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FuzzyRussianHat · 10-11-2023, 05:48 AM

The 1979 Eurasian Professional Baseball Hall of Fame class saw three players earn induction, each on the first ballot. SP Serkan Petrov (90.3%), SP Petr Amangeldi (83.3%), and CF Amam Charyyew (81.8%) were the gentlemen whose names were added among the greats. Two other first ballot pitchers came very close with Artyom Rudasev at 64.7% and Eryk Wozniak at 62.6%. Two relievers on their second go were also above 50% with Vyacheslav Leskov (54.7%) and Mikhail Marakhovsky (50.5%). There were no players dropped after ten ballots.

Serkan Petrov – Starting Pitcher – Ufa Fiends – 90.3% First Ballot

Serkan Petrov was a 6’2’’, 205 pound left-handed pitcher from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. He was known for having great control and solid movement, which made up for only having above average stuff. Petrov’s velocity peaked at 94-96 mph and he had a mix of fastball, slider, changeup, and cutter with an extreme groundball tendency. Petrov was very durable and rarely had truly bad stats. He was also excellent at holding runners. Petrov was viewed as very intelligent, but was thought of as a bit of a loner.

Petrov was a relatively unheralded prospect, not picked until the third round of the 1955 EPB Draft. He was taken 82^nd overall by his hometown team Sofia, but his run with the Spikes lasted 86.1 innings. They traded him his rookie year to Ufa with CF Vilhelm Buziuc in exchange for closer Liridon Shapoval. This began his signature run with the Fiends, although he had a rough start with a -1.8 WAR season in 1957. Petrov was spotty the next two years before finally finding his rhythm at age 26 in 1960.

From there, he had ten seasons of 5+ WAR with Ufa. Petrov had two no-hitters, striking out 10 against Krasnoyarsk in 1961 and fanning another 10 against Tashkent in 1966. In 1967, he won his lone Pitcher of the Year with a career and league-best 1.63 ERA and 0.79 WHIP. Strangely enough, he was only used in 20 relief appearances the following season despite being a healthy, an absence that was never publically explained. He bounced back with a second place Pitcher of the Year finish in 1969.

Ufa made the playoffs six times from 1963-69 and got to the league final three times, although they never took the title. You couldn’t blame Petrov, who had a 1.95 ERA in 69.1 playoff innings with 65 strikeouts. He also was a regular for Bulgaria in the World Baseball Championship with 184.1 innings from 1956-73. He posted a 2.29 ERA with 174 strikeouts and 5.7 WAR. In total with Ufa, Petrov had an 198-135 record, 2.70 ERA, 3104.2 innings, 3100 strikeouts, and 78.2 WAR.

Petrov became a free agent in 1971 at age 37 and signed a two-year deal with Tbilisi. He had two respectable seasons for 9.9 WAR and a 3.07 ERA, earning his 3500^th strikeout along the way. In 1973, he signed and played one season with Warsaw. Petrov opted to retire after the season at age 39. When he announced his retirement, Ufa opted to retire his #11 uniform.

Petrov’s final stats: 248-175 record, 2.76 ERA, 3924 innings, 3753 strikeouts to 657 walks, 372/521 quality starts, FIP- of 80, and 91.6 WAR. He rarely was a league leader, but he was incredibly solid for a lengthy career. The totals were an easy sell for the Hall of Fame voters, who gave him the first ballot nod at 90.3%.

Petr Amangeldi – Starting Pitcher – Kazan Crusaders – 83.3% First Ballot

Petr Amangeldi was a 5’11’’, 190 pound left-handed pitcher from Kievka, a village of around 6,000 people in central Kazakhstan. He was a hard thrower with solid control and 98-100 peak velocity. He had an excellent fastball that was mixed with a slider and sinker. Amangeldi’s movement was poor though, leading to an extreme flyball tendency and issues allowing home runs at times. However, his power still made him quite formidable. Amangeldi was also a great defensive pitcher, winning four Gold Gloves from 1967-70. He also had very good stamina and durability for most of his career.

