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FuzzyRussianHat · 03-18-2024, 05:14 PM

The 1997 World Baseball Championship was the 51^st edition of the event and was hosted in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Division 1 had Colombia and Costa Rica tie for first at 7-2, while Burkina Faso was close behind at 6-3. The tiebreaker went to the Colombians, denying the Costa Ricans what would’ve been their first division title. It was the 14^th time Colombia advanced, but the first since 1993. The defending world champion United States crushed the Division 2 field and were the only 9-0 in divisional play. The Americans advanced for the 43^rd time in WBC history.

Turkey claimed Division 3 at 7-2, beating out Australia and Denmark. This was only the second division title for the Turks, who were runner-up in 1985. China, who had been in the championship in the prior four seasons, limped to 4-5. D4 had Peru and Japan tied for first at 7-2, while Iran and the Dominican Republic were both 6-3. The Peruvians had the head-to-head tiebreaker to win their third-ever division title with the other two coming way back in the 1960s. Division 5 saw Panama prevail at 7-2, edging four 6-3 teams (Canada, Haiti, India, Portugal). This was the third time advancing for the Panamanians (1992, 1965).

Division 6 went to 7-2 England, besting 6-3 efforts by Argentina, Brazil, and the Czech Republic. This was the fourth division title for the English, who last pulled it off in 1975. Division 7 was claimed by Mexico at 8-1, who topped Bolivia and the Netherlands by two games. The Mexicans advanced for the 21^st time. D8 featured 7-2 Indonesia outlasting 6-3 runs by Germany, Greece, and Nigeria. The Indonesians impressively earned a fifth consecutive division title, the longest active streak. It was their 14^th division title overall.

Indonesia took top marks in Round Robin Group A at 5-1, becoming a semifinalist for the eighth time and first time since 1993. The United States also advanced at 4-2, while Peru was 2-4 and England finished 1-5. The Americans earned a 37^th final four berth. Group B saw Mexico on top at 5-1, moving forward along with 3-3 Colombia. Panama and Turkey both ended at 2-4. It was the 11^th final four appearance for the Mexicans, although they hadn’t gotten that far since 1981. It was the eighth semifinal for the Colombians, whose own drought dated to 1982.

In the semifinals, Indonesia downed Colombia 3-1 and the United States swept Mexico 3-0. This earned the Indonesians only their second-ever championship appearance, as they fell to Canada in the 1986 final. The Americans earned a 33^rd finals berth. The Colombians were officially third, matching their best effort. Six times, Colombia has ended up as the third place team. Mexico placed fourth for the second time.

The 51^st World Championship was unique as it was the first sweep since 1974. The United States rolled over Indonesia to earn back-to-back world titles, making the Americans 29-4 all-time in the final. Indonesia’s Nerius Senaen would earn tournament MVP despite the runner-up finish. The 31-year old three-time MVP left fielder with Batam had 32 hits, 18 runs, 7 doubles, 10 home runs, 19 RBI, a .372/.460/.802 slash, and 2.4 WAR over 23 WBC starts. Dominican pitcher Marco Del Valle was named Top Pitcher. The 27-year old closer tossed 10 scoreless innings with four hits and three walks allowed and 14 strikeouts.

Other notes: Burkina Faso’s Paul Zorome tossed the fifth perfect game in WBC history, striking out 17 against Nicaragua. That set a record for most Ks in a perfecto, although that would be beaten when the next one occurred in 2004. Bangladesh’s Budail bin Hafiz posted the WBC’s first-ever six hit game, going 6-7 against the Philippines. As of 2037, no other player has gotten six hits in a WBC game. Below are the updated all-time tournament stats for the WBC. Mexico became the fifth nation to reach 100 points.

03-18-2024, 05:14 PM	#1073
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,883	1997 World Baseball Championship The 1997 World Baseball Championship was the 51^st edition of the event and was hosted in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Division 1 had Colombia and Costa Rica tie for first at 7-2, while Burkina Faso was close behind at 6-3. The tiebreaker went to the Colombians, denying the Costa Ricans what would’ve been their first division title. It was the 14^th time Colombia advanced, but the first since 1993. The defending world champion United States crushed the Division 2 field and were the only 9-0 in divisional play. The Americans advanced for the 43^rd time in WBC history. Turkey claimed Division 3 at 7-2, beating out Australia and Denmark. This was only the second division title for the Turks, who were runner-up in 1985. China, who had been in the championship in the prior four seasons, limped to 4-5. D4 had Peru and Japan tied for first at 7-2, while Iran and the Dominican Republic were both 6-3. The Peruvians had the head-to-head tiebreaker to win their third-ever division title with the other two coming way back in the 1960s. Division 5 saw Panama prevail at 7-2, edging four 6-3 teams (Canada, Haiti, India, Portugal). This was the third time advancing for the Panamanians (1992, 1965). Division 6 went to 7-2 England, besting 6-3 efforts by Argentina, Brazil, and the Czech Republic. This was the fourth division title for the English, who last pulled it off in 1975. Division 7 was claimed by Mexico at 8-1, who topped Bolivia and the Netherlands by two games. The Mexicans advanced for the 21^st time. D8 featured 7-2 Indonesia outlasting 6-3 runs by Germany, Greece, and Nigeria. The Indonesians impressively earned a fifth consecutive division title, the longest active streak. It was their 14^th division title overall. Indonesia took top marks in Round Robin Group A at 5-1, becoming a semifinalist for the eighth time and first time since 1993. The United States also advanced at 4-2, while Peru was 2-4 and England finished 1-5. The Americans earned a 37^th final four berth. Group B saw Mexico on top at 5-1, moving forward along with 3-3 Colombia. Panama and Turkey both ended at 2-4. It was the 11^th final four appearance for the Mexicans, although they hadn’t gotten that far since 1981. It was the eighth semifinal for the Colombians, whose own drought dated to 1982. In the semifinals, Indonesia downed Colombia 3-1 and the United States swept Mexico 3-0. This earned the Indonesians only their second-ever championship appearance, as they fell to Canada in the 1986 final. The Americans earned a 33^rd finals berth. The Colombians were officially third, matching their best effort. Six times, Colombia has ended up as the third place team. Mexico placed fourth for the second time. The 51^st World Championship was unique as it was the first sweep since 1974. The United States rolled over Indonesia to earn back-to-back world titles, making the Americans 29-4 all-time in the final. Indonesia’s Nerius Senaen would earn tournament MVP despite the runner-up finish. The 31-year old three-time MVP left fielder with Batam had 32 hits, 18 runs, 7 doubles, 10 home runs, 19 RBI, a .372/.460/.802 slash, and 2.4 WAR over 23 WBC starts. Dominican pitcher Marco Del Valle was named Top Pitcher. The 27-year old closer tossed 10 scoreless innings with four hits and three walks allowed and 14 strikeouts. Other notes: Burkina Faso’s Paul Zorome tossed the fifth perfect game in WBC history, striking out 17 against Nicaragua. That set a record for most Ks in a perfecto, although that would be beaten when the next one occurred in 2004. Bangladesh’s Budail bin Hafiz posted the WBC’s first-ever six hit game, going 6-7 against the Philippines. As of 2037, no other player has gotten six hits in a WBC game. Below are the updated all-time tournament stats for the WBC. Mexico became the fifth nation to reach 100 points. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)