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FuzzyRussianHat · 03-30-2024, 10:05 AM

Austronesia Professional Baseball lowered its active roster starting with the 1998 season from 25 to 24. This follows the trend that many of the other world leagues had taken in recent years. APB would keep their rosters at 24 years until the 2023 season, when they’d bump back to 25.

Taoyuan’s dynasty run in the Taiwan League ended in 1998 as the two-time defending APB champs dropped to 83-79. This put them in a three-way tie for second in the TL standings. Taipei finished first at 96-66 for their first playoff berth since 1993. In the Philippine League, Quezon snapped a playoff drought dating back to 1987. The Zombies were 91-71, the only PL team with a winning record. Manila, who won 103 games the prior year, limped to only 73 wins in 1998.

Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP went to Taoyuan two-way star Ting-Jen Hsu for the third time in four years. On the mound, the 28-year old had 6.4 WAR, a 2.45 ERA, 15-14 record, 282.2 innings, and 284 strikeouts. In 93 games in the outfield, he added 7.1 WAR with a .283/.342/.542 slash, 185 wRC+, and 48 stolen bases. Hsu played great defense with a combined 9.8 zone rating between center, left, and the mound. Four-year Manila pitcher Dedi Dewi won Pitcher of the Year. The 23-year old Indonesian righty led in ERA (1.31), strikeouts (394), WHIP (0.75), shutouts (8), FIP- (53), and WAR (10.2). Dewi added a 15-12 record over 275.2 innings.

Reigning Sundaland Association champ Batam improved their record to 105-57, a new franchise best. This gave the Blue Raiders their sixth Malacca League title of the 1990s. Singapore was their closest competitor in a distant second place at 87-75. Depok repeated as Java League champion at 96-66. The Demons were six games better than Surabaya.

Batam’s Nerius Senaen won his fifth Sundaland Assoviation MVP, although it was his first since 1994. He became the first player in APB history to win five MVPs. The 32-year old left fielder led in hits (179), RBI (103), total bases (342), triple slash (.312/.380.596), OPS (.976), wRC+ (223), and WAR (10.5). Senaen also hit 37 home runs. Second-year Medan pitcher Afiq Parker was Pitcher of the Year, leading in wins (22-8), shutouts (9), and WAR (12.4). The 24-year old Singaporean lefty also had 412 strikeouts in 267.2 innings with a 1.48 ERA. Parker also impressively had a 19 strikeout no-hitter against Jakarta on April 5.

In the Taiwan-Philippine Association Championship, Quezon topped Taipei 4-2. For the Zombies, this was their second-ever pennant along with their 1984 APB title season. The Sundaland Association Championship rematch between Batam and Depok was a seven game classic. The Blue Raiders again prevailed to repeat as SA champs and earn their fifth pennant overall.

In the 34^th Austronesia Championship, Batam battered Quezon 4-1, giving the Blue Raiders their second-ever APB ring (1972). Veteran RF Min-Yi Lu won finals MVP as the 35-year old had 13 hits, 7 runs, 3 doubles, 6 home runs, and 10 RBI in 12 playoff starts.

Other notes: Surabaya’s Yu-Ching Kuo struck out 473 batters, still the fourth most in a season in APB history as of 2037. Hadi Ningsih became the second pitcher to 5000 career strikeouts, finishing the season and his career with 5021. As of 2037, he’s sixth-best all-time. Ningish also passed Dave Hermillo to become APB’s wins leader, finishing with 277. He would be the wins leader until the late 2020s. Ronald Purnomo became the fourth pitcher to 250 career wins. He played two more years and fell just short of Ningsih at 272. Min-Yi Lu became the fifth to 500 home runs. 1B Akbar Fatchurohman won his 11^th Gold Glove. CF/2B Fransisco Hartati won his ninth Silver Slugger. 3B Gede Mamuaya won his eighth and CF Roy Cardillo won his seventh Silver Slugger.