Amangeldi was picked out of high school in the third round of the 1956 Eurasian Professional Baseball Draft. He was picked 88^th overall by Tashkent and pitched 27.1 innings as an 18-year old, although unsurprisingly he struggled. The Tomcats would trade him that offseason to Kazan, who would let Amangeldi develop on their reserve roster for the next three seasons. He’d make a few appearances in 1960 and 1961, becoming a full-time starter beginning in 1962.

His first full season was his first of nine seasons with 300+ strikeouts. He’d never win the top award, although he was third in Pitcher of the Year voting in 1968 and second in 1971. Amangeldi led in strikeouts with 388 in 1965, but he wasn’t a league leading pitcher otherwise. Still, he had six seasons of 6+ WAR, including 9.7 in 1967 and 8.9 in 1964. He also pitched for his native Kazakhstan team in the World Baseball Championship from 1962-73, posting a 4.95 ERA over 103.2 innings.

Kazan was a contender in the 1960s, making the playoffs seven times in the decade. The Crusaders won the Soviet Series in 1961 and 1968 and were league finalists in 1966 and 1967. Although his playoff record was 4-10, Amangeldi had a 2.81 ERA in 15 playoff starts with 118.2 innings, 146 strikeouts, and 1.6 WAR. He became a free agent after the 1971 season and at age 32, went back where his career began with Tashkent. He signed a five-year, $950,000 deal with the Tomcats.

Amangeldi’s return season with Tashkent was solid, taking second in Pitcher of the Year voting. He started to struggle a bit in year two and at the deadline was traded back to Kazan. In total with the Tomcats, he had 7.7 WAR over 472.2 innings with a 2.89 ERA and 553 strikeouts. He finished 1972 with the Crusaders and spent one more season with Kazan, opting to retire after the 1973 campaign at age 35. The Crusaders would retire his #16 uniform and his final stats there saw a 186-123 record, 2.76 ERA, 2906 innings, 3634 strikeouts, and 69.0 WAR.

Amangeldi’s final stats overall: 213-146 record, 2.78 ERA, 3378.2 innings, 4187 strikeouts to 661 walks, 267/391 quality starts, 201 complete games, FIP- of 80, and 76.8 WAR. He was the fifth EPB pitcher to 4000 career strikeouts and one of only four at the time with 200+ complete games. His overall stats are more towards the middle of the EPB Hall of Fame leaderboard and he didn’t win the top award, but he struck out a lot of batters and helped Kazan to two rings. Thus, Amangeldi earned the first ballot induction at 83.3%.

Aman “Mad Dog” Charyyew – Outfielder – Ulaanbaatar Boars – 81.8% First Ballot

Aman Charyyew was a 6’0’’, 185 pound left-handed outfielder from Gubadag, a city in north central Turkmenistan located on the border with Uzbekistan. The town is known for a special round meat pie, called “fitchi.” Nicknamed “Mad Dog,” Charyyew was a great power hitter who also had solid contact skills. He averaged around 35-40 home runs per year, as well as around 35-40 doubles and triples per season. He was around average at drawing walks and below average at avoiding strikeouts. Charyyew was quick, although he got caught stealing about as often as he succeeded. He made about 2/3s of his start in center field with the rest in left. Charryew was considered average in center and above average in left defensively.

Charyyew was the top Turkmen prospect and the home country team Asagbat picked him out of high school 13^th overall in the 1956 EPB Draft. At this point, Charyyew opted to continue his amateur career. In 1960, Ulaanbaatar picked him first overall, but Charyyew again decided against starting a professional career. In 1961, the Boars picked him again, this time second overall. Charyyew finally signed and started his pro career in Mongolia. He was a full-time starter immediately, winning the 1962 Rookie of the Year and his first of eight Silver Sluggers

Charyyew’s second year was incredible as he became EPB’s second Triple Crown hitter, posting career bests with 55 home runs, 122 RBI, .318 average, and 112 runs. This earned him MVP and a Silver Slugger. He’d win additional sluggers in 1964, 66, 67, 68, 69, and 71. Charyyew had nine straight seasons worth 6+ WAR and had four seasons worth 9+ WAR. He led the Asian League in total bases five times, runs thrice, home runs and RBI twice, batting average twice, OPS four times, wRC+ four times, and WAR three times.

