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FuzzyRussianHat · 01-11-2024, 04:43 AM

The Chinese Northern League had a shakeup as Dalian finished first at 104-58 in their first playoff berth since their 1975 championship season. Second place was Nanjing at 95-67, snapping their own five-year playoff drought. Defending Chinese League Baseball champ Tianjin tied for third with Hangzhou, ending the Jackrabbits’ record six-year postseason streak. Jinan, second last year, was fifth in 1989 at 90-72. Meanwhile, Beijing was 77-85 for their first losing record since 1983.

Northern League MVP went to Dalian right fielder Yicheng Teng. The 27-year old lefty led in wRC+ (233), slugging (.595), and OPS (.963), adding 8.9 WAR, a .319 average, and 31 home runs. Shanghai’s Zengxiang Zhang won Pitcher of the Year and was one win short of a Triple Crown with a 1.44 ERA, 304 strikeouts, and 19-8 record. Zhang tossed 231.1 innings with 9.7 WAR and led the NL in 0.72 WHIP and 20.3 K/BB. Also of note was Tianjin’s Junwei Zhu winning his fifth Reliever of the Year.

The Southern League had the same two playoff teams from the prior year, although they swapped positions. Macau finished first at 100-62, taking first for only the second time in franchise history. Shenzhen was second at 98-64, getting their third playoff appearance in franchise history. Changsha was a distant third at 90-72, eight games away from the Spartans.

Shenzhen SS Chenchao Pan was the SL MVP, leading in WAR with 8.5. The sixth-year player added a .272/.326/.474 slash for a 168 wRC+ with 64 stolen bases and 24 home runs. Pitcher of the Year was Macau’s Lang Lu with the 26-year old leading in ERA (1.23), WIHP (0.77), FIP- (54), and WAR (8.2). Lu added 281 strikeouts and an 18-6 record over 240.2 innings.

Both first place teams won the semifinal round in six games with Dalian downing Shenzhen and Macau bested Nanjing. This was the second pennant for both the Gold Dragons and Magicians, setting up a rematch of the 1975 championship. Just like the prior meeting, Dalian prevailed by taking the 20^th China Series 4-2 over Macau. 22-year old 2B Liang Shang Guan won finals MVP with 21 hits, 10 runs, 5 triples, 5 RBI, and 9 stolen bases over 12 playoff starts.

Other notes: The 19^th Perfect Game came from Changsha’s Jiahao Hong against Xiamen with 11 strikeouts on March 26. Zhiyin Meng became the second CLB batter to have a four home run game, doing it against Xi’an on June 25. Zhen Luo became the fourth batter to have a six hit game. Guodong Lin became the third to 4000 career strikeouts, finishing at 4104. He still sits second all-time in CLB as of 2037, behind only Zhiyuan Lai’s 4367. SS Lu Hou won his eighth Gold Glove. RF Shichao Zhang and RF Mingqi Dai both won their seventh Silver Sluggers.

Chinese League Baseball in the 1980s saw an extremely low offensive environment which was only matched by APB’s Sundaland Association. CLB saw a batting average for the 1980s around .216 and an ERA around 2.58. Chinese baseball would remain extremely low through the new millennium.

01-11-2024, 04:43 AM	#869
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,362	1989 in CLB The Chinese Northern League had a shakeup as Dalian finished first at 104-58 in their first playoff berth since their 1975 championship season. Second place was Nanjing at 95-67, snapping their own five-year playoff drought. Defending Chinese League Baseball champ Tianjin tied for third with Hangzhou, ending the Jackrabbits’ record six-year postseason streak. Jinan, second last year, was fifth in 1989 at 90-72. Meanwhile, Beijing was 77-85 for their first losing record since 1983. Northern League MVP went to Dalian right fielder Yicheng Teng. The 27-year old lefty led in wRC+ (233), slugging (.595), and OPS (.963), adding 8.9 WAR, a .319 average, and 31 home runs. Shanghai’s Zengxiang Zhang won Pitcher of the Year and was one win short of a Triple Crown with a 1.44 ERA, 304 strikeouts, and 19-8 record. Zhang tossed 231.1 innings with 9.7 WAR and led the NL in 0.72 WHIP and 20.3 K/BB. Also of note was Tianjin’s Junwei Zhu winning his fifth Reliever of the Year. The Southern League had the same two playoff teams from the prior year, although they swapped positions. Macau finished first at 100-62, taking first for only the second time in franchise history. Shenzhen was second at 98-64, getting their third playoff appearance in franchise history. Changsha was a distant third at 90-72, eight games away from the Spartans. Shenzhen SS Chenchao Pan was the SL MVP, leading in WAR with 8.5. The sixth-year player added a .272/.326/.474 slash for a 168 wRC+ with 64 stolen bases and 24 home runs. Pitcher of the Year was Macau’s Lang Lu with the 26-year old leading in ERA (1.23), WIHP (0.77), FIP- (54), and WAR (8.2). Lu added 281 strikeouts and an 18-6 record over 240.2 innings. Both first place teams won the semifinal round in six games with Dalian downing Shenzhen and Macau bested Nanjing. This was the second pennant for both the Gold Dragons and Magicians, setting up a rematch of the 1975 championship. Just like the prior meeting, Dalian prevailed by taking the 20^th China Series 4-2 over Macau. 22-year old 2B Liang Shang Guan won finals MVP with 21 hits, 10 runs, 5 triples, 5 RBI, and 9 stolen bases over 12 playoff starts. Other notes: The 19^th Perfect Game came from Changsha’s Jiahao Hong against Xiamen with 11 strikeouts on March 26. Zhiyin Meng became the second CLB batter to have a four home run game, doing it against Xi’an on June 25. Zhen Luo became the fourth batter to have a six hit game. Guodong Lin became the third to 4000 career strikeouts, finishing at 4104. He still sits second all-time in CLB as of 2037, behind only Zhiyuan Lai’s 4367. SS Lu Hou won his eighth Gold Glove. RF Shichao Zhang and RF Mingqi Dai both won their seventh Silver Sluggers. Chinese League Baseball in the 1980s saw an extremely low offensive environment which was only matched by APB’s Sundaland Association. CLB saw a batting average for the 1980s around .216 and an ERA around 2.58. Chinese baseball would remain extremely low through the new millennium. __________________ 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)