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FuzzyRussianHat · 02-03-2024, 03:49 AM

The 1992 World Baseball Championship was the 46^th edition of the event and was hosted for the first time in Singapore. In Division 1, Taiwan went undefeated at 9-0 with the closest competition being 7-2 Switzerland. This was the third division title for the Taiwanese, who were the 1980 runner-up and took third in 1986. In D2, the United States advanced for the 39^th time. At 8-1, the Americans beat out 7-2 Colombia and 6-3 Pakistan. China crushed the Division 3 competition at 9-0. This gave the Chinese back-to-back division titles and their 15^th overall.

France won Division 4 at 7-2, beating Ecuador by one game and four nations by two. It was back-to-back division wins for the French, who now have advanced eight times. Division 5 had a three-way tie for the top spot at 6-3 between Cuba, India, and Russia, while both Bolivia and North Korea were 5-4. The tiebreaker went to the Indians for their first-ever division title. Defending world champ Canada dominated D6 at 9-0, while last year’s runner-up Germany was a distant second at 6-3. The Canadians have moved forward 28 times now. Mexico was 5-4, extending a surprisingly long division title drought for them to seven years.

Division 7 was a mess as Brazil, Spain, and the Netherlands were each 6-3, while Algeria and South Korea were 5-4. The tiebreaker went to the Brazilians, moving them forward for the 26^th time. This extends their impressive run to six straight division titles. Only the US and Canada have advanced as often as Brazil in the history of the WBC. Lastly, Panama picked up Division 8 at 8-1, topping 6-3 efforts by Indonesia, Ireland, and Nigeria. It is only the second-ever division title for the Panamanians with the other all the way back in 1965.

In Round Robin Group A, the United States cruised to a 6-0 mark for their 34^th final four. China and India tied at 3-3, while Panama was 0-6. The tiebreaker went to the Chinese for their 10^th semifinal berth. In Group B, defending champ Canada had the top mark at 5-1 for their 22^nd semifinal appearance. Taiwan narrowly took second at 3-3, while both France and Brazil were 2-4. The Taiwanese earned a third semifinal appearance. Brazil’s impressive streak of final fours ended at five.

In the semifinal round, the United States swept Taiwan 3-0 and Canada topped China 3-1. The Chinese were officially third for the third time. This set up the two traditional powers in the finals yet again with the Americans making their 30^th appearance and the Canadians their 14^th. This also gave Canada its third finals appearance in four years. It was the sixth time they had faced off for the world title, although it was the first time since 1972. The US had led the all-time series 5-1 with Canada’s only win coming with a 3-0 rally in 1954.

The Americans finished on top yet again and denied Canada their world title repeat. The US won the series 4-2, moving to 27-3 all-time in the championship while the Canadians fell to 5-9. The Americans had missed the finals in the prior three years, tying the longest gap between finals appearances for the US (1978-80).

Quinn Iosifian became the fourth player to win Tournament MVP multiple times, having also taken it in 1988. The 29-year old Los Angeles RF made 24 starts with 28 hits, 25 runs, 13 home runs, 27 RBI, 11 walks, and 1.9 WAR. Best Pitcher was given to Belarusian Yakov Fomin, who had joined MLB’s Milwaukee in 1991. The 32-year old had 12 scoreless innings with four hits and four walks allowed and 19 strikeouts.

Other notes: Canada’s Jeremiah Farnworth had five triples to set a single-season record. After seeing zero no-hitters in the 1990 or 1991 WBCs, 1992 tied a single-tournament most with five. This included the fourth WBC perfect game from Ukraine’s Petro Mihalko, who struck out nine against Fiji. This also included a 21 strikeout, three walk no-hitter by Canada’s Christopher Fournier against France. This was the third most Ks in a WBC no-no, as two pitchers had fanned 22.

Looking at the updated all-time scoring, China’s third place finish moved them into a tie with South Korea for the fifth most all-time points.