Charyyew took third in 1966’s MVP voting, then won the award in 1967 with a 10.0 WAR, 1.016 OPS season. He took his third MVP in 1968 with 54 home runs, 101 runs, 118 RBI, 1.041 OPS, and 10.8 WAR. Ulaanbaatar earned its first-ever playoff berths in 1967 and 1968, although both seasons saw one-and-dones. In total while in Mongolia, Charyyew had 1367 hits, 753 runs, 161 doubles, 143 triples, 325 home runs, 819 RBI, a .305/.358/.622 slash, and 67.7 WAR.

Charyyew became a free agent at age 32 and for the 1970 season signed a six-year, $1,356,000 deal with Moscow. His first two years with the Mules were solid and saw a league finals berth. However, Charyyew struggled immensely in 1962 with a -1.3 WAR season. He did little better the next year and eventually full out of the starting lineup. Charyyew opted to retire after the 1973 season at age 35. With Moscow, he had 495 this, 243 runs, 86 home runs, 260 RBI, and 11.0 WAR. His #1 uniform would get retired by Ulaanbaatar soon after he announced his retirement.

Charyyew’s final stats: 1862 hits, 998 runs, 225 doubles, 174 triples, 411 home runs, 1079 RBI, 507 stolen bases, a .287/.341/.566 slash, 167 wRC+, and 78.7 WAR. His rate stats and WAR were excellent, although his final accumulations were relatively low since he retired fairly young. As of 2037, he’s one of only four hitters in the EPB Hall with fewer than 2000 hits. However, three MVP wins and a Triple Crown were more than enough to sway the voters towards the first ballot induction with 81.8%.

