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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-17-2023, 04:52 AM

Sapporo snapped a 15-year playoff drought by posting the best record in East Asia Baseball in 1972. The Swordfish won the Japan League North Division at 104-58 and smacked 251 home runs as a team, setting the Japan League single-season record. It sits third as of 2037. Last year’s division champ Kawasaki was a distant second at 90-72. After dropping to .500 last year, Hiroshima is back on top of the South Division at 94-68; their fifth division crown in six years. Kobe was four back with Kyoto eight back. Last year’s league champ Kitakyushu was fifth place at 81-81.

Sapporo CF Sosuke Hoshizawa won his third straight league MVP at only age 23. He had a career high and league-best 12.9 WAR and led with 129 runs, .715 slugging, 1.116 OPS, and 223 wRC+. Hoshizawa smacked 56 home runs with 119 RBI, but it was teammate Cal Valdes who made home run history. Valdes, a 27-year old Filipino first baseman, crushed 71 home runs to become the EAB home run king, passing Chu Park’s record of 67 from 1959. Valdes became the first player in any pro league to hit 70+. Pitcher of the Year was Kyoto’s Shuichiro Sato with the third-year righty leading in ERA (1.98) and WAR (7.6), adding 250 strikeouts in 209.1 innings.

The Korea League North Division had the top five records in the league in 1972. After missing the field the prior two years, Pyongyang got back to the top spot with an impressive 106-56, winning by 16 games despite four other teams in the division with 87+ wins. Yongin won a weak South Division at 83-79, giving them six playoff berths in seven years. Last year’s EAB champ Busan and Ulsan were both two back at 81-81 with Daegu at 80-82.

The Korea League MVP and Pitcher of the Year were both Hamhung players. 1B Myeong-Won Kan was MVP with a league-best 9.8 WAR, 215 hits, .368/.426/.595 slash, 1.021 OPS, and 184 wRC+. Jae-Min Lee was the Pitcher of the Year in his second full season, leading in wins (21-10), innings (294.2), and strikeouts (358), adding 2.84 ERA, 8.0 WAR, and a Gold Glove on defense.

The Japan League Championship Series was a seven-game classic for the third time in four years. Hiroshima outlasted Sapporo 4-3 to give the Hammerheads four league titles in five years and six overall. They became the second Japan League team to win four league titles in a five-year run, joining the 1947-51 Swordfish. The Korea League Championship Series was the fifth meeting in seven years between Pyongyang and Yongin. Just like the other ones, the Pythons prevailed, this time in six games. Since 1961, the Pythons have eight league titles. They now have a record 12 total league crowns.

The 52^nd East Asia Championship served as a rubber match between Hiroshima and Pyongyang. In 1968, the Pythons won in seven to four-peat, but the Hammerheads denied the five-peat 4-2 in 1969. The 1972 edition went all seven with Hiroshima winning it in the end, giving them three EAB titles in four years. Finals MVP was RF Hyeon-Jun Wi, who had 15 hits, 9 runs, 5 home runs, and 9 RBI in 14 playoff games. The Hammerheads have five overall titles and are the third EAB team with three rings in a four-year stretch, joining the Pythons (four-peat from 1965-68) and Hamhung (three from 1955-58).

Other notes: Kakuzo Yokoyama became the seventh EAB hitter to reach 700 home runs. Min-Hyeok Shin and Chu Park both crossed 600 home runs, making it 13 members of the 600 club. Shin also won his 13^th Silver Slugger at second base. Yu-Chang Jang became the 16^th to 1500 career RBI. RF Hyeog-Jun Wi won his eighth Gold Glove. Catcher Jung-Soo Chen won his tenth Silver Slugger and pitcher Totaro Uchiyama won his ninth Silver Slugger

08-17-2023, 04:52 AM	#512
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,887	1972 in EAB Sapporo snapped a 15-year playoff drought by posting the best record in East Asia Baseball in 1972. The Swordfish won the Japan League North Division at 104-58 and smacked 251 home runs as a team, setting the Japan League single-season record. It sits third as of 2037. Last year’s division champ Kawasaki was a distant second at 90-72. After dropping to .500 last year, Hiroshima is back on top of the South Division at 94-68; their fifth division crown in six years. Kobe was four back with Kyoto eight back. Last year’s league champ Kitakyushu was fifth place at 81-81. Sapporo CF Sosuke Hoshizawa won his third straight league MVP at only age 23. He had a career high and league-best 12.9 WAR and led with 129 runs, .715 slugging, 1.116 OPS, and 223 wRC+. Hoshizawa smacked 56 home runs with 119 RBI, but it was teammate Cal Valdes who made home run history. Valdes, a 27-year old Filipino first baseman, crushed 71 home runs to become the EAB home run king, passing Chu Park’s record of 67 from 1959. Valdes became the first player in any pro league to hit 70+. Pitcher of the Year was Kyoto’s Shuichiro Sato with the third-year righty leading in ERA (1.98) and WAR (7.6), adding 250 strikeouts in 209.1 innings. The Korea League North Division had the top five records in the league in 1972. After missing the field the prior two years, Pyongyang got back to the top spot with an impressive 106-56, winning by 16 games despite four other teams in the division with 87+ wins. Yongin won a weak South Division at 83-79, giving them six playoff berths in seven years. Last year’s EAB champ Busan and Ulsan were both two back at 81-81 with Daegu at 80-82. The Korea League MVP and Pitcher of the Year were both Hamhung players. 1B Myeong-Won Kan was MVP with a league-best 9.8 WAR, 215 hits, .368/.426/.595 slash, 1.021 OPS, and 184 wRC+. Jae-Min Lee was the Pitcher of the Year in his second full season, leading in wins (21-10), innings (294.2), and strikeouts (358), adding 2.84 ERA, 8.0 WAR, and a Gold Glove on defense. The Japan League Championship Series was a seven-game classic for the third time in four years. Hiroshima outlasted Sapporo 4-3 to give the Hammerheads four league titles in five years and six overall. They became the second Japan League team to win four league titles in a five-year run, joining the 1947-51 Swordfish. The Korea League Championship Series was the fifth meeting in seven years between Pyongyang and Yongin. Just like the other ones, the Pythons prevailed, this time in six games. Since 1961, the Pythons have eight league titles. They now have a record 12 total league crowns. The 52^nd East Asia Championship served as a rubber match between Hiroshima and Pyongyang. In 1968, the Pythons won in seven to four-peat, but the Hammerheads denied the five-peat 4-2 in 1969. The 1972 edition went all seven with Hiroshima winning it in the end, giving them three EAB titles in four years. Finals MVP was RF Hyeon-Jun Wi, who had 15 hits, 9 runs, 5 home runs, and 9 RBI in 14 playoff games. The Hammerheads have five overall titles and are the third EAB team with three rings in a four-year stretch, joining the Pythons (four-peat from 1965-68) and Hamhung (three from 1955-58). Other notes: Kakuzo Yokoyama became the seventh EAB hitter to reach 700 home runs. Min-Hyeok Shin and Chu Park both crossed 600 home runs, making it 13 members of the 600 club. Shin also won his 13^th Silver Slugger at second base. Yu-Chang Jang became the 16^th to 1500 career RBI. RF Hyeog-Jun Wi won his eighth Gold Glove. Catcher Jung-Soo Chen won his tenth Silver Slugger and pitcher Totaro Uchiyama won his ninth Silver Slugger __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)