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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-04-2023, 06:09 PM

Defending Soviet Series champion Minsk improved on their prior season mark with a 109-53 record, This gave the Miners the North Division title and the best record for the entire European League, as well as a third straight playoff berth and their 15^th berth in EPB’s first 16 seasons. Tirana rolled to the South Division crown at 105-57 for a fourth straight playoff berth. Minsk got by on offense (723 runs scored, but 519 allowed), while the Trojans relied on defense (only 589 runs scored, but 409 allowed). Moscow had the first wild card at 95-67 to end a two year playoff skid for the Mules. The second spot went to Kharkiv in their second-ever playoff berth (1958). The Killer Bees were 90-72, two games ahead of Kazan and three games better than Budapest. For the Crusaders, the 1968 EPB champ, they saw a five-year playoff streak end.

European League MVP went to two-way star Havlik Hloznik of Bratislava. It was the second MVP for the 29-year old Slovak righty, who as a pitcher was the WARlord at 10.3 with a 1.81 ERA, 20-9 record over 288.1 innings and 363 strikeouts. As a left fielder, he added 4.0 WAR, a .308 average, 13 home runs, and 105 hits in 93 games. This was a EPB record for combined WAR in a season with his 14.3 better than any EPB pitcher or hitter would ever match, although it would be topped by a later two-way guy. Tirana’s Dan Potra won back-to-back Pitcher of the Year. The 29-year old lefty from Romania was the ERA leader at 1.37 and wins leader at 21-6. He struck out 279 batters in 257 innings for 9.9 WAR.

The best overall record in all of Eurasian Professional Baseball in 1970 was in the Asian League with Yekaterinburg. The Yaks at 110-52 won the North Division and earned a seventh consecutive playoff berth, a record for the Asian League. Although a distant second and third, both wild cards came out of the north with Omsk at 93-69 and Ulaanbaatar at 89-73. This gave the Otters three straight playoff berths and the Boars their third in four years. Dushanbe won the South Division at 93-69, their first playoff berth since winning it all in 1960. Defending Asian League champ Tashkent dropped to fourth at 84-78, caught in a hodgepodge with Tbilisi, Bishkek, and Almaty.

Asian League MVP was also a two-way player, although a less renowned one in Elmar Petrov. The 32-year old Ukrainian joined Yekaterinburg as a free agent after previous stints with Warsaw, Minsk, and Kazan. At first base in 79 games, he had 5.8 WAR with a .351 average, 1.077 OPS, 21 home runs, and 51 RBI. On the mound, he had a 2.63 ERA with an 18-10 record over 242.2 innings, 253 strikeouts, and 4.5 WAR. Pitcher of the Year went to Dushanbe’s Jozsef Laszlo. The 26-year old Hungarian led the league in wins (21-8), strikeouts (386) and quality starts (30), posting 8.3 WAR and a 1.74 ERA in 268.2 innings. Also of note, Ulaanbaatar’s Elgiz Gulyamov became a three time Reliever of the Year winner. He had 44 saves, a 1.41 ERA, 139 strikeouts, and 4.8 WAR in 89.1 innings.

Division winners won in the first round for the European League as Minsk swept Kharkiv and Tirana topped Moscow in four. In the Asian League, Yekaterinburg cruised to a sweep of Ulaanbaatar, but Omsk upset Dushanbe in a five game classic. In the ELCS, the Trojans earned their first-ever league title, winning 4-2 in a rematch with the Miners. The Yaks dropped the Otters in six in the ALCS, giving Yekaterinburg two titles in three years and their third overall.

In the 16^th Soviet Series, the Yaks topped Tirana 4-2, making Yekaterinburg a two-time overall EPB champ (they won the first final in 1955). Finals MVP was 34-year old Russian pitcher Luka Ovakimyan. The veteran had an excellent postseason, posting a 1.20 ERA in four starts with 22 strikeouts over 30 innings.

Other notes: The 12^th EPB perfect game came on July 12 from Kyiv’s Bauyrzhan Sultanov. He struck out eight in a perfecto against Riga. Asgabat scored only 375 runs all season, the all-time worst in EPB history. It would only get surpassed once when Budapest scored only 373 in 1995. Artur Golub of Ufa struck out 20 in 10.2 innings against Baku on June 3, becoming the fourth EPB pitcher with a 20+ K day. Golub, Alvi Tahiri, and Anatoliy Mykhaylenko each reached 4000 career strikeouts, making four EPB pitcher to have done so. RF German Daugelo became a 10 time Gold Glove winner, the first in EPB history. SS Avel Kamitov won his eighth Silver Slugger.

