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FuzzyRussianHat · 06-16-2023, 05:09 AM

The 1960 World Baseball Championship was the 14^th edition of the event and returned to the United States, held in Los Angeles. The Americans took care of business by going a perfect 7-0 in Division 1, beating out top competitor Italy at 5-2. In Division 2, Ukraine went unbeaten, two games better than both Australia and South Korea. Defending world champ Canada tied with Greece at 5-2 atop Division 3 with Cuba, Kazakhstan, and Sweden each only one back. The Canadians advanced on the tiebreaker. In Division 4, Ireland surprised the field with a 7-0 run with 5-2 Haiti serving as the only real competition.

Division 5 had a three-way tie for first at 5-2 between Czechia, France, and Mexico with the Dominican Republic and Guatemala both one back at 4-3. The Czechs moved forward to the Double Round Robin on the tiebreaker. Division 6 saw Scotland on top at 6-1, besting last year’s runner-up Poland at 5-2. Division 7 featured a tie at the top between Argentina and Peru at 5-2, both one better than Romania and Slovakia. Peru advanced via the tiebreaker. And in Division 8, it was a tie at 6-1 between Colombia and North Korea. The Colombians moved forward on the tiebreaker, meaning no Asia teams advanced this time to the Elite Eight.

In the Double Round Robin Group A, the Americans led the field at 5-1. Colombia advanced with them at 4-2, while Peru was 2-4 and Scotland 1-5. This sent Colombia to the semifinal for the third time, while the US had done it in all 14 editions of the tournament. Group B had Canada in first at 5-1, advancing along with Czechia at 3-3. Ireland and Ukraine both finished 2-4. This sent the Canadians to the final four for the 11^th time and the Czechs for the first time.

In the best-of-seven semifinals, the United States swept the Czech Republic and Canada rolled in five over Colombia, setting up a US-Canada final for the fifth time in the tournament’s history. The Americans would prevail 4-2 against the defending champs, giving the US its eighth world title.

The tournament MVP went to American 1B Daniel Hadnott. A 25-year old lefty for Dallas, Hadnott led the tournament in runs scored (29), hits (29), home runs (12), stolen bases (11), average (.446), and WAR (3.2). Best Pitcher was given to American Wes Kihn, a 28-year old closer for Oakland. He had two starts and three relief appearances, posting a 3-0 record with a save, a perfect 0.00 ERA, and 54 strikeouts in 22.1 innings.

Other notes: Ukraine’s Orkhan Mochulyak threw the first perfect game in the tournament’s history, striking out 16 against Belgium.

06-16-2023, 05:09 AM	#330
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,530	1960 World Baseball Championship The 1960 World Baseball Championship was the 14^th edition of the event and returned to the United States, held in Los Angeles. The Americans took care of business by going a perfect 7-0 in Division 1, beating out top competitor Italy at 5-2. In Division 2, Ukraine went unbeaten, two games better than both Australia and South Korea. Defending world champ Canada tied with Greece at 5-2 atop Division 3 with Cuba, Kazakhstan, and Sweden each only one back. The Canadians advanced on the tiebreaker. In Division 4, Ireland surprised the field with a 7-0 run with 5-2 Haiti serving as the only real competition. Division 5 had a three-way tie for first at 5-2 between Czechia, France, and Mexico with the Dominican Republic and Guatemala both one back at 4-3. The Czechs moved forward to the Double Round Robin on the tiebreaker. Division 6 saw Scotland on top at 6-1, besting last year’s runner-up Poland at 5-2. Division 7 featured a tie at the top between Argentina and Peru at 5-2, both one better than Romania and Slovakia. Peru advanced via the tiebreaker. And in Division 8, it was a tie at 6-1 between Colombia and North Korea. The Colombians moved forward on the tiebreaker, meaning no Asia teams advanced this time to the Elite Eight. In the Double Round Robin Group A, the Americans led the field at 5-1. Colombia advanced with them at 4-2, while Peru was 2-4 and Scotland 1-5. This sent Colombia to the semifinal for the third time, while the US had done it in all 14 editions of the tournament. Group B had Canada in first at 5-1, advancing along with Czechia at 3-3. Ireland and Ukraine both finished 2-4. This sent the Canadians to the final four for the 11^th time and the Czechs for the first time. In the best-of-seven semifinals, the United States swept the Czech Republic and Canada rolled in five over Colombia, setting up a US-Canada final for the fifth time in the tournament’s history. The Americans would prevail 4-2 against the defending champs, giving the US its eighth world title. The tournament MVP went to American 1B Daniel Hadnott. A 25-year old lefty for Dallas, Hadnott led the tournament in runs scored (29), hits (29), home runs (12), stolen bases (11), average (.446), and WAR (3.2). Best Pitcher was given to American Wes Kihn, a 28-year old closer for Oakland. He had two starts and three relief appearances, posting a 3-0 record with a save, a perfect 0.00 ERA, and 54 strikeouts in 22.1 innings. Other notes: Ukraine’s Orkhan Mochulyak threw the first perfect game in the tournament’s history, striking out 16 against Belgium. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)