streak to seven years at 99-63, while Warsaw earned its first since 1960 with a 98-64 mark. Defending Soviet Series champ Minsk missed the field for the first time in franchise history, three off the last wild card at 95-67. In the South Division, Tirana unseated Kyiv’s five-year hold on the division title. The Trojans earned their first playoff berth at 96-66, beating the Kings by a game for the top spot.

Although Bratislava struggled to a 75-87 season, their ace Havlik Hloznik won both league MVP and Pitcher of the Year. The 26-year old Slovak righty was the leader in strikeouts (413), innings pitched (306.2), shutouts (10), and WAR (12.7), adding a 1.70 ERA with a 19-10 record. Hloznik also played 84 games in the outfield with 68 hits, 8 home runs, 28 RBI, and 1.0 WAR.

Bishkek had a third consecutive 100+ win season and fifth straight South Division title in the Asian League, posting EPB’s best record in 1967 at 108-54. They ran away with the division, while the North Division was quite competitive. Ufa earned the title and a fifth straight playoff berth at 101-61. Ulaanbaatar finished one behind at 100-62, giving the Boars their first playoff appearance in franchise history. That leaves Yerevan as the only Asian League team without at least one playoff berth. Yekaterinburg got the second wild card at 94-68, extending the Yaks playoff streak to four seasons. After a record-setting 120 win 1966 and the league title, Omsk missed the playoffs, two out of the wild card at 92-70.

Ulaanbaatar’s Amam Charyyew won his second MVP. The 29-year old Turkmen centerfielder was the leader in runs (98), average (.315), slugging (.656), OPS (1.016), wRC+ (199), and WAR (10.0), adding 46 home runs and 108 RBI. Ufa’s Serkan Petrov grabbed his first Pitcher of the Year. The 33-year old Bulgarian lefty in his 12^th year with the Fiends had a career year with a league-best 1.63 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 29 quality starts, and 59 FIP-. Petrov had 8.5 WAR, a 17-7 record, and 281 strikeouts over 248.1 innings.

The first round of the playoffs in the European League had Kazan defeat Warsaw 3-1 and Moscow sweep Tirana. Both division champs rolled to sweeps in the Asian League with Ufa over Ulaanbaatar and Bishkek over Yekaterinburg. In the ELCS, the Mules knocked off the Crusaders 4-1 to give Moscow its first league title and leave Kazan as runner-up in back-to-back years. Bishkek made its fourth straight ALCS appearance in a rematch of the 1964 final with Ufa. The Black Sox defeated the Fiends 4-2, giving Bishkek three titles in four seasons and leaving Ufa 0-3 thus far in ALCS appearances.

The 13^th Soviet Series saw Bishkek become two-time EPB champions, sending the title back to Kyrgyzstan. The Black Sox bested Moscow in five games with Soviet Series MVP going to 2B Elnur Kuat. The four-time Gold Glove winner in his final season with Bishkek had 22 hits in 14 playoff games with 7 runs and 5 RBI.

Other notes: Helsinki’s Vladislav Putsila had a 29-game hit streak, the second longest EPB streak to date behind Sergei Mammedov’s 30 in 1958. Eldar Vdovichenko and Sharav Tumur became the second and third EPB hitters to reach 2000 hits. Madalin Keretesz and Yavor Stefanov became the fifth and sixth sluggers to 400 home runs. Sergei Filatov became the first pitcher to 250 wins and the first to 4000 strikeouts. Henri Gevorgyan became the third pitcher to 3500 strikeouts. 3B Pavlo Kolesnik won his ninth Silver Slugger, the first EPB hitter to get to nine.

07-19-2023, 05:48 PM	#428
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,168	1967 in EPB Leading Eurasian Professional Baseball’s European League in 1967 was Kazan, winning the North Division for the first time at 101-61. This gave the Crusaders three straight playoff berths. Both wild cards came out of the North as Moscow extended its postseason streak to seven years at 99-63, while Warsaw earned its first since 1960 with a 98-64 mark. Defending Soviet Series champ Minsk missed the field for the first time in franchise history, three off the last wild card at 95-67. In the South Division, Tirana unseated Kyiv’s five-year hold on the division title. The Trojans earned their first playoff berth at 96-66, beating the Kings by a game for the top spot. Although Bratislava struggled to a 75-87 season, their ace Havlik Hloznik won both league MVP and Pitcher of the Year. The 26-year old Slovak righty was the leader in strikeouts (413), innings pitched (306.2), shutouts (10), and WAR (12.7), adding a 1.70 ERA with a 19-10 record. Hloznik also played 84 games in the outfield with 68 hits, 8 home runs, 28 RBI, and 1.0 WAR. Bishkek had a third consecutive 100+ win season and fifth straight South Division title in the Asian League, posting EPB’s best record in 1967 at 108-54. They ran away with the division, while the North Division was quite competitive. Ufa earned the title and a fifth straight playoff berth at 101-61. Ulaanbaatar finished one behind at 100-62, giving the Boars their first playoff appearance in franchise history. That leaves Yerevan as the only Asian League team without at least one playoff berth. Yekaterinburg got the second wild card at 94-68, extending the Yaks playoff streak to four seasons. After a record-setting 120 win 1966 and the league title, Omsk missed the playoffs, two out of the wild card at 92-70. Ulaanbaatar’s Amam Charyyew won his second MVP. The 29-year old Turkmen centerfielder was the leader in runs (98), average (.315), slugging (.656), OPS (1.016), wRC+ (199), and WAR (10.0), adding 46 home runs and 108 RBI. Ufa’s Serkan Petrov grabbed his first Pitcher of the Year. The 33-year old Bulgarian lefty in his 12^th year with the Fiends had a career year with a league-best 1.63 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 29 quality starts, and 59 FIP-. Petrov had 8.5 WAR, a 17-7 record, and 281 strikeouts over 248.1 innings. The first round of the playoffs in the European League had Kazan defeat Warsaw 3-1 and Moscow sweep Tirana. Both division champs rolled to sweeps in the Asian League with Ufa over Ulaanbaatar and Bishkek over Yekaterinburg. In the ELCS, the Mules knocked off the Crusaders 4-1 to give Moscow its first league title and leave Kazan as runner-up in back-to-back years. Bishkek made its fourth straight ALCS appearance in a rematch of the 1964 final with Ufa. The Black Sox defeated the Fiends 4-2, giving Bishkek three titles in four seasons and leaving Ufa 0-3 thus far in ALCS appearances. The 13^th Soviet Series saw Bishkek become two-time EPB champions, sending the title back to Kyrgyzstan. The Black Sox bested Moscow in five games with Soviet Series MVP going to 2B Elnur Kuat. The four-time Gold Glove winner in his final season with Bishkek had 22 hits in 14 playoff games with 7 runs and 5 RBI. Other notes: Helsinki’s Vladislav Putsila had a 29-game hit streak, the second longest EPB streak to date behind Sergei Mammedov’s 30 in 1958. Eldar Vdovichenko and Sharav Tumur became the second and third EPB hitters to reach 2000 hits. Madalin Keretesz and Yavor Stefanov became the fifth and sixth sluggers to 400 home runs. Sergei Filatov became the first pitcher to 250 wins and the first to 4000 strikeouts. Henri Gevorgyan became the third pitcher to 3500 strikeouts. 3B Pavlo Kolesnik won his ninth Silver Slugger, the first EPB hitter to get to nine. __________________ 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)