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FuzzyRussianHat · 02-06-2024, 05:48 PM

1992 in the Japan League had a lot of parity as the best overall record was only 93-69. That went to Nagoya, who won the Central Division and ended an eight-year playoff drought. Osaka and Kyoto both gave chase, but faded late in the division. Tokyo topped the Capital Division at 89-73, which ended their own 14 season postseason drought. It was an impressive rebound for the Tides, who won only 67 games the prior year. Yokohama finished three wins back to deny their division title three-peat. Two-time defending JL champ Niigata succeeded in their North Division three-peat at 89-73. Kitakyushu also extended its West Division streak to three seasons with their 85-77 mark being four games better than Fukuoka.

Niigata RF/P Makhmud Hakim won his third straight Japan League MVP and made history in the process. He posted a .393 batting average, beating the previous EAB single season record of .390 set in 1961 by Min-Hyeok Shin. Hakim lost the record the very next season, but it still sits as the eighth best average as of 2037. The 27-year old Chinese switch hitter led in the triple slash (.393/.438/.702) and had a league best 1.140 OPS, 257 wRC+, and 10.3 WAR. Hakim added 32 home runs and also pitched 221.2 innings, although he had an unremarkable 3.86 ERA, 11-12 record, and 197 strikeouts. Still, he posted 4.2 WAR pitching for an all-time great combined season. Pitcher of the Year meanwhile was Kitakyushu’s Junzo Yamanoue. The 25-year old righty had a league-best 1.52 ERA, 6 shutouts, 49 FIP-, and 9.7 WAR. Yamanoue added an 18-9 record, 280 strikeouts, and 248 innings.

Both first round playoff series were dogfights that needed all five games. Kitakyushu upset Nagoya on the road, while Tokyo eliminated Niigata to end their three-peat title bid. It was the first time since 1975 that the Tides had gotten to the Japan League Championship Series, while the Kodiaks had been the runner-up in the last two seasons. Kitakyushu finally got over the hump, defeating Tokyo 4-1 in the JLCS. It is the fourth pennant for the Kodiaks (1954, 55, 71, 92).

Gwangju won the Korea League’s South Division at 102-60, giving the Grays a third consecutive division title and the top overall record in the KL. Yongin was a distant second at 86-76 and ultimately five games out in the wild card race. Defending Korea League champ Goyang was the North Division champ at 96-66, their first division title since 1978. The wild card race saw two teams end lengthy playoff droughts. Suwon (93-69) hadn’t made the playoffs since 1984 and one-time powerhouse Pyongyang (91-71) earned their first appearance since 1977. Seongnam, winners of 105 games last season, dropped to 82-80.

Korea League MVP went to Goyang LF Chae-Ho Yi. The 29-year old righty led the league in triples (28), total bases (395), slugging (.657), wRC+ (169), and WAR (7.7). Yi added 44 home runs, 117 RBI, and a .303 average. Third-year Pyongyang pitcher Ho-Pyong Ra was the Pitcher of the ear, leading in wins at 22-6 and WAR at 8.9. Ra added a 2.64 ERA over 269.1 innings with 349 strikeouts.

Gwangju outlasted Pyongyang in five games in the first round, while Suwon upset Goyang 3-1. The Grays hadn’t been in the Korea League Championship Series since 1955 and hadn’t won the pennant since 1930, while the Snappers last appearance was a decade ago. The KLCS ended up being a seven game classic which saw the underdog Suwon on top of Gwangju. It was only the third pennant for the Snappers, whose other wins were 1935 and 1981.

The 72^nd East Asian Championship was guaranteed to have a first-time champ as Suwon (0-2) and Kitakyushu (0-3) had fallen in their previous finals berths. The Kodiaks clobbered the Snappers 4-1, led by finals MVP Tsukasa Kato. The 1987 JL MVP and prolific home run hitter had 8 dingers, 14 hits, 9 runs, and 16 RBI over 15 playoff starts. With Kitakyushu’s title, 26 of EAB’s 32 teams have won the overall title at least once. Of the original 28 teams, only Suwon, Daejeon, Saitama, and Goyang are still ringless. Expansion teams Kumamoto and Bucheon also haven’t won it all, but both have existed only since 1978.

Other notes: Ulsan’s Byung-Tak Wie made history in the late summer with a 46-game hitting streak, breaking the EAB record of 42 set by Sang-Hyun Kang all the way back in 1921. To this point, Wie’s streak has only been bested in any league by MLB’s Jayden Gagnon (1930) and EBF’s Rudjer Bosnjak (1960), who both made it 49 games. As of 2037, Wie’s mark is still the EAB’s best. Geon Byung became only the seventh reliever to reach 400 career saves. He’d retire the next season with 404, seventh on the leaderboard. CF Yuma Akasaka won his eighth Silver Slugger.

