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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-06-2023, 02:49 PM

Mexico City’s run atop the Mexican League continued in 1970 with a franchise record 112-50 season. The three-time defending league champ earned their fifth straight South Division title with their dominance. Second in the division was Guadalajara, who took the wild card at 94-68, four games ahead of Queretaro. This earned back-to-back wild cards for the Hellhounds. Mexicali finished atop the North Division at 93-69, their first division win since 1964. Last year’s winner Tijuana was second at eight games back.

Puebla was fourth in the South Division at 85-77, but had both the league MVP and Pitcher of the Year. RF Adrian Hernandez won MVP in his fifth season with the Pumas as the 26-year old led the league in runs at 112, adding 205 hits, 28 home runs, a .932 OPS, and 8.3 WAR. Pitcher of the Year was fifth year righty Ricky Casarez, leading in WAR (8.1), wins (21-6), WHIP (0.74) and quality starts (31) with a 1.99 ERA and 315 strikeouts in 248.1 innings. Also of note, Emanuel Saucedo became a three-time Reliever of the Year, joining Mexicali for 1970 after being with Jamaica previously. In his final season before leaving for MLB, he had 45 saves, a 1.03 ERA, 168 strikeouts, and 5.1 WAR.

Defending Caribbean League champ Guatemala dropped from their wild 118 win 1969, but still had the best record in the league with a 100-62 mark atop the Continental Division. This gave the Ghosts four straight playoff berths and five in six years. The Island Division was incredibly tight for both first place and the wild card. Seven teams had a realistic shot much of the season with it ultimately coming down to Santiago and Havana tied at 91-71. Both move to the playoffs, but the Sailfish won the one-game tiebreaker for the division crown (although they’ll just meet again in the playoffs). It is back-to-back berths for the Hurricanes and the second in three years for Santiago, although it is their first division title since 1955. The other teams in the mix were Jamaica and Santo Domingo at 89-73, and Puerto Rico and Trinidad both at 86-76.

It was the fifth MVP for Guatemala CF Wesley Dubar and maybe his best season yet. At 13.73 WAR, he tied Jhyoce Hidrovo’s 1916 for the third-best season for a CABA hitter and narrowly beat his own 13.64 from the prior year. Dubar also led the league in runs (138, a career best), home runs (55), RBI (145), total bases (409), OBP (.410), slugging (.730), OPS (1.140), and wRC+ (195), and won a Gold Glove with a 12.4 ZR in center. Pitcher of the Year was Santiago’s Barnabe Sanchez, who also won it in 1968. The 27-year old Cuban was the ERA (2.18), and WHIP (0.87) leader, adding 6.6 WAR, a 21-7 record, and 312 strikeouts in 273 innings.

In the wild card round, Guadalajara upset Mexicali and Santiago held off Havana with both series going the distance. The top seeds dominated in the LCS ultimately. Mexico City beat the Hellhounds 4-1 to take their fourth straight Mexican League title and eighth overall. The Aztecs are the fourth Mexican League team to four-peat, joining Monterrey (1955-58), Mexicali (1950-54), and Tijuana (1916-19). Guatemala repeated and won their third Caribbean League in four years, besting Santiago in five.

The 60^th Central American Baseball Association Championship was a rematch of the 59^th and 57^th. Just like those two, Mexico City defeated Guatemala, this time in six games. Finals MVP was 1B Solomon Aragon, who posted 11 hits, 6 runs, 4 home runs, and 8 RBI in 11 playoff games. It is back-to-back CABA crowns and the third in four years for the Aztecs, who have seven overall rings. They join 1929-32 Ecatepec as the only CABA teams to win three overall titles in a four year stretch.

Other notes: Mario Benitez of Guadalajara had a 20 strikeout no-hitter on April 1 against Chihuahua, walking three. This still stands as the most strikeouts in a CABA no-hitter and tied the world record. He’s the 11^th player to have a 20+ K game in CABA as well. Chihuahua’s pitching staff had 571 walks, which would be the all-time worst single-season mark until 2020. Aaron Galaviz won his ninth Gold Glove in RF.