10-11-2023, 05:48 AM	#635
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,037	1979 EPB Hall of Fame The 1979 Eurasian Professional Baseball Hall of Fame class saw three players earn induction, each on the first ballot. SP Serkan Petrov (90.3%), SP Petr Amangeldi (83.3%), and CF Amam Charyyew (81.8%) were the gentlemen whose names were added among the greats. Two other first ballot pitchers came very close with Artyom Rudasev at 64.7% and Eryk Wozniak at 62.6%. Two relievers on their second go were also above 50% with Vyacheslav Leskov (54.7%) and Mikhail Marakhovsky (50.5%). There were no players dropped after ten ballots. Serkan Petrov – Starting Pitcher – Ufa Fiends – 90.3% First Ballot Serkan Petrov was a 6’2’’, 205 pound left-handed pitcher from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. He was known for having great control and solid movement, which made up for only having above average stuff. Petrov’s velocity peaked at 94-96 mph and he had a mix of fastball, slider, changeup, and cutter with an extreme groundball tendency. Petrov was very durable and rarely had truly bad stats. He was also excellent at holding runners. Petrov was viewed as very intelligent, but was thought of as a bit of a loner. Petrov was a relatively unheralded prospect, not picked until the third round of the 1955 EPB Draft. He was taken 82^nd overall by his hometown team Sofia, but his run with the Spikes lasted 86.1 innings. They traded him his rookie year to Ufa with CF Vilhelm Buziuc in exchange for closer Liridon Shapoval. This began his signature run with the Fiends, although he had a rough start with a -1.8 WAR season in 1957. Petrov was spotty the next two years before finally finding his rhythm at age 26 in 1960. From there, he had ten seasons of 5+ WAR with Ufa. Petrov had two no-hitters, striking out 10 against Krasnoyarsk in 1961 and fanning another 10 against Tashkent in 1966. In 1967, he won his lone Pitcher of the Year with a career and league-best 1.63 ERA and 0.79 WHIP. Strangely enough, he was only used in 20 relief appearances the following season despite being a healthy, an absence that was never publically explained. He bounced back with a second place Pitcher of the Year finish in 1969. Ufa made the playoffs six times from 1963-69 and got to the league final three times, although they never took the title. You couldn’t blame Petrov, who had a 1.95 ERA in 69.1 playoff innings with 65 strikeouts. He also was a regular for Bulgaria in the World Baseball Championship with 184.1 innings from 1956-73. He posted a 2.29 ERA with 174 strikeouts and 5.7 WAR. In total with Ufa, Petrov had an 198-135 record, 2.70 ERA, 3104.2 innings, 3100 strikeouts, and 78.2 WAR. Petrov became a free agent in 1971 at age 37 and signed a two-year deal with Tbilisi. He had two respectable seasons for 9.9 WAR and a 3.07 ERA, earning his 3500^th strikeout along the way. In 1973, he signed and played one season with Warsaw. Petrov opted to retire after the season at age 39. When he announced his retirement, Ufa opted to retire his #11 uniform. Petrov’s final stats: 248-175 record, 2.76 ERA, 3924 innings, 3753 strikeouts to 657 walks, 372/521 quality starts, FIP- of 80, and 91.6 WAR. He rarely was a league leader, but he was incredibly solid for a lengthy career. The totals were an easy sell for the Hall of Fame voters, who gave him the first ballot nod at 90.3%. Petr Amangeldi – Starting Pitcher – Kazan Crusaders – 83.3% First Ballot Petr Amangeldi was a 5’11’’, 190 pound left-handed pitcher from Kievka, a village of around 6,000 people in central Kazakhstan. He was a hard thrower with solid control and 98-100 peak velocity. He had an excellent fastball that was mixed with a slider and sinker. Amangeldi’s movement was poor though, leading to an extreme flyball tendency and issues allowing home runs at times. However, his power still made him quite formidable. Amangeldi was also a great defensive pitcher, winning four Gold Gloves from 1967-70. He also had very good stamina and durability for most of his career. Amangeldi was picked out of high school in the third round of the 1956 Eurasian Professional Baseball Draft. He was picked 88^th overall by Tashkent and pitched 27.1 innings as an 18-year old, although unsurprisingly he struggled. The Tomcats would trade him that offseason to Kazan, who would let Amangeldi develop on their reserve roster for the next three seasons. He’d make a few appearances in 1960 and 1961, becoming a full-time starter beginning in 1962. His first full season was his first of nine seasons with 300+ strikeouts. He’d never win the top award, although he was third in Pitcher of the Year voting in 1968 and second in 1971. Amangeldi led in strikeouts with 388 in 1965, but he wasn’t a league leading pitcher otherwise. Still, he had six seasons of 6+ WAR, including 9.7 in 1967 and 8.9 in 1964. He also pitched for his native Kazakhstan team in the World Baseball Championship from 1962-73, posting a 4.95 ERA over 103.2 