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FuzzyRussianHat · 10-26-2023, 07:08 PM

Barquisimeto won the Bolivar League North Division for back-to-back seasons. The Black Cats had a franchise-best 109-53 season and led the league in both runs scored (797) and fewest allowed (574). They were 11 games ahead of Bogota despite a solid 98-64 campaign for the Bats. In the South Division, Guayaquil won its first title since 1973, going 99-63. Defending league champ La Paz was a distant second at 88-74, ending their playoff streak at four seasons.

Winning Bolivar League MVP was Bogota 3B Bastian Martin. The 27-year old Uruguayan righty was the WARlord (9.0) and leader in average (.353), OBP (.423), and wRC+ (180). He added 300 home runs and 103 RBI. Valencia’s Lazaro Rodriguez won his sixth Pitcher of the Year. The 29-year old Paraguayan righty was the WARlord (11.7) for the eighth straight season and strikeout leader (420) for the seventh. He also led in wins (22-6), K/BB (11.7), complete games (22), and FIP- (48). Rodriguez threw 275.2 innings and was second in ERA at 2.12. The highlight of the season came on September 17 with a perfect game against Santa Cruz with 15 strikeouts.

Defending Copa Sudamerica winner Salvador improved upon their record for the prior year, taking the Brazil Division at 102-60. They were 12 games better than second place Brasilia. In the South Division, Buenos Aires was also 102-60, giving them a sixth straight playoff berth. Asuncion was second at 90-72, notably the first winning record in 18 seasons for the perennial losers. They’ve only made the playoffs once in their history. Montevideo is the only of the non-expansion teams to not make the playoffs once in Beisbol Sudamerica’s first 50 seasons.

Salvador 1B Valor Melo won his sixth Southern Cone League MVP and his fifth consecutive. His numbers were lower than his record-setting last few years, but still certainly worthy of the award. Melo led the league in runs (109), home runs (56), RBI (123), total bases (387), slugging (.665), OPS (1.056), wRC+ (207), and WAR (9.3). Belo Horizonte’s Benjamim Alegre earned Pitcher of the Year in his third season. The right-handed Brazilian led in ERA (2.40), WHIP (0.93), FIP- (63), and WAR (7.7), adding a 15-10 record over 240 innings and 348 strikeouts. Alegre also had a 17-strikeout no-hitter on July 28 against Rosario

In the Bolivar League Championship Series, Barquisimeto bested Guayaquil 4-2, giving the Black Cats their second-ever league title (1958). The Golds are now 1-7 in their BLCS appearances. In a Southern Cone Championship rematch, Buenos Aires got revenge and beat Salvador 4-2. The Atlantics had been the runner-up in the prior four seasons and earned their eighth league title (1941, 42, 45, 46, 47, 63, 75).

In the 50^th Copa Sudamerica, Buenos Aires denied Barquisimeto its first overall title. The Atlantics took the series in six games to become six time Cup winners, having also taken it in 1941, 42, 45, 63, and 75. Buenos Aires are the first Beisbol Sudamerica team with six overall titles, passing five-time winners Santiago and Medellin. Backup CF Junior Pluma stepped up in the postseason and won Copa Sudamerica MVP. In 13 playoff starts, he had 11 hits, 4 runs, 3 triples, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI.

Other notes: BSA’s 33rd Perfect Game came on April 8 as Valencia’s Carlos Rosa struck out nine against La Paz. The 34^th perfecto came only two weeks later on April 22 from Brasilia’s Eusebio Mendoza, fanning 16 versus Santiago. That set a record for shortest time between perfect games. Then on September 17, Pitcher of the Year Lazaro Rodriguez struck out 15 in a perfect game against Cordoba. 1980 joined 1974 as the only years with three perfect games in one season.

Afonso Revela, Celso Galo, and Jael Pablo each crossed 500 career home runs, making it 15 BSA hitters to achieve the mark. Saul Puerta and Niculao Semide both got to 2500 hits, making it 24 batters to do so. Semide won his 12^th Silver Slugger at second base, which is the all-time record for the position as of 2037. 3B Leonardo Valdez won his eighth Gold Glove.