02-06-2024, 05:48 PM	#950
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,930	1992 in EAB 1992 in the Japan League had a lot of parity as the best overall record was only 93-69. That went to Nagoya, who won the Central Division and ended an eight-year playoff drought. Osaka and Kyoto both gave chase, but faded late in the division. Tokyo topped the Capital Division at 89-73, which ended their own 14 season postseason drought. It was an impressive rebound for the Tides, who won only 67 games the prior year. Yokohama finished three wins back to deny their division title three-peat. Two-time defending JL champ Niigata succeeded in their North Division three-peat at 89-73. Kitakyushu also extended its West Division streak to three seasons with their 85-77 mark being four games better than Fukuoka. Niigata RF/P Makhmud Hakim won his third straight Japan League MVP and made history in the process. He posted a .393 batting average, beating the previous EAB single season record of .390 set in 1961 by Min-Hyeok Shin. Hakim lost the record the very next season, but it still sits as the eighth best average as of 2037. The 27-year old Chinese switch hitter led in the triple slash (.393/.438/.702) and had a league best 1.140 OPS, 257 wRC+, and 10.3 WAR. Hakim added 32 home runs and also pitched 221.2 innings, although he had an unremarkable 3.86 ERA, 11-12 record, and 197 strikeouts. Still, he posted 4.2 WAR pitching for an all-time great combined season. Pitcher of the Year meanwhile was Kitakyushu’s Junzo Yamanoue. The 25-year old righty had a league-best 1.52 ERA, 6 shutouts, 49 FIP-, and 9.7 WAR. Yamanoue added an 18-9 record, 280 strikeouts, and 248 innings. Both first round playoff series were dogfights that needed all five games. Kitakyushu upset Nagoya on the road, while Tokyo eliminated Niigata to end their three-peat title bid. It was the first time since 1975 that the Tides had gotten to the Japan League Championship Series, while the Kodiaks had been the runner-up in the last two seasons. Kitakyushu finally got over the hump, defeating Tokyo 4-1 in the JLCS. It is the fourth pennant for the Kodiaks (1954, 55, 71, 92). Gwangju won the Korea League’s South Division at 102-60, giving the Grays a third consecutive division title and the top overall record in the KL. Yongin was a distant second at 86-76 and ultimately five games out in the wild card race. Defending Korea League champ Goyang was the North Division champ at 96-66, their first division title since 1978. The wild card race saw two teams end lengthy playoff droughts. Suwon (93-69) hadn’t made the playoffs since 1984 and one-time powerhouse Pyongyang (91-71) earned their first appearance since 1977. Seongnam, winners of 105 games last season, dropped to 82-80. Korea League MVP went to Goyang LF Chae-Ho Yi. The 29-year old righty led the league in triples (28), total bases (395), slugging (.657), wRC+ (169), and WAR (7.7). Yi added 44 home runs, 117 RBI, and a .303 average. Third-year Pyongyang pitcher Ho-Pyong Ra was the Pitcher of the ear, leading in wins at 22-6 and WAR at 8.9. Ra added a 2.64 ERA over 269.1 innings with 349 strikeouts. Gwangju outlasted Pyongyang in five games in the first round, while Suwon upset Goyang 3-1. The Grays hadn’t been in the Korea League Championship Series since 1955 and hadn’t won the pennant since 1930, while the Snappers last appearance was a decade ago. The KLCS ended up being a seven game classic which saw the underdog Suwon on top of Gwangju. It was only the third pennant for the Snappers, whose other wins were 1935 and 1981. The 72^nd East Asian Championship was guaranteed to have a first-time champ as Suwon (0-2) and Kitakyushu (0-3) had fallen in their previous finals berths. The Kodiaks clobbered the Snappers 4-1, led by finals MVP Tsukasa Kato. The 1987 JL MVP and prolific home run hitter had 8 dingers, 14 hits, 9 runs, and 16 RBI over 15 playoff starts. With Kitakyushu’s title, 26 of EAB’s 32 teams have won the overall title at least once. Of the original 28 teams, only Suwon, Daejeon, Saitama, and Goyang are still ringless. Expansion teams Kumamoto and Bucheon also haven’t won it all, but both have existed only since 1978. Other notes: Ulsan’s Byung-Tak Wie made history in the late summer with a 46-game hitting streak, breaking the EAB record of 42 set by Sang-Hyun Kang all the way back in 1921. To this point, Wie’s streak has only been bested in any league by MLB’s Jayden Gagnon (1930) and EBF’s Rudjer Bosnjak (1960), who both made it 49 games. As of 2037, Wie’s mark is still the EAB’s best. Geon Byung became only the seventh reliever to reach 400 career saves. He’d retire the next season with 404, seventh on the leaderboard. CF Yuma Akasaka 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)