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Old 12-11-2024, 06:35 AM   #1874
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EAB 100 Years Team

2020 marked the 100th season of East Asia Baseball, joining MLB and CABA as the pro leagues with a century’s worth of history. Like the other two, EAB celebrated its centennial by announcing the EAB Centennial Team. It was a difficult task of building a 25-player roster considering how many great players had come and gone over 100 years. Below is the selected roster:



Starting Lineup

Catcher – Sang-Sik Bom – Nagoya Nightowls (1929-1941, 1949-1951) – 11x Silver Slugger – 13x All-Star - 3x EAB Champion – 2x LCS MVP – 1980 games, 1898 hits, 293 doubles, 24 triples, 368 home runs, 1058 RBI, 576 walks, .278/.334/.489, 160 wRC+, 89.2 WAR.

First Base – Man-Hee Cho – Kobe Blaze (1954-1972) – 1x MVP – 10x All-Star – 1x EAB Champion – 2x LCS MVP – 1x Batting Title – 1x WARlord – 3x OPS Leader - 2943 games, 3232 hits, 1618 runs, 581 doubles, 643 home runs, 1833 RBI, 952 walks, .298/.355/.541, 165 wRC+, 117.0 WAR.

Second Base – Min-Hyeok “Fox” Shin – Seoul Seahawks (1958-1973) – 3x MVP – 13x Silver Slugger – 12x All-Star – Rookie of the Year – 2x HR Leader – 2x Batting Title – 4x WARlord – 6x OPS Leader – 1x Triple Crown - 2233 games, 2699 hits, 1445 runs, 414 doubles, 657 home runs, 1732 RBI, 850 walks, .329/.392/.631 slash, 176 wRC+, 124.8 WAR.

Shortstop – Si-U “Clapper” Gim – Nagoya Nightowls (1934-1953) – 4x MVP - 11x Silver Slugger – 5x Gold Glove – 14x All-Star – 2x EAB Champion – 1x HR Leader – 6x WARlord – 1x OPS Leader - 2518 games, 2403 hits, 1141 runs, 373 doubles, 518 home runs, 1347 RBI, 474 walks, 155 stolen bases, .272/.309/.500, 155 wRC+, 138.8 WAR.

Third Base - Hyun-Ook “Onion” Jo – Changwon Crabs (1952-1969) – 2x MVP – 8x Silver Slugger – 4x Gold Glove – 1x EAB Champion – 2x LCS MVP – Rookie of the Year – 2090 games, 2290 hits, 1353 runs, 359 doubles, 585 home runs, 1405 RBI, 689 walks, .299/.361/.585 slash, 158 wRC+, 111.7 WAR.

Left Field – Lei “Wolf” Meng – Changwon Crabs (1953-1971) – 3x MVP – 12x Silver Slugger – 11x All-Star – 1x EAB Champion – 5x HR Leader – 3x WARlord – 1x OPS Leader - 2913 games, 3151 hits, 1909 runs, 429 doubles, 172 triples, 897 home runs, 2089 RBI, 556 walks, 506 stolen bases, .288/.332/.604, 155 wRC+, 121.9 WAR.

Center Field – Sosuke “Legend” Hoshizawa – Sapporo Swordfish (1968-1991) – 4x MVP – 6x Silver Slugger – 6x Gold Glove – 14x All-Star – 1x EAB Champion – Career WAR Leader - 1x HR Leader – 5x WARlord – 2x OPS Leader - 2563 games, 2772 hits, 1647 runs, 297 doubles, 220 triples, 718 home runs, 1746 RBI, 539 walks, 943 stolen bases, .300/.341/.613, 177 wRC+, 156.9 WAR.

Right Field – Hyeog-Jun “Jet” Wi – Hiroshima Hammerheads – (1964-1983) – 2x MVP – 6x Silver Slugger - 13x Gold Glove – 7x All-Star - Rookie of the Year – 3x EAB Champion – 2x Finals MVP – 3x LCS MVP – 2x HR Leader – 1x WARlord – 2x OPS Leader - 3088 games, 3216 hits, 1906 runs, 395 doubles, 335 triples, 873 home runs, 2097 RBI, 583 walks, 461 stolen bases, .286/.329/.615 slash, 164 wRC+, 128.2 WAR.