03-30-2024, 10:05 AM	#1108
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,640	1998 in APB Austronesia Professional Baseball lowered its active roster starting with the 1998 season from 25 to 24. This follows the trend that many of the other world leagues had taken in recent years. APB would keep their rosters at 24 years until the 2023 season, when they’d bump back to 25. Taoyuan’s dynasty run in the Taiwan League ended in 1998 as the two-time defending APB champs dropped to 83-79. This put them in a three-way tie for second in the TL standings. Taipei finished first at 96-66 for their first playoff berth since 1993. In the Philippine League, Quezon snapped a playoff drought dating back to 1987. The Zombies were 91-71, the only PL team with a winning record. Manila, who won 103 games the prior year, limped to only 73 wins in 1998. Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP went to Taoyuan two-way star Ting-Jen Hsu for the third time in four years. On the mound, the 28-year old had 6.4 WAR, a 2.45 ERA, 15-14 record, 282.2 innings, and 284 strikeouts. In 93 games in the outfield, he added 7.1 WAR with a .283/.342/.542 slash, 185 wRC+, and 48 stolen bases. Hsu played great defense with a combined 9.8 zone rating between center, left, and the mound. Four-year Manila pitcher Dedi Dewi won Pitcher of the Year. The 23-year old Indonesian righty led in ERA (1.31), strikeouts (394), WHIP (0.75), shutouts (8), FIP- (53), and WAR (10.2). Dewi added a 15-12 record over 275.2 innings. Reigning Sundaland Association champ Batam improved their record to 105-57, a new franchise best. This gave the Blue Raiders their sixth Malacca League title of the 1990s. Singapore was their closest competitor in a distant second place at 87-75. Depok repeated as Java League champion at 96-66. The Demons were six games better than Surabaya. Batam’s Nerius Senaen won his fifth Sundaland Assoviation MVP, although it was his first since 1994. He became the first player in APB history to win five MVPs. The 32-year old left fielder led in hits (179), RBI (103), total bases (342), triple slash (.312/.380.596), OPS (.976), wRC+ (223), and WAR (10.5). Senaen also hit 37 home runs. Second-year Medan pitcher Afiq Parker was Pitcher of the Year, leading in wins (22-8), shutouts (9), and WAR (12.4). The 24-year old Singaporean lefty also had 412 strikeouts in 267.2 innings with a 1.48 ERA. Parker also impressively had a 19 strikeout no-hitter against Jakarta on April 5. In the Taiwan-Philippine Association Championship, Quezon topped Taipei 4-2. For the Zombies, this was their second-ever pennant along with their 1984 APB title season. The Sundaland Association Championship rematch between Batam and Depok was a seven game classic. The Blue Raiders again prevailed to repeat as SA champs and earn their fifth pennant overall. In the 34^th Austronesia Championship, Batam battered Quezon 4-1, giving the Blue Raiders their second-ever APB ring (1972). Veteran RF Min-Yi Lu won finals MVP as the 35-year old had 13 hits, 7 runs, 3 doubles, 6 home runs, and 10 RBI in 12 playoff starts. Other notes: Surabaya’s Yu-Ching Kuo struck out 473 batters, still the fourth most in a season in APB history as of 2037. Hadi Ningsih became the second pitcher to 5000 career strikeouts, finishing the season and his career with 5021. As of 2037, he’s sixth-best all-time. Ningish also passed Dave Hermillo to become APB’s wins leader, finishing with 277. He would be the wins leader until the late 2020s. Ronald Purnomo became the fourth pitcher to 250 career wins. He played two more years and fell just short of Ningsih at 272. Min-Yi Lu became the fifth to 500 home runs. 1B Akbar Fatchurohman won his 11^th Gold Glove. CF/2B Fransisco Hartati won his ninth Silver Slugger. 3B Gede Mamuaya won his eighth and CF Roy Cardillo won his seventh Silver Slugger. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)