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FuzzyRussianHat · 07-24-2023, 01:21 PM

Defending Oceania Champion Melbourne repeated as Australasia League champ in 1968, taking first place at 96-66. The Mets were four games better than Perth, five ahead of Sydney, and six ahead of Adelaide.

MVP went to Christchurch LF Alapati Tatupu. The 24-year old from American Samoa was the league leader in the triple slash (.336/.384.573), OPS (.956), wRC+ (206), WAR (10.1), hits (194), and runs (90). It was his third straight season winning the batting title and leading in hits. Auckland’s Zachary Nelson won Pitcher of the Year and set a new OBA single-season record with a stellar 14.2 WAR season and became the first to have a 400+ strikeout season with 406. The 26-year old Australian lefty added a 2.10 ERA with a 16-15 record in 325.2 innings and 34 quality starts.

The Pacific League title came down to a tiebreaker game after Guadalcanal and New Caledonia each finished at 86-76. The Green Jackets prevailed in the tiebreaker to take their third title in six seasons and fourth in OBA’ s first nine seasons. Port Moresby was third at 84-78 and defending champ Guam was fourth at 82-80.

Guam RF Sione Hala won his third MVP in four seasons. The 25-year old Tongan set the new single-season OBA home run record with 59, which would hold as the top mark until 1986. Hala was also the first to hit 50+ homers twice for OBA. He was also the Pacific League leader in runs (90), RBI (118), OBP (.359), slugging (.636), OPS (.995), and wRC+ (211). Pitcher of the Year was Port Moresby’s Isaac Parker. The 25-year old Hawaiian was the ERA leader (1.92) and WARlord (10.1), also leading in WHIP (0.90) and quality starts (32). He posted 343 strikeouts in 290.1 innings. Unfortunately, a torn UCL the next spring would render Parker irrelevant.

The ninth Oceania Championship would go seven games with Guadalcanal defeating Melbourne, denying the repeat for the Mets. The Green Jackets becoming the first three-time winner, having also taken the title in 1961 and 1966. Finals MVP was 1B Austin Dennis, a Canadian who joined the Green Jackets in 1966 after playing previously for MLB’s Calgary. In the championship, Dennis had 7 hits, 3 runs, 2 home runs, and 7 RBI.

Other notes: MVP Sione Hala had a 24-game hit streak in the summer to tie the OBA record. Five days later, New Caledonia’s Seymour Lennox got to 25 to set the new high mark. SS Fineasi Hausia won his seventh and final Gold Glove.

07-24-2023, 01:21 PM	#442
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,021	1968 in OBA Defending Oceania Champion Melbourne repeated as Australasia League champ in 1968, taking first place at 96-66. The Mets were four games better than Perth, five ahead of Sydney, and six ahead of Adelaide. MVP went to Christchurch LF Alapati Tatupu. The 24-year old from American Samoa was the league leader in the triple slash (.336/.384.573), OPS (.956), wRC+ (206), WAR (10.1), hits (194), and runs (90). It was his third straight season winning the batting title and leading in hits. Auckland’s Zachary Nelson won Pitcher of the Year and set a new OBA single-season record with a stellar 14.2 WAR season and became the first to have a 400+ strikeout season with 406. The 26-year old Australian lefty added a 2.10 ERA with a 16-15 record in 325.2 innings and 34 quality starts. The Pacific League title came down to a tiebreaker game after Guadalcanal and New Caledonia each finished at 86-76. The Green Jackets prevailed in the tiebreaker to take their third title in six seasons and fourth in OBA’ s first nine seasons. Port Moresby was third at 84-78 and defending champ Guam was fourth at 82-80. Guam RF Sione Hala won his third MVP in four seasons. The 25-year old Tongan set the new single-season OBA home run record with 59, which would hold as the top mark until 1986. Hala was also the first to hit 50+ homers twice for OBA. He was also the Pacific League leader in runs (90), RBI (118), OBP (.359), slugging (.636), OPS (.995), and wRC+ (211). Pitcher of the Year was Port Moresby’s Isaac Parker. The 25-year old Hawaiian was the ERA leader (1.92) and WARlord (10.1), also leading in WHIP (0.90) and quality starts (32). He posted 343 strikeouts in 290.1 innings. Unfortunately, a torn UCL the next spring would render Parker irrelevant. The ninth Oceania Championship would go seven games with Guadalcanal defeating Melbourne, denying the repeat for the Mets. The Green Jackets becoming the first three-time winner, having also taken the title in 1961 and 1966. Finals MVP was 1B Austin Dennis, a Canadian who joined the Green Jackets in 1966 after playing previously for MLB’s Calgary. In the championship, Dennis had 7 hits, 3 runs, 2 home runs, and 7 RBI. Other notes: MVP Sione Hala had a 24-game hit streak in the summer to tie the OBA record. Five days later, New Caledonia’s Seymour Lennox got to 25 to set the new high mark. SS Fineasi Hausia won his seventh and final Gold Glove. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)