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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-02-2023, 10:01 AM

After missing the playoffs last year, Bucharest finished atop the South Division at 102-60 for the best record in Eurasian Professional Baseball. It is the third division title in four years for the Broncos. Minsk won the North Division for the fourth straight year at 99-63. St. Petersburg was two back at 97-65 and again took a wild card spot. Kharkiv was also 97-65 to take second in the South Division and earn a third straight wild card. Two-time defending European League champ Kyiv had a solid 93-69 record, but the Kings had their playoff streak snapped at six seasons.

St. Petersburg 1B Darian Tasos won his third European League MVP. The 33-year old Albanian set the EPB single-season record for batting WAR with 13.46; a mark that would only get topped once over the next 50 years. Tasos led the EL in runs (107), hits (200), home runs (58), RBI (125), total bases (419), OBP (.385), slugging (.713), OPS (1.098), and wRC+ (262). Minsk’s Elfar Freyr Finsen won his second Pitcher of the Year. The 34-year old Icelandic lefty had 10.3 WAR over 279.2 innings with 294 strikeouts, a 21-9 record, and 1.61 ERA.

Bucharest survived in a five game duel against St. Petersburg for the first round of the playoffs, while Kharkiv stunned Minsk in a road sweep. This was the third European League Championship Series appearance in five years for the Killer Bees, while it was the first since 1960 for the Broncos. For the fourth straight season, the ELCS went all seven games. Bucharest prevailed over Kharkiv to win their second-ever EL pennant, joining their 1957 EPB title season.

Ulaanbaatar had the top mark in the Asian League at 98-64 atop the North Division for their second playoff berth in three years. Both wild cards came out of the North Division with Ufa at 92-70 and Krasnoyarsk at 91-71. For the Fiends, it snapped a 14-year playoff drought. The 1982 Soviet Series champ Cossacks are back in the field after only 83 wins the prior year. In the South Division, defending AL champ Bishkek was first at 92-70, earning a fourth playoff berth in five years. Baku was second at 90-72 and Dushanbe was third at 88-74, both just short in the wild card race as well. Novosibirsk (90-72) and Omsk (86-76) were also in the mix, but ultimately missed the playoff field.

Dushanbe RF Yusik Akkoyun was the Asian League MVP. The 26-year old Uzbek lefty led in WAR (9.1), slugging (.621), OPS (.990), and wRC+ (206), adding a .315 average and 32 home runs. Ulaanbaatar’s Azer Sattarli won his third consecutive Pitcher of the Year. The 30-year old Russian led in strikeouts (390), and WAR (11.0), adding a 1.64 ERA and 21-7 record over 290 innings.

The division champs won the first round playoff series 3-1 with Ulaanbaatar over Krasnoyarsk and Bishkek over Ufa. The Black Sox earned a fourth Asian League Championship Series appearance in five years, while the Boars got only their second-ever appearance (1976). Bishkek bested Ulaanbaatar 4-2 to earn back-to-back AL pennants; their third in five years; and their sixth in franchise history. Their six titles is the most of any Asian League team.

The 30^th Soviet Series was a seven game thriller. For the third time in the decade, Bishkek found themselves the bridesmaid as Bucharest prevailed 4-3, bringing the title to Romania for only the second time (1957). 3B Konrad Mazur was the finals MVP, posting 7 home runs, 20 RBI, 14 hits, and 8 runs in 19 playoff starts. Mazur tied the EPB postseason record for RBI and also set the record for most strikeouts (31).

Other notes: There were three perfect games thrown in the 1984 EPB season, making it 23 in EPB’s history. Novosibirsk’s Rolands Karlovskis had the first with six strikeouts on April 19 against Almaty. Karlovskis became the first (and as of 2037, the only) EPB pitcher to throw two perfect games in his career, as he did it previously in 1979. On May 24, Kharkiv’s Merab Anjaparidze fanned nine against Sofia. Then on June 28, Bishkek’s Giorgi Mikadze struck out seven against Yerevan. Also notably, St. Petersburg’s Carymyrat Kurbanow had two no-hitters, one in August versus Riga and one in September against Sofia. That gave Kurbanow four no-nos in his career, as he had one in 1976 and a perfect game in 1977. He joined Artur Golub as the only EPB pitchers to this point with four or more no-hitters.

Vladimir Nadiryan became the fourth pitcher to 4500 career strikeouts. Emin Ismayilov became the sixth hitter to 600 career home runs. Aleksei Winchi and Artem Bezubyak were the 12^th and 13^th to reach 2500 career hits. Ivan Valev became the fourth to reach 1500 RBI. He’d retire after the 1985 season as the leader all-time with 1699, although Konrad Mazur would pass him two years later with 1702. Valev also won his 10^th Silver Slugger, LF Artyom Kahn won his 12^th Gold Glove.