10-26-2023, 07:08 PM	#666
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,969	1980 in BSA Barquisimeto won the Bolivar League North Division for back-to-back seasons. The Black Cats had a franchise-best 109-53 season and led the league in both runs scored (797) and fewest allowed (574). They were 11 games ahead of Bogota despite a solid 98-64 campaign for the Bats. In the South Division, Guayaquil won its first title since 1973, going 99-63. Defending league champ La Paz was a distant second at 88-74, ending their playoff streak at four seasons. Winning Bolivar League MVP was Bogota 3B Bastian Martin. The 27-year old Uruguayan righty was the WARlord (9.0) and leader in average (.353), OBP (.423), and wRC+ (180). He added 300 home runs and 103 RBI. Valencia’s Lazaro Rodriguez won his sixth Pitcher of the Year. The 29-year old Paraguayan righty was the WARlord (11.7) for the eighth straight season and strikeout leader (420) for the seventh. He also led in wins (22-6), K/BB (11.7), complete games (22), and FIP- (48). Rodriguez threw 275.2 innings and was second in ERA at 2.12. The highlight of the season came on September 17 with a perfect game against Santa Cruz with 15 strikeouts. Defending Copa Sudamerica winner Salvador improved upon their record for the prior year, taking the Brazil Division at 102-60. They were 12 games better than second place Brasilia. In the South Division, Buenos Aires was also 102-60, giving them a sixth straight playoff berth. Asuncion was second at 90-72, notably the first winning record in 18 seasons for the perennial losers. They’ve only made the playoffs once in their history. Montevideo is the only of the non-expansion teams to not make the playoffs once in Beisbol Sudamerica’s first 50 seasons. Salvador 1B Valor Melo won his sixth Southern Cone League MVP and his fifth consecutive. His numbers were lower than his record-setting last few years, but still certainly worthy of the award. Melo led the league in runs (109), home runs (56), RBI (123), total bases (387), slugging (.665), OPS (1.056), wRC+ (207), and WAR (9.3). Belo Horizonte’s Benjamim Alegre earned Pitcher of the Year in his third season. The right-handed Brazilian led in ERA (2.40), WHIP (0.93), FIP- (63), and WAR (7.7), adding a 15-10 record over 240 innings and 348 strikeouts. Alegre also had a 17-strikeout no-hitter on July 28 against Rosario In the Bolivar League Championship Series, Barquisimeto bested Guayaquil 4-2, giving the Black Cats their second-ever league title (1958). The Golds are now 1-7 in their BLCS appearances. In a Southern Cone Championship rematch, Buenos Aires got revenge and beat Salvador 4-2. The Atlantics had been the runner-up in the prior four seasons and earned their eighth league title (1941, 42, 45, 46, 47, 63, 75). In the 50^th Copa Sudamerica, Buenos Aires denied Barquisimeto its first overall title. The Atlantics took the series in six games to become six time Cup winners, having also taken it in 1941, 42, 45, 63, and 75. Buenos Aires are the first Beisbol Sudamerica team with six overall titles, passing five-time winners Santiago and Medellin. Backup CF Junior Pluma stepped up in the postseason and won Copa Sudamerica MVP. In 13 playoff starts, he had 11 hits, 4 runs, 3 triples, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI. Other notes: BSA’s 33rd Perfect Game came on April 8 as Valencia’s Carlos Rosa struck out nine against La Paz. The 34^th perfecto came only two weeks later on April 22 from Brasilia’s Eusebio Mendoza, fanning 16 versus Santiago. That set a record for shortest time between perfect games. Then on September 17, Pitcher of the Year Lazaro Rodriguez struck out 15 in a perfect game against Cordoba. 1980 joined 1974 as the only years with three perfect games in one season. Afonso Revela, Celso Galo, and Jael Pablo each crossed 500 career home runs, making it 15 BSA hitters to achieve the mark. Saul Puerta and Niculao Semide both got to 2500 hits, making it 24 batters to do so. Semide won his 12^th Silver Slugger at second base, which is the all-time record for the position as of 2037. 3B Leonardo Valdez won his eighth Gold Glove. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)