Designated Hitter – Byung-Oh Tan – Goyang Green Sox (1932-1953)- 5x MVP – 13x Silver Slugger – 16x All-Star – Career Hits Leader – 1x HR Leader – 4x Batting Title – 5x WARlord – 2x OPS Leader - 3274 games, 3871 hits, 2010 runs, 575 doubles, 120 triples, 718 home runs, 2023 RBI, 740 walks, 582 stolen bases, .321/.359/.567, 157 wRC+, 131.3 WAR.

Reserves

Catcher – Jung-Soo Chen – Hamhung Heat (1958-1974) – 11x Silver Slugger, 12x All-Star, 1x EAB Champion – 1x Batting Title - 1980 games, 1898 hits, 970 runs, 293 doubles, 368 home runs, 1058 RBI, 576 walks, .278/.334/.489, 160 wRC+, 89.2 WAR.

Second/First Base – Yoo “Hands” Sen – Incheon Inferno (1998-2019) – 9x Silver Slugger – 1x Gold Glove – 12x All-Star – 1x EAB Champion – Career Walks Leader – 1x WARlord - 2949 games, 2976 hits, 1788 runs, 474 doubles, 57 triples, 583 home runs, 1718 RBI, 1841 walks, 96 stolen bases, .299/.408/.533, 156 wRC+, 114.5 WAR

Shortstop – Sol Kim – Nagoya Nightowls (1971-1990) – 1x MVP – 5x Silver Slugger – 3x Gold Glove – 13x All-Star – 1x Batting Title – 3x WARlord - 2682 games, 2920 hits, 1347 runs, 517 doubles, 181 triples, 233 home runs, 1133 RBI, 600 walks, 425 stolen bases, .300/.343/.463, 136 wRC+, 130.0 WAR.

Left Field – Hitoshi “Virus” Kubota – Hiroshima Hammerheads (2001-Active) – 7x MVP – 11x Silver Slugger – 13x All-Star – 6x HR Leader – 1x Batting Title – 4x WARlord – 7x OPS Leader – 1x Triple Crown - 2702 games, 2828 hits, 1626 runs, 362 doubles, 118 triples, 751 home runs, 1750 RBI, 934 walks, 461 stolen bases, .309/.375/.621, 196 wRC+, 130.5 WAR.

Outfield – Takashi Ishihara – Fukuoka Frogs (1943-1959) – 5x MVP – 8x Silver Slugger – 13x All-Star – Rookie of the Year – 7x HR Leader – 4x WARlord – 2x OPS Leader - 2560 games, 2641 hits, 1556 runs, 436 doubles, 172 triples, 703 home runs, 1691 RBI, 567 walks, 672 stolen bases, .277/.318/.580, 180 wRC+, 133.8 WAR

Right Field – Young-Hwan Sha – Hamhung Heat (1950-1969) – 4x MVP – 15x Silver Slugger – 15x All-Star - 3x EAB Champion – 1x LCS MVP – Rookie of the Year – 3x HR Leader – 1x Batting Title – 1x Triple Crown - 4x WARlord – 6x OPS Leader - 2838 games, 3055 hits, 1950 runs, 532 doubles, 54 triples, 760 home runs, 1863 RBI, 1357 walks, 173 stolen bases, .312/.401/.611, 169 wRC+, 122.7 WAR.

Designated Hitter – Soo-Geun “Jinx” Yim – Jeonju Jethawks (1998-2018) – 5x MVP – 11x Silver Slugger – 9x All-Star – Career Home Run and RBI Leader – 7x HR Leader – 3x WARlord – 1x OPS Leader - 3084 games, 3543 hits, 1948 runs, 579 doubles, 65 triples, 921 home runs, 2279 RBI, 795 walks, 108 stolen bases, .306/.352/.605, 157 wRC+, 109.5 WAR.

Pitching Staff

Starting Pitcher – Jae-Hoon Seon – Seoul Seahawks (1960-1978) – 2x Pitcher of the Year – 10x All-Star – 2x WARlord – Career WAR Leader - 318-205, 2.99 ERA, 4902.1 innings, 4766 strikeouts, 639 walks, 422 quality starts, 176 complete games, 43 shutouts, 126 ERA+, 74 FIP-, 132.4 WAR

Starting Pitcher – Chikara Ohkubo – Hamhung Heat (1921-1934) – 4x Pitcher of the Year – 2x Gold Glove – 12x All-Star – 1x EAB Champion – 2x No-Hitter – 2x Triple Crown – 2x ERA Title – 7x Strikeout Leader – 7x WARlord - 249-114, 2.25 ERA, 3372.2 innings, 3843 strikeouts, 603 walks, 322 quality starts, 99 complete games, 34 shutouts, 155 ERA+, 56 FIP-, 126.9 WAR.

