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FuzzyRussianHat · 11-26-2023, 01:47 AM

The Japan League had three of the same four division winners from the prior season. Defending East Asian Champion Kawasaki had the best overall record at 99-63, topping Tokyo by seven games in the Capital Division. This gave the Killer Whales their third straight division title. Sapporo claimed its fifth straight North Division with a 94-68 mark, seven better than Saitama and eight over Sendai. Nagoya snapped a three-year drought by narrowly winning the Central Division at 89-73. Osaka fell one game short and Kobe was three way. Kitakyushu won a third straight West Division, taking the spot despite a losing record at 80-82. Kumamoto finished three behind and Hiroshima was five back.

Nagoya’s Sol Kim won the Japan League MVP. The 31-year old shortstop was the leader in hits (217), doubles (44), and batting average (.348) with a .944 OPS and 11.9 WAR aided by great defense. Kim edged out Sendai CF Ryota Shintani, who had league bests in runs (133), home runs (50), RBI (125), and WAR (11.9). 24-year old Aiya Kodama won back-to-back Pitcher of the Year honors. The Hiroshima lefty led in ERA (1.81), strikeouts (336), FIP- (57), and WAR (9.3), adding a 17-8 record in 263 innings.

Both first round playoff series went all five games with Kawasaki surviving Kitakyushu and Sapporo outlasting Nagoya. This set up a rematch in the Japan League Championship Series. The Swordfish got their revenge over the Killer Whales in a seven game classic, giving Sapporo its second pennant in three years. The Swordfish have won the Japan League a record 12 times.

In the Korea League, Daejeon won the South Division for the third straight season as the Ducks had a franchise-record 106-56 mark. Busan gave chase at 102-60 to get the first wild card and their fourth straight playoff berth. In the North Division, Suwon took first at 98-64 for their fourth playoff spot in five years. Defending KL champ Seongnam was second at 91-71, taking the second wild card spot. They were three ahead of Seoul and four better than both Ulsan and Yongin.

Snappers 1B Ye-Seong Van picked up Korea League MVP honors. He was the leader in WAR (8.9), slugging (.691), OPS (1.092), and wRC+ (195), adding a .353 average, 51 home runs, and 130 RBI. Yongin fifth year pitcher Ju-Eon Eun won Pitcher of the Year. The 24-year old righty led in WAR (10.4) and WHIP (1.00). He had a 2.38 ERA and 17-7 record over 283.1 innings with 278 strikeouts. Also notably, Busan’s Dong-Hyeok Song won his third Reliever of the Year.

Daejeon’s first round playoff woes continued as the Ducks were upset 3-1 by Seongnam. Suwon would sweep Busan, sending the Snappers to their fourth Korea League Championship Series berth in five years. The defending champion Spiders made it back-to-back titles though with Seongnam besting Suwon 4-2.

In the 63^rd East Asian Championship, Seongnam won its first-ever title by defeating perennial power Sapporo 4-2. Former KL MVP Byung-Il Jun had a big postseason, winning KCLS MVP. In 16 playoff starts, he had 18 hits, 10 runs, 5 doubles, 4 home runs, 11 RBI, and 9 walks.

Other notes: Yu-Jin Choi became the 19^th batter to 600 home runs and also crossed the 1500 runs scored and 1500 RBI milestones in 1983. LF Ki-Chun Park won his 13^th Gold Glove.

11-26-2023, 01:47 AM	#734
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,826	1983 in EAB The Japan League had three of the same four division winners from the prior season. Defending East Asian Champion Kawasaki had the best overall record at 99-63, topping Tokyo by seven games in the Capital Division. This gave the Killer Whales their third straight division title. Sapporo claimed its fifth straight North Division with a 94-68 mark, seven better than Saitama and eight over Sendai. Nagoya snapped a three-year drought by narrowly winning the Central Division at 89-73. Osaka fell one game short and Kobe was three way. Kitakyushu won a third straight West Division, taking the spot despite a losing record at 80-82. Kumamoto finished three behind and Hiroshima was five back. Nagoya’s Sol Kim won the Japan League MVP. The 31-year old shortstop was the leader in hits (217), doubles (44), and batting average (.348) with a .944 OPS and 11.9 WAR aided by great defense. Kim edged out Sendai CF Ryota Shintani, who had league bests in runs (133), home runs (50), RBI (125), and WAR (11.9). 24-year old Aiya Kodama won back-to-back Pitcher of the Year honors. The Hiroshima lefty led in ERA (1.81), strikeouts (336), FIP- (57), and WAR (9.3), adding a 17-8 record in 263 innings. Both first round playoff series went all five games with Kawasaki surviving Kitakyushu and Sapporo outlasting Nagoya. This set up a rematch in the Japan League Championship Series. The Swordfish got their revenge over the Killer Whales in a seven game classic, giving Sapporo its second pennant in three years. The Swordfish have won the Japan League a record 12 times. In the Korea League, Daejeon won the South Division for the third straight season as the Ducks had a franchise-record 106-56 mark. Busan gave chase at 102-60 to get the first wild card and their fourth straight playoff berth. In the North Division, Suwon took first at 98-64 for their fourth playoff spot in five years. Defending KL champ Seongnam was second at 91-71, taking the second wild card spot. They were three ahead of Seoul and four better than both Ulsan and Yongin. Snappers 1B Ye-Seong Van picked up Korea League MVP honors. He was the leader in WAR (8.9), slugging (.691), OPS (1.092), and wRC+ (195), adding a .353 average, 51 home runs, and 130 RBI. Yongin fifth year pitcher Ju-Eon Eun won Pitcher of the Year. The 24-year old righty led in WAR (10.4) and WHIP (1.00). He had a 2.38 ERA and 17-7 record over 283.1 innings with 278 strikeouts. Also notably, Busan’s Dong-Hyeok Song won his third Reliever of the Year. Daejeon’s first round playoff woes continued as the Ducks were upset 3-1 by Seongnam. Suwon would sweep Busan, sending the Snappers to their fourth Korea League Championship Series berth in five years. The defending champion Spiders made it back-to-back titles though with Seongnam besting Suwon 4-2. In the 63^rd East Asian Championship, Seongnam won its first-ever title by defeating perennial power Sapporo 4-2. Former KL MVP Byung-Il Jun had a big postseason, winning KCLS MVP. In 16 playoff starts, he had 18 hits, 10 runs, 5 doubles, 4 home runs, 11 RBI, and 9 walks. Other notes: Yu-Jin Choi became the 19^th batter to 600 home runs and also crossed the 1500 runs scored and 1500 RBI milestones in 1983. LF Ki-Chun Park won his 13^th Gold Glove. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)