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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-10-2023, 10:46 AM

Defending Chinese League Baseball champion Beijing improved greatly from the prior season, finishing atop the Northern League at 110-52. The Bears set numerous Northern League records, allowing only 337 runs and 287 earned runs, a 1.72 team ERA, 987 hits allowed, 0.808 WHIP, and 5.90 H/9. As of 2037, the WHIP, runs, earned runs, and ERA marks remain NL single season bests. Tianjin, who was the runner-up the prior season and champ in 1983, easily took the second place spot at 101-61. Third place was Xi’an at 90-72 with Shanghai fourth at 89-73.

Qingdao centerfielder Libo Li won Northern League MVP for the second time, five years after his first MVP. The 33-year old led in WAR (13.9), triple slash (.309/.356/.531), OPS (.887), wRC+ (209), total bases (295), and stolen bases (78). It would be Li’s penultimate CLB season, as he’d leave for MLB’s San Francisco in 1987 and spend another decade in America. Pitcher of the Year was Beijing’s Xueming Hao. The 25-year old lefty led in WHIP (0.74) and wins (18-5), posting a 1.51 ERA over 250 innings with 314 strikeouts and 6.9 WAR.

For the third straight season, Chongqing had the top record in the Southern League. It was a three team race for the two playoff spots with the Cavaliers on top at 103-59. Hong Kong was one back at 102-60 to earn their third playoff berth in four years. Chengdu barely missed out at 99-63, finishing third for back-to-back seasons.

Hong Kong third baseman Wang Hla Sann picked up Southern League MVP. The fourth-year righty led in hits (162), doubles (38), and WAR (9.3), adding 189 wRC+, 26 home runs, and a .291 average. Pitcher of the Year went to Chongqing’s Yang He. The 27-year old righty led in wins (23-9), innings (287.2), and strikeouts (346). He added a 1.97 ERA and 8.7 WAR.

Both first place teams prevailed over the second place teams in the crossover semifinals. Chongqing survived 4-3 in an intense battle with Tianjin, while Beijing bested Hong Kong 4-1. This gave the Bears back-to-back China Series appearances and the second in three years for the Cavaliers.

In the 16^th China Series, Beijing beat Chongqing 4-1, giving the Bears their third CLB title (1970, 84, 85). Beijing is the second repeat champion in CLB history, joining 1977-78 Kunming. Part of that Kunming run was RF Jinyu Liu, who won finals MVP for the Bears. The 35-year old Liu had signed with Beijing after going unsigned in 1984. In 10 playoff games, he had 12 hits, 7 runs, 3 home runs, and 5 RBI.

Other notes: The 16^th CLB Perfect Game came on August 16 from Nanjing’s Zimin Miao, who struck out 12 against Dalian. Yin Yang, Tao Liu, and Hongchen Wang each crossed 2000 hits, making it six CLB batters to do so. Yang also became the ninth to 1000 runs scored. Guodong Lin and Peng Huang became the fifth and sixth to 3000 strikeouts. 3B Chantha Thepsenavong became only the second player to win ten Gold Gloves. SS Junjie Hsiung won his eighth Silver Slugger.

12-10-2023, 10:46 AM	#775
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,649	1985 in CLB Defending Chinese League Baseball champion Beijing improved greatly from the prior season, finishing atop the Northern League at 110-52. The Bears set numerous Northern League records, allowing only 337 runs and 287 earned runs, a 1.72 team ERA, 987 hits allowed, 0.808 WHIP, and 5.90 H/9. As of 2037, the WHIP, runs, earned runs, and ERA marks remain NL single season bests. Tianjin, who was the runner-up the prior season and champ in 1983, easily took the second place spot at 101-61. Third place was Xi’an at 90-72 with Shanghai fourth at 89-73. Qingdao centerfielder Libo Li won Northern League MVP for the second time, five years after his first MVP. The 33-year old led in WAR (13.9), triple slash (.309/.356/.531), OPS (.887), wRC+ (209), total bases (295), and stolen bases (78). It would be Li’s penultimate CLB season, as he’d leave for MLB’s San Francisco in 1987 and spend another decade in America. Pitcher of the Year was Beijing’s Xueming Hao. The 25-year old lefty led in WHIP (0.74) and wins (18-5), posting a 1.51 ERA over 250 innings with 314 strikeouts and 6.9 WAR. For the third straight season, Chongqing had the top record in the Southern League. It was a three team race for the two playoff spots with the Cavaliers on top at 103-59. Hong Kong was one back at 102-60 to earn their third playoff berth in four years. Chengdu barely missed out at 99-63, finishing third for back-to-back seasons. Hong Kong third baseman Wang Hla Sann picked up Southern League MVP. The fourth-year righty led in hits (162), doubles (38), and WAR (9.3), adding 189 wRC+, 26 home runs, and a .291 average. Pitcher of the Year went to Chongqing’s Yang He. The 27-year old righty led in wins (23-9), innings (287.2), and strikeouts (346). He added a 1.97 ERA and 8.7 WAR. Both first place teams prevailed over the second place teams in the crossover semifinals. Chongqing survived 4-3 in an intense battle with Tianjin, while Beijing bested Hong Kong 4-1. This gave the Bears back-to-back China Series appearances and the second in three years for the Cavaliers. In the 16^th China Series, Beijing beat Chongqing 4-1, giving the Bears their third CLB title (1970, 84, 85). Beijing is the second repeat champion in CLB history, joining 1977-78 Kunming. Part of that Kunming run was RF Jinyu Liu, who won finals MVP for the Bears. The 35-year old Liu had signed with Beijing after going unsigned in 1984. In 10 playoff games, he had 12 hits, 7 runs, 3 home runs, and 5 RBI. Other notes: The 16^th CLB Perfect Game came on August 16 from Nanjing’s Zimin Miao, who struck out 12 against Dalian. Yin Yang, Tao Liu, and Hongchen Wang each crossed 2000 hits, making it six CLB batters to do so. Yang also became the ninth to 1000 runs scored. Guodong Lin and Peng Huang became the fifth and sixth to 3000 strikeouts. 3B Chantha Thepsenavong became only the second player to win ten Gold Gloves. SS Junjie Hsiung 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)