Starting Pitcher – Yu-Geon Moon – Busan Blue Jays (1930-1948) – 7x Pitcher of the Year – 13x All-Star – 3x EAB Champion – 1x Triple Crown – 7x ERA Title – 1x Strikeout Leader – 5x WARlord - 283-127, 2.41 ERA, 3745.1 innings, 4452 strikeouts, 693 walks, 374 quality starts, 47 complete games, 22 shutouts, 146 ERA+, 66 FIP-, 116.7 WAR.

Starting Pitcher – Aiya Kodama – Hiroshima Hammerheads (1979-1988, 1997) – 6x Pitcher of the Year – 1x MVP – 7x All-Star – 3x Triple Crown – 5x ERA Title – 6x Strikeout Leader – 6x WARlord - 186-86, 2.30 ERA, 2676 innings, 3206 strikeouts, 390 walks, 237 quality starts, 137 complete games, 31 shutouts, 149 ERA+, 65 FIP-, 83.5 WAR.

Starting Pitcher – Yutaka Kobayashi – Kitakyushu Kodiaks (1986-2005) – 3x Pitcher of the Year – 1x Gold Glove – 7x All-Star – 3x EAB Champion – 1x ERA Title – 5x WARlord - 302-194, 2.59 ERA, 4717.1 innings, 4610 strikeouts, 612 walks, 434 quality starts, 125 complete games, 35 shutouts, 129 ERA+, 73 FIP-, 123.8 WAR.

Starting Pitcher – Drew St. Louis – Kobe Blaze (1935-1949) – 5x Pitcher of the Year – 10x All-Star – 1x EAB Champion – 1x Perfect Game – 2x No-Hitter – 3x ERA Title – 6x Strikeout Leader – 6x WARlord - 188-114, 2.01 ERA, 2856.1 innings, 3634 strikeouts, 502 walks, 265 quality starts, 119 complete games, 46 shutouts, 148 ERA+, 65 FIP-, 85.5 WAR.

Pitcher/Left Field – Tadasumi Tanabe – Saitama Sting (1952-1965) – 3x Pitcher of the Year – 4x MVP – 8x Silver Slugger – 10x All-Star – Rookie of the Year – 2x No-Hitter – 2x WARlord - 161-105, 2.68 ERA, 2669 innings, 2571 strikeouts, 356 walks, 223 quality starts, 130 complete games, 30 shutouts, 121 ERA+, 80 FIP-, 62.4 Pitching WAR – 1225 games, 1283 hits, 557 runs, 203 doubles, 201 home runs, 601 RBI, 334 walks, .317/.368/.525, 176 wRC+, 47.4 Offensive WAR.

Pitcher/Catcher – Umi Kihara – Kitakyushu Kodiaks (1990-2006) – 1x MVP, 7x Silver Slugger, 8x All-Star, 5x EAB Champion – 1x Strikeout Leader - 197-100, 2.68 ERA, 2797 innings, 2813 strikeouts, 563 walks, 243 quality starts, 141 complete games, 24 shutouts, 123 ERA+, 83 FIP, 60.5 Pitching WAR – 1574 games, 1364 hits, 656 runs, 274 doubles, 259 home runs, 758 RBI, 424 walks, .273/.332/.493, 148 wRC+, 56.2 WAR.

Closer – Oki Tanaka – Sapporo Swordfish (1938-1952, 1954) – 5x Reliever of the Year – 6x All-Star – 3x EAB Champion – 4x Saves Leader – Career ERA Leader – Career Saves Leader - 94-75, 565 saves, 681 shutdowns, 1.77 ERA, 1059 games, 1290.1 innings, 1967 strikeouts, 324 walks, 172 ERA+, 40 FIP-, 64.9 WAR.

Manager – Fujio Hitokoto – Pyongyang Pythons (1961-1972) – 1284-661 Record, .660 Win Percentage, 6x EAB Champion, 8x Korea League Champion – 10x Playoff Appearances – 9x Manager of the Year – 10x 100+ Win Seasons

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