08-06-2023, 02:49 PM	#481
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,700	1970 in CABA Mexico City’s run atop the Mexican League continued in 1970 with a franchise record 112-50 season. The three-time defending league champ earned their fifth straight South Division title with their dominance. Second in the division was Guadalajara, who took the wild card at 94-68, four games ahead of Queretaro. This earned back-to-back wild cards for the Hellhounds. Mexicali finished atop the North Division at 93-69, their first division win since 1964. Last year’s winner Tijuana was second at eight games back. Puebla was fourth in the South Division at 85-77, but had both the league MVP and Pitcher of the Year. RF Adrian Hernandez won MVP in his fifth season with the Pumas as the 26-year old led the league in runs at 112, adding 205 hits, 28 home runs, a .932 OPS, and 8.3 WAR. Pitcher of the Year was fifth year righty Ricky Casarez, leading in WAR (8.1), wins (21-6), WHIP (0.74) and quality starts (31) with a 1.99 ERA and 315 strikeouts in 248.1 innings. Also of note, Emanuel Saucedo became a three-time Reliever of the Year, joining Mexicali for 1970 after being with Jamaica previously. In his final season before leaving for MLB, he had 45 saves, a 1.03 ERA, 168 strikeouts, and 5.1 WAR. Defending Caribbean League champ Guatemala dropped from their wild 118 win 1969, but still had the best record in the league with a 100-62 mark atop the Continental Division. This gave the Ghosts four straight playoff berths and five in six years. The Island Division was incredibly tight for both first place and the wild card. Seven teams had a realistic shot much of the season with it ultimately coming down to Santiago and Havana tied at 91-71. Both move to the playoffs, but the Sailfish won the one-game tiebreaker for the division crown (although they’ll just meet again in the playoffs). It is back-to-back berths for the Hurricanes and the second in three years for Santiago, although it is their first division title since 1955. The other teams in the mix were Jamaica and Santo Domingo at 89-73, and Puerto Rico and Trinidad both at 86-76. It was the fifth MVP for Guatemala CF Wesley Dubar and maybe his best season yet. At 13.73 WAR, he tied Jhyoce Hidrovo’s 1916 for the third-best season for a CABA hitter and narrowly beat his own 13.64 from the prior year. Dubar also led the league in runs (138, a career best), home runs (55), RBI (145), total bases (409), OBP (.410), slugging (.730), OPS (1.140), and wRC+ (195), and won a Gold Glove with a 12.4 ZR in center. Pitcher of the Year was Santiago’s Barnabe Sanchez, who also won it in 1968. The 27-year old Cuban was the ERA (2.18), and WHIP (0.87) leader, adding 6.6 WAR, a 21-7 record, and 312 strikeouts in 273 innings. In the wild card round, Guadalajara upset Mexicali and Santiago held off Havana with both series going the distance. The top seeds dominated in the LCS ultimately. Mexico City beat the Hellhounds 4-1 to take their fourth straight Mexican League title and eighth overall. The Aztecs are the fourth Mexican League team to four-peat, joining Monterrey (1955-58), Mexicali (1950-54), and Tijuana (1916-19). Guatemala repeated and won their third Caribbean League in four years, besting Santiago in five. The 60^th Central American Baseball Association Championship was a rematch of the 59^th and 57^th. Just like those two, Mexico City defeated Guatemala, this time in six games. Finals MVP was 1B Solomon Aragon, who posted 11 hits, 6 runs, 4 home runs, and 8 RBI in 11 playoff games. It is back-to-back CABA crowns and the third in four years for the Aztecs, who have seven overall rings. They join 1929-32 Ecatepec as the only CABA teams to win three overall titles in a four year stretch. Other notes: Mario Benitez of Guadalajara had a 20 strikeout no-hitter on April 1 against Chihuahua, walking three. This still stands as the most strikeouts in a CABA no-hitter and tied the world record. He’s the 11^th player to have a 20+ K game in CABA as well. Chihuahua’s pitching staff had 571 walks, which would be the all-time worst single-season mark until 2020. Aaron Galaviz won his ninth Gold Glove in RF. __________________ 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)