02-03-2024, 03:49 AM	#939
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,589	1992 World Baseball Championship The 1992 World Baseball Championship was the 46^th edition of the event and was hosted for the first time in Singapore. In Division 1, Taiwan went undefeated at 9-0 with the closest competition being 7-2 Switzerland. This was the third division title for the Taiwanese, who were the 1980 runner-up and took third in 1986. In D2, the United States advanced for the 39^th time. At 8-1, the Americans beat out 7-2 Colombia and 6-3 Pakistan. China crushed the Division 3 competition at 9-0. This gave the Chinese back-to-back division titles and their 15^th overall. France won Division 4 at 7-2, beating Ecuador by one game and four nations by two. It was back-to-back division wins for the French, who now have advanced eight times. Division 5 had a three-way tie for the top spot at 6-3 between Cuba, India, and Russia, while both Bolivia and North Korea were 5-4. The tiebreaker went to the Indians for their first-ever division title. Defending world champ Canada dominated D6 at 9-0, while last year’s runner-up Germany was a distant second at 6-3. The Canadians have moved forward 28 times now. Mexico was 5-4, extending a surprisingly long division title drought for them to seven years. Division 7 was a mess as Brazil, Spain, and the Netherlands were each 6-3, while Algeria and South Korea were 5-4. The tiebreaker went to the Brazilians, moving them forward for the 26^th time. This extends their impressive run to six straight division titles. Only the US and Canada have advanced as often as Brazil in the history of the WBC. Lastly, Panama picked up Division 8 at 8-1, topping 6-3 efforts by Indonesia, Ireland, and Nigeria. It is only the second-ever division title for the Panamanians with the other all the way back in 1965. In Round Robin Group A, the United States cruised to a 6-0 mark for their 34^th final four. China and India tied at 3-3, while Panama was 0-6. The tiebreaker went to the Chinese for their 10^th semifinal berth. In Group B, defending champ Canada had the top mark at 5-1 for their 22^nd semifinal appearance. Taiwan narrowly took second at 3-3, while both France and Brazil were 2-4. The Taiwanese earned a third semifinal appearance. Brazil’s impressive streak of final fours ended at five. In the semifinal round, the United States swept Taiwan 3-0 and Canada topped China 3-1. The Chinese were officially third for the third time. This set up the two traditional powers in the finals yet again with the Americans making their 30^th appearance and the Canadians their 14^th. This also gave Canada its third finals appearance in four years. It was the sixth time they had faced off for the world title, although it was the first time since 1972. The US had led the all-time series 5-1 with Canada’s only win coming with a 3-0 rally in 1954. The Americans finished on top yet again and denied Canada their world title repeat. The US won the series 4-2, moving to 27-3 all-time in the championship while the Canadians fell to 5-9. The Americans had missed the finals in the prior three years, tying the longest gap between finals appearances for the US (1978-80). Quinn Iosifian became the fourth player to win Tournament MVP multiple times, having also taken it in 1988. The 29-year old Los Angeles RF made 24 starts with 28 hits, 25 runs, 13 home runs, 27 RBI, 11 walks, and 1.9 WAR. Best Pitcher was given to Belarusian Yakov Fomin, who had joined MLB’s Milwaukee in 1991. The 32-year old had 12 scoreless innings with four hits and four walks allowed and 19 strikeouts. Other notes: Canada’s Jeremiah Farnworth had five triples to set a single-season record. After seeing zero no-hitters in the 1990 or 1991 WBCs, 1992 tied a single-tournament most with five. This included the fourth WBC perfect game from Ukraine’s Petro Mihalko, who struck out nine against Fiji. This also included a 21 strikeout, three walk no-hitter by Canada’s Christopher Fournier against France. This was the third most Ks in a WBC no-no, as two pitchers had fanned 22. Looking at the updated all-time scoring, China’s third place finish moved them into a tie with South Korea for the fifth most all-time points. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)