12-02-2023, 10:01 AM	#753
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,817	1984 in EPB After missing the playoffs last year, Bucharest finished atop the South Division at 102-60 for the best record in Eurasian Professional Baseball. It is the third division title in four years for the Broncos. Minsk won the North Division for the fourth straight year at 99-63. St. Petersburg was two back at 97-65 and again took a wild card spot. Kharkiv was also 97-65 to take second in the South Division and earn a third straight wild card. Two-time defending European League champ Kyiv had a solid 93-69 record, but the Kings had their playoff streak snapped at six seasons. St. Petersburg 1B Darian Tasos won his third European League MVP. The 33-year old Albanian set the EPB single-season record for batting WAR with 13.46; a mark that would only get topped once over the next 50 years. Tasos led the EL in runs (107), hits (200), home runs (58), RBI (125), total bases (419), OBP (.385), slugging (.713), OPS (1.098), and wRC+ (262). Minsk’s Elfar Freyr Finsen won his second Pitcher of the Year. The 34-year old Icelandic lefty had 10.3 WAR over 279.2 innings with 294 strikeouts, a 21-9 record, and 1.61 ERA. Bucharest survived in a five game duel against St. Petersburg for the first round of the playoffs, while Kharkiv stunned Minsk in a road sweep. This was the third European League Championship Series appearance in five years for the Killer Bees, while it was the first since 1960 for the Broncos. For the fourth straight season, the ELCS went all seven games. Bucharest prevailed over Kharkiv to win their second-ever EL pennant, joining their 1957 EPB title season. Ulaanbaatar had the top mark in the Asian League at 98-64 atop the North Division for their second playoff berth in three years. Both wild cards came out of the North Division with Ufa at 92-70 and Krasnoyarsk at 91-71. For the Fiends, it snapped a 14-year playoff drought. The 1982 Soviet Series champ Cossacks are back in the field after only 83 wins the prior year. In the South Division, defending AL champ Bishkek was first at 92-70, earning a fourth playoff berth in five years. Baku was second at 90-72 and Dushanbe was third at 88-74, both just short in the wild card race as well. Novosibirsk (90-72) and Omsk (86-76) were also in the mix, but ultimately missed the playoff field. Dushanbe RF Yusik Akkoyun was the Asian League MVP. The 26-year old Uzbek lefty led in WAR (9.1), slugging (.621), OPS (.990), and wRC+ (206), adding a .315 average and 32 home runs. Ulaanbaatar’s Azer Sattarli won his third consecutive Pitcher of the Year. The 30-year old Russian led in strikeouts (390), and WAR (11.0), adding a 1.64 ERA and 21-7 record over 290 innings. The division champs won the first round playoff series 3-1 with Ulaanbaatar over Krasnoyarsk and Bishkek over Ufa. The Black Sox earned a fourth Asian League Championship Series appearance in five years, while the Boars got only their second-ever appearance (1976). Bishkek bested Ulaanbaatar 4-2 to earn back-to-back AL pennants; their third in five years; and their sixth in franchise history. Their six titles is the most of any Asian League team. The 30^th Soviet Series was a seven game thriller. For the third time in the decade, Bishkek found themselves the bridesmaid as Bucharest prevailed 4-3, bringing the title to Romania for only the second time (1957). 3B Konrad Mazur was the finals MVP, posting 7 home runs, 20 RBI, 14 hits, and 8 runs in 19 playoff starts. Mazur tied the EPB postseason record for RBI and also set the record for most strikeouts (31). Other notes: There were three perfect games thrown in the 1984 EPB season, making it 23 in EPB’s history. Novosibirsk’s Rolands Karlovskis had the first with six strikeouts on April 19 against Almaty. Karlovskis became the first (and as of 2037, the only) EPB pitcher to throw two perfect games in his career, as he did it previously in 1979. On May 24, Kharkiv’s Merab Anjaparidze fanned nine against Sofia. Then on June 28, Bishkek’s Giorgi Mikadze struck out seven against Yerevan. Also notably, St. Petersburg’s Carymyrat Kurbanow had two no-hitters, one in August versus Riga and one in September against Sofia. That gave Kurbanow four no-nos in his career, as he had one in 1976 and a perfect game in 1977. He joined Artur Golub as the only EPB pitchers to this point with four or more no-hitters. Vladimir Nadiryan became the fourth pitcher to 4500 career strikeouts. Emin Ismayilov became the sixth hitter to 600 career home runs. Aleksei Winchi and Artem Bezubyak were the 12^th and 13^th to reach 2500 career hits. Ivan Valev became the fourth to reach 1500 RBI. He’d retire after the 1985 season as the leader all-time with 1699, although Konrad Mazur would pass him two years later with 1702. Valev also won his 10^th Silver Slugger, LF Artyom Kahn won his 12^th Gold Glove. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)