08-04-2023, 06:09 PM	#476
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,823	1970 in EPB Defending Soviet Series champion Minsk improved on their prior season mark with a 109-53 record, This gave the Miners the North Division title and the best record for the entire European League, as well as a third straight playoff berth and their 15^th berth in EPB’s first 16 seasons. Tirana rolled to the South Division crown at 105-57 for a fourth straight playoff berth. Minsk got by on offense (723 runs scored, but 519 allowed), while the Trojans relied on defense (only 589 runs scored, but 409 allowed). Moscow had the first wild card at 95-67 to end a two year playoff skid for the Mules. The second spot went to Kharkiv in their second-ever playoff berth (1958). The Killer Bees were 90-72, two games ahead of Kazan and three games better than Budapest. For the Crusaders, the 1968 EPB champ, they saw a five-year playoff streak end. European League MVP went to two-way star Havlik Hloznik of Bratislava. It was the second MVP for the 29-year old Slovak righty, who as a pitcher was the WARlord at 10.3 with a 1.81 ERA, 20-9 record over 288.1 innings and 363 strikeouts. As a left fielder, he added 4.0 WAR, a .308 average, 13 home runs, and 105 hits in 93 games. This was a EPB record for combined WAR in a season with his 14.3 better than any EPB pitcher or hitter would ever match, although it would be topped by a later two-way guy. Tirana’s Dan Potra won back-to-back Pitcher of the Year. The 29-year old lefty from Romania was the ERA leader at 1.37 and wins leader at 21-6. He struck out 279 batters in 257 innings for 9.9 WAR. The best overall record in all of Eurasian Professional Baseball in 1970 was in the Asian League with Yekaterinburg. The Yaks at 110-52 won the North Division and earned a seventh consecutive playoff berth, a record for the Asian League. Although a distant second and third, both wild cards came out of the north with Omsk at 93-69 and Ulaanbaatar at 89-73. This gave the Otters three straight playoff berths and the Boars their third in four years. Dushanbe won the South Division at 93-69, their first playoff berth since winning it all in 1960. Defending Asian League champ Tashkent dropped to fourth at 84-78, caught in a hodgepodge with Tbilisi, Bishkek, and Almaty. Asian League MVP was also a two-way player, although a less renowned one in Elmar Petrov. The 32-year old Ukrainian joined Yekaterinburg as a free agent after previous stints with Warsaw, Minsk, and Kazan. At first base in 79 games, he had 5.8 WAR with a .351 average, 1.077 OPS, 21 home runs, and 51 RBI. On the mound, he had a 2.63 ERA with an 18-10 record over 242.2 innings, 253 strikeouts, and 4.5 WAR. Pitcher of the Year went to Dushanbe’s Jozsef Laszlo. The 26-year old Hungarian led the league in wins (21-8), strikeouts (386) and quality starts (30), posting 8.3 WAR and a 1.74 ERA in 268.2 innings. Also of note, Ulaanbaatar’s Elgiz Gulyamov became a three time Reliever of the Year winner. He had 44 saves, a 1.41 ERA, 139 strikeouts, and 4.8 WAR in 89.1 innings. Division winners won in the first round for the European League as Minsk swept Kharkiv and Tirana topped Moscow in four. In the Asian League, Yekaterinburg cruised to a sweep of Ulaanbaatar, but Omsk upset Dushanbe in a five game classic. In the ELCS, the Trojans earned their first-ever league title, winning 4-2 in a rematch with the Miners. The Yaks dropped the Otters in six in the ALCS, giving Yekaterinburg two titles in three years and their third overall. In the 16^th Soviet Series, the Yaks topped Tirana 4-2, making Yekaterinburg a two-time overall EPB champ (they won the first final in 1955). Finals MVP was 34-year old Russian pitcher Luka Ovakimyan. The veteran had an excellent postseason, posting a 1.20 ERA in four starts with 22 strikeouts over 30 innings. Other notes: The 12^th EPB perfect game came on July 12 from Kyiv’s Bauyrzhan Sultanov. He struck out eight in a perfecto against Riga. Asgabat scored only 375 runs all season, the all-time worst in EPB history. It would only get surpassed once when Budapest scored only 373 in 1995. Artur Golub of Ufa struck out 20 in 10.2 innings against Baku on June 3, becoming the fourth EPB pitcher with a 20+ K day. Golub, Alvi Tahiri, and Anatoliy Mykhaylenko each reached 4000 career strikeouts, making four EPB pitcher to have done so. RF German Daugelo became a 10 time Gold Glove winner, the first in EPB history. SS Avel Kamitov won his eighth Silver Slugger. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)