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FuzzyRussianHat · 06-17-2023, 06:29 AM

The best record in the EPB European League in 1960 went to Minsk at 116-46, giving the Miners a playoff berth in all six years of Eurasian Professional Baseball to date. They also won their fifth straight North Division title. Bucharest also made it six-for-six on playoff berths, winning the South Division at 111-51. Two-time defending Soviet Series champ Kyiv earned a fifth playoff berth by taking the first wild card at 105-57. The second spot went to Warsaw at 104-58, who finished two games ahead of Moscow to advance. It is the third playoff berth for the Wildcats.

Bucharest ace Bogdan Chirita continued his dominance of the European League, winning his fourth Pitcher of the Year (third straight) and back-to-back league MVPs. The 33-year old right-handed Romanian was the league leader in wins (25-4), ERA (1.70), WHIP (0.81), shutouts (7), FIP- (46), and WAR (11.2). he added 304 strikeouts over 258.2 innings.

In the Asian League, the top overall record went to Tashkent at 104-58, beating Asgabat by one game for the South Division title. It is the first playoff appearance for both franchises. Dushanbe meanwhile at 95-67 got the second wild card, extending their playoff run to all six years in EPB. Almaty at 88-74 fell short of making it 6/6 for them. In the North Division, Irkutsk was first at 93-69 for their third playoff berth, beating Ufa by two games and Yekaterinburg by three. Defending league champ Krasnoyarsk was fourth at 84-78.

MVP went to Asgabat 1B Roman Lazutin. The 23-year old Russian lefety in his second full season was the league leader in home runs (52), RBI (115), and slugging (.575). He tied the single-season home run record with three hitters having gotten to 52. Pitcher of the Year was Dushanbe’s Kirill Edelman. A 32-year old lefty from Krasnodar, Russia, Edleman was the leader in wins (23), posting a 23-8 record, 2.29 ERA, 293 strikeouts over 279.1 innings, and 8.6 WAR.

In the first round of the playoffs in the European League, Warsaw upset Minsk in five games and Bucharest swept Kyiv. In the Asian League, Dushanbe stunned Tashkent in four games and Asgabat survived Irkutsk 3-2. The ELCS went to the Wildcats in six games over the Broncos and the ALCS saw the Dynamo prevail in five against the Alphas. This gave Warsaw its first league title and Dushanbe it’s second. In the Soviet Series, a battle between the two final wild card teams, the Dynamo defeated the Wildcats 4-2, sending the cup to Tajikistan for the first time.

Other notes: Tashkent’s Oleg Poznyak threw a perfect game on April 27 with 12 strikeouts against Ulaanbaatar. Mher Harutyunyan (2B) and Skerdi Hoxha (P) became the first six-time Gold Glove winners. 3B Pavlo Kolesnik became the first six-time Silver Slugger winner.

06-17-2023, 06:29 AM	#332
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,907	1960 in EPB The best record in the EPB European League in 1960 went to Minsk at 116-46, giving the Miners a playoff berth in all six years of Eurasian Professional Baseball to date. They also won their fifth straight North Division title. Bucharest also made it six-for-six on playoff berths, winning the South Division at 111-51. Two-time defending Soviet Series champ Kyiv earned a fifth playoff berth by taking the first wild card at 105-57. The second spot went to Warsaw at 104-58, who finished two games ahead of Moscow to advance. It is the third playoff berth for the Wildcats. Bucharest ace Bogdan Chirita continued his dominance of the European League, winning his fourth Pitcher of the Year (third straight) and back-to-back league MVPs. The 33-year old right-handed Romanian was the league leader in wins (25-4), ERA (1.70), WHIP (0.81), shutouts (7), FIP- (46), and WAR (11.2). he added 304 strikeouts over 258.2 innings. In the Asian League, the top overall record went to Tashkent at 104-58, beating Asgabat by one game for the South Division title. It is the first playoff appearance for both franchises. Dushanbe meanwhile at 95-67 got the second wild card, extending their playoff run to all six years in EPB. Almaty at 88-74 fell short of making it 6/6 for them. In the North Division, Irkutsk was first at 93-69 for their third playoff berth, beating Ufa by two games and Yekaterinburg by three. Defending league champ Krasnoyarsk was fourth at 84-78. MVP went to Asgabat 1B Roman Lazutin. The 23-year old Russian lefety in his second full season was the league leader in home runs (52), RBI (115), and slugging (.575). He tied the single-season home run record with three hitters having gotten to 52. Pitcher of the Year was Dushanbe’s Kirill Edelman. A 32-year old lefty from Krasnodar, Russia, Edleman was the leader in wins (23), posting a 23-8 record, 2.29 ERA, 293 strikeouts over 279.1 innings, and 8.6 WAR. In the first round of the playoffs in the European League, Warsaw upset Minsk in five games and Bucharest swept Kyiv. In the Asian League, Dushanbe stunned Tashkent in four games and Asgabat survived Irkutsk 3-2. The ELCS went to the Wildcats in six games over the Broncos and the ALCS saw the Dynamo prevail in five against the Alphas. This gave Warsaw its first league title and Dushanbe it’s second. In the Soviet Series, a battle between the two final wild card teams, the Dynamo defeated the Wildcats 4-2, sending the cup to Tajikistan for the first time. Other notes: Tashkent’s Oleg Poznyak threw a perfect game on April 27 with 12 strikeouts against Ulaanbaatar. Mher Harutyunyan (2B) and Skerdi Hoxha (P) became the first six-time Gold Glove winners. 3B Pavlo Kolesnik became the first six-time Silver Slugger winner. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)