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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-03-2023, 05:17 PM

1970 marked the debut season for Chinese League Baseball. The capital Beijing dominated the Northern League and became the first 100+ winner with an impressive 110-52 record. The Bears led the league in runs scored at 682 and fewest runs allowed in 434. The second place spot required a tiebreaker game as both Nanjing and Shanghai finished the regular season at 98-64. The Nuggets beat the Seawolves in the tiebreaker game to earn the NL’s second playoff spot. Tianjin was the other team above .500 at 90-72.

The first Northern League MVP was Nanjing 2B Zhangsung Long. The 28-year old left-handed bat was the league’s WARlord at 11.9 and leader in total bases with 373, posting 476 home runs and 101 RBI with a .293 average and 201 wRC+. Pitcher of the Year was Shenyang’s Heng Zheng with the 27-year old righty posting a stellar 14.0 WAR and 1.40 ERA, also leading with 334 strikeouts and a FIP- of 28. He tossed 264 innings with a 17-7 record and eight saves. This would be one of only two 14+ WAR seasons for a CLB pitcher as of 2037 with the other coming in 1977.

The Southern League was very competitive with five teams finishing with 90+ wins. Wuhan took the league title at 99-63, advancing to the playoffs along with 97-65 Chongqing. Just missing the cut was Guangzhou (96-66), Xiamen (95-67), and Dongguan (92-70). The 402 runs allowed by the Wolverines was the best mark of any team in China.

MVP went to Chongqing 3B Jaiqi Zhang. The 36-yaear old right was the triple slash leader at .300/.371/.530, as well as OPS (.901), hits (164), and wRC+ (193) with 8.1 WAR, 33 home runs, and 96 RBI. Pitcher of the Year was 33-year old Zhenyu Wang of Xiamen. He was the wins leader at 23-7 and ERA leader at 1.31, posting 203 strikeouts in 267.1 innings and 7.3 WAR.

In the NL #1 vs SL #2 semifinal, Beijing edged Chongqing in a seven-game classic. Meanwhile, the SL #1 vs NL #2 semifinal had Nanjing defeat Wuhan in six, setting up two Northern League teams in the first China Series.

The initial finale also went seven games with the Bears besting the Nuggets, making the capital city the first champion of Chinese baseball. Pitcher Weiwei Wang was the finals MVP, posting a 1.32 ERA in four starts with 22 strikeouts over 27.1 innings.

Other notes: There were 12 no-hitters in the first year of the very low-scoring CLB. Two perfect games were thrown with the first on April 27 by Chongqing’s Sidao Yang with nine strikeouts against Kunming. On July 18, Elmer Ng had a three strikeout perfect for Macau against Xiamen. Mongolian Dolgoon Bolorsukh smacked 55 home runs for Jinan, which would be one of only three 55+ home seasons in the 20^th Century in CLB.

Changsha set many records for being terrible at 29-133. No other CLB team would have fewer than 50 wins as of 2037. Reliever Colin Chu from that team holds many awful records as he posted a 12.37 ERA over 203 innings and 116 games with 78 home runs and 136 walks for a 3-33 record and -14.8 WAR. This was the only season for the 32-year old, who clearly was overused and shouldn’t have been in the game to begin with.

08-03-2023, 05:17 PM	#473
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,825	1970 in CLB 1970 marked the debut season for Chinese League Baseball. The capital Beijing dominated the Northern League and became the first 100+ winner with an impressive 110-52 record. The Bears led the league in runs scored at 682 and fewest runs allowed in 434. The second place spot required a tiebreaker game as both Nanjing and Shanghai finished the regular season at 98-64. The Nuggets beat the Seawolves in the tiebreaker game to earn the NL’s second playoff spot. Tianjin was the other team above .500 at 90-72. The first Northern League MVP was Nanjing 2B Zhangsung Long. The 28-year old left-handed bat was the league’s WARlord at 11.9 and leader in total bases with 373, posting 476 home runs and 101 RBI with a .293 average and 201 wRC+. Pitcher of the Year was Shenyang’s Heng Zheng with the 27-year old righty posting a stellar 14.0 WAR and 1.40 ERA, also leading with 334 strikeouts and a FIP- of 28. He tossed 264 innings with a 17-7 record and eight saves. This would be one of only two 14+ WAR seasons for a CLB pitcher as of 2037 with the other coming in 1977. The Southern League was very competitive with five teams finishing with 90+ wins. Wuhan took the league title at 99-63, advancing to the playoffs along with 97-65 Chongqing. Just missing the cut was Guangzhou (96-66), Xiamen (95-67), and Dongguan (92-70). The 402 runs allowed by the Wolverines was the best mark of any team in China. MVP went to Chongqing 3B Jaiqi Zhang. The 36-yaear old right was the triple slash leader at .300/.371/.530, as well as OPS (.901), hits (164), and wRC+ (193) with 8.1 WAR, 33 home runs, and 96 RBI. Pitcher of the Year was 33-year old Zhenyu Wang of Xiamen. He was the wins leader at 23-7 and ERA leader at 1.31, posting 203 strikeouts in 267.1 innings and 7.3 WAR. In the NL #1 vs SL #2 semifinal, Beijing edged Chongqing in a seven-game classic. Meanwhile, the SL #1 vs NL #2 semifinal had Nanjing defeat Wuhan in six, setting up two Northern League teams in the first China Series. The initial finale also went seven games with the Bears besting the Nuggets, making the capital city the first champion of Chinese baseball. Pitcher Weiwei Wang was the finals MVP, posting a 1.32 ERA in four starts with 22 strikeouts over 27.1 innings. Other notes: There were 12 no-hitters in the first year of the very low-scoring CLB. Two perfect games were thrown with the first on April 27 by Chongqing’s Sidao Yang with nine strikeouts against Kunming. On July 18, Elmer Ng had a three strikeout perfect for Macau against Xiamen. Mongolian Dolgoon Bolorsukh smacked 55 home runs for Jinan, which would be one of only three 55+ home seasons in the 20^th Century in CLB. Changsha set many records for being terrible at 29-133. No other CLB team would have fewer than 50 wins as of 2037. Reliever Colin Chu from that team holds many awful records as he posted a 12.37 ERA over 203 innings and 116 games with 78 home runs and 136 walks for a 3-33 record and -14.8 WAR. This was the only season for the 32-year old, who clearly was overused and shouldn’t have been in the game to begin with. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)