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FuzzyRussianHat · 04-19-2023, 06:33 PM

The 1953 World Baseball Championship was held in Managua, Nicaragua. In Division 1, the United States went unbeaten at 11-0, advancing to the round robin stage along with 9-2 Argentina. In Division 2, Spain and Sweden both advanced, tying for first at 9-2. South Korea at 8-3 fell just short. In Division 3, Canada took first at 10-1, moving on along with 9-2 Brazil. And in Division 4, Cuba took first at 10-1, advancing with 9-2 Japan.

In the Round Robin Stage, the US went unbeaten at 6-0 to advance to the semifinal. Sweden was the other team to advance at 4-2, while Brazil and Spain both went 1-5. In the other group, Canada at 5-1 and Japan at 4-2 advanced to the semifinal. Cuba (2-4) and Argentina (1-5) were eliminated.

In the best-of-five semifinals, Japan edged the United States 3-2, denying the Americans a shot at a three-peat and sending the Japanese to their second championship. On the other side, Canada beat Sweden 3-2, sending the Canadians to their third final and first since 1948. The Swedes finish in the final four for the first tie, officially taking four with the US getting the bronze. The championship best-of-seven went the distance for the first time with Japan taking world champ honors for the first time, edging Canada 4-3.

The tournament MVP went to Japan’s Kazuo Koike. A 27-year old 2B for Kawasaki, in 29 tournament games Koike had 31 hits, 21 runs, 7 home runs, 11 RBI, and 1.5 WAR. The Best Pitcher went to Canada’s Nolan Bisson. The 28-year old reliever for Columbus had a perfect 0.00 ERA over 14.2 innings with 26 strikeouts. Unfortunately for Bisson, he’d miss the 1953 season with a torn UCL

04-19-2023, 06:33 PM	#253
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,945	1953 World Baseball Championship The 1953 World Baseball Championship was held in Managua, Nicaragua. In Division 1, the United States went unbeaten at 11-0, advancing to the round robin stage along with 9-2 Argentina. In Division 2, Spain and Sweden both advanced, tying for first at 9-2. South Korea at 8-3 fell just short. In Division 3, Canada took first at 10-1, moving on along with 9-2 Brazil. And in Division 4, Cuba took first at 10-1, advancing with 9-2 Japan. In the Round Robin Stage, the US went unbeaten at 6-0 to advance to the semifinal. Sweden was the other team to advance at 4-2, while Brazil and Spain both went 1-5. In the other group, Canada at 5-1 and Japan at 4-2 advanced to the semifinal. Cuba (2-4) and Argentina (1-5) were eliminated. In the best-of-five semifinals, Japan edged the United States 3-2, denying the Americans a shot at a three-peat and sending the Japanese to their second championship. On the other side, Canada beat Sweden 3-2, sending the Canadians to their third final and first since 1948. The Swedes finish in the final four for the first tie, officially taking four with the US getting the bronze. The championship best-of-seven went the distance for the first time with Japan taking world champ honors for the first time, edging Canada 4-3. The tournament MVP went to Japan’s Kazuo Koike. A 27-year old 2B for Kawasaki, in 29 tournament games Koike had 31 hits, 21 runs, 7 home runs, 11 RBI, and 1.5 WAR. The Best Pitcher went to Canada’s Nolan Bisson. The 28-year old reliever for Columbus had a perfect 0.00 ERA over 14.2 innings with 26 strikeouts. Unfortunately for Bisson, he’d miss the 1953 season with a torn UCL __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)