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FuzzyRussianHat · 05-07-2023, 07:18 AM

The 1955 World Baseball Championship was held in Fukuoka, Japan; the first edition hosted in Japan. The biggest change was a bit of a different field of nations as the addition of Eurasian Professional Baseball meant that a few of the Eastern Bloc nations now had teams in the field. This was most notable in Division 2 as the debuting Russian team took the top spot at 8-1. Germany and Ukraine tied for second at 6-3 with the Germans advancing on the tiebreaker to the Round Robin stage. In Division 1, the United States finished first at 8-1, advancing along with 7-2 Argentina.

In Division 3, El Salvador prevailed with a 7-2 mark. Defending World Champ Canada and Venezuela both went 6-3 and the tiebreaker went to Venezuela, denying a Canadian repeat. In Division 4, newcomer Romania finished first at 7-2. China, England, and Japan all tied for second at 6-3. The tiebreaker enabled the English to make it to the elite eight. England, Romania, El Salvador, Germany, and Russia were all first-time Elite Eight teams.

To the Double Round Robin, Russia was the top team in Group A going 5-1. Argentina and England both went 3-3 and El Salvador was 1-5. The tiebreaker sent Argentina to their first semifinal. In Group B, the Americans were first at 5-1. Germany and Romania tied for second at 3-3 and Venezuela was 1-5. This tiebreaker pushed Germany into the semifinal for the first time.

Neither semifinal was ultimately competitive with both ending in 3-0 sweeps. The US bested Argentina and Russia topped Germany with the bronze officially going to Argentina and fourth to Germany. In the battle of the world’s superpowers, the United States beat Russia in five games to give the Americans their fifth world title in the tournament’s first nine editions.

Both the tournament MVP and Best Pitcher awards went to American players. MVP went to C.J. West, a 26-year old LF for Portland. West posted 28 hits, 16 runs, six doubles, nine home runs, 17 RBI and a .364 average for 1.7 WAR in 23 games. Closer Forbes “Cougar” Wiley earned the pitching honor. A 24-year old lefty for Oakland, he had two starts and six relief appearances, posting a 0.79 ERA with a 5-0 record and two saves over 22.2 innings. In those innings, he had a dominant 63 strikeouts and posted 1.6 WAR.

05-07-2023, 07:18 AM	#274
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,905	1955 World Baseball Championship The 1955 World Baseball Championship was held in Fukuoka, Japan; the first edition hosted in Japan. The biggest change was a bit of a different field of nations as the addition of Eurasian Professional Baseball meant that a few of the Eastern Bloc nations now had teams in the field. This was most notable in Division 2 as the debuting Russian team took the top spot at 8-1. Germany and Ukraine tied for second at 6-3 with the Germans advancing on the tiebreaker to the Round Robin stage. In Division 1, the United States finished first at 8-1, advancing along with 7-2 Argentina. In Division 3, El Salvador prevailed with a 7-2 mark. Defending World Champ Canada and Venezuela both went 6-3 and the tiebreaker went to Venezuela, denying a Canadian repeat. In Division 4, newcomer Romania finished first at 7-2. China, England, and Japan all tied for second at 6-3. The tiebreaker enabled the English to make it to the elite eight. England, Romania, El Salvador, Germany, and Russia were all first-time Elite Eight teams. To the Double Round Robin, Russia was the top team in Group A going 5-1. Argentina and England both went 3-3 and El Salvador was 1-5. The tiebreaker sent Argentina to their first semifinal. In Group B, the Americans were first at 5-1. Germany and Romania tied for second at 3-3 and Venezuela was 1-5. This tiebreaker pushed Germany into the semifinal for the first time. Neither semifinal was ultimately competitive with both ending in 3-0 sweeps. The US bested Argentina and Russia topped Germany with the bronze officially going to Argentina and fourth to Germany. In the battle of the world’s superpowers, the United States beat Russia in five games to give the Americans their fifth world title in the tournament’s first nine editions. Both the tournament MVP and Best Pitcher awards went to American players. MVP went to C.J. West, a 26-year old LF for Portland. West posted 28 hits, 16 runs, six doubles, nine home runs, 17 RBI and a .364 average for 1.7 WAR in 23 games. Closer Forbes “Cougar” Wiley earned the pitching honor. A 24-year old lefty for Oakland, he had two starts and six relief appearances, posting a 0.79 ERA with a 5-0 record and two saves over 22.2 innings. In those innings, he had a dominant 63 strikeouts and posted 1.6 WAR. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)