innings. Kazan was a contender in the 1960s, making the playoffs seven times in the decade. The Crusaders won the Soviet Series in 1961 and 1968 and were league finalists in 1966 and 1967. Although his playoff record was 4-10, Amangeldi had a 2.81 ERA in 15 playoff starts with 118.2 innings, 146 strikeouts, and 1.6 WAR. He became a free agent after the 1971 season and at age 32, went back where his career began with Tashkent. He signed a five-year, $950,000 deal with the Tomcats. Amangeldi’s return season with Tashkent was solid, taking second in Pitcher of the Year voting. He started to struggle a bit in year two and at the deadline was traded back to Kazan. In total with the Tomcats, he had 7.7 WAR over 472.2 innings with a 2.89 ERA and 553 strikeouts. He finished 1972 with the Crusaders and spent one more season with Kazan, opting to retire after the 1973 campaign at age 35. The Crusaders would retire his #16 uniform and his final stats there saw a 186-123 record, 2.76 ERA, 2906 innings, 3634 strikeouts, and 69.0 WAR. Amangeldi’s final stats overall: 213-146 record, 2.78 ERA, 3378.2 innings, 4187 strikeouts to 661 walks, 267/391 quality starts, 201 complete games, FIP- of 80, and 76.8 WAR. He was the fifth EPB pitcher to 4000 career strikeouts and one of only four at the time with 200+ complete games. His overall stats are more towards the middle of the EPB Hall of Fame leaderboard and he didn’t win the top award, but he struck out a lot of batters and helped Kazan to two rings. Thus, Amangeldi earned the first ballot induction at 83.3%. Aman “Mad Dog” Charyyew – Outfielder – Ulaanbaatar Boars – 81.8% First Ballot Aman Charyyew was a 6’0’’, 185 pound left-handed outfielder from Gubadag, a city in north central Turkmenistan located on the border with Uzbekistan. The town is known for a special round meat pie, called “fitchi.” Nicknamed “Mad Dog,” Charyyew was a great power hitter who also had solid contact skills. He averaged around 35-40 home runs per year, as well as around 35-40 doubles and triples per season. He was around average at drawing walks and below average at avoiding strikeouts. Charyyew was quick, although he got caught stealing about as often as he succeeded. He made about 2/3s of his start in center field with the rest in left. Charryew was considered average in center and above average in left defensively. Charyyew was the top Turkmen prospect and the home country team Asagbat picked him out of high school 13^th overall in the 1956 EPB Draft. At this point, Charyyew opted to continue his amateur career. In 1960, Ulaanbaatar picked him first overall, but Charyyew again decided against starting a professional career. In 1961, the Boars picked him again, this time second overall. Charyyew finally signed and started his pro career in Mongolia. He was a full-time starter immediately, winning the 1962 Rookie of the Year and his first of eight Silver Sluggers Charyyew’s second year was incredible as he became EPB’s second Triple Crown hitter, posting career bests with 55 home runs, 122 RBI, .318 average, and 112 runs. This earned him MVP and a Silver Slugger. He’d win additional sluggers in 1964, 66, 67, 68, 69, and 71. Charyyew had nine straight seasons worth 6+ WAR and had four seasons worth 9+ WAR. He led the Asian League in total bases five times, runs thrice, home runs and RBI twice, batting average twice, OPS four times, wRC+ four times, and WAR three times. Charyyew took third in 1966’s MVP voting, then won the award in 1967 with a 10.0 WAR, 1.016 OPS season. He took his third MVP in 1968 with 54 home runs, 101 runs, 118 RBI, 1.041 OPS, and 10.8 WAR. Ulaanbaatar earned its first-ever playoff berths in 1967 and 1968, although both seasons saw one-and-dones. In total while in Mongolia, Charyyew had 1367 hits, 753 runs, 161 doubles, 143 triples, 325 home runs, 819 RBI, a .305/.358/.622 slash, and 67.7 WAR. Charyyew became a free agent at age 32 and for the 1970 season signed a six-year, $1,356,000 deal with Moscow. His first two years with the Mules were solid and saw a league finals berth. However, Charyyew struggled immensely in 1962 with a -1.3 WAR season. He did little better the next year and eventually full out of the starting lineup. Charyyew opted to retire after the 1973 season at age 35. With Moscow, he had 495 this, 243 runs, 86 home runs, 260 RBI, and 11.0 WAR. His #1 uniform would get retired by Ulaanbaatar soon after he announced his retirement. Charyyew’s final stats: 1862 hits, 998 runs, 225 doubles, 174 triples, 411 home runs, 1079 RBI, 507 stolen bases, a .287/.341/.566 slash, 167 wRC+, and 78.7 WAR. His rate stats and WAR were excellent, although his final accumulations were relatively low since he retired fairly young. As of 2037, he’s one of only four hitters in the EPB Hall with fewer than 2000 hits. However, three MVP wins and a Triple Crown were more than enough to sway the voters towards the first ballot induction with 81.8%. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)