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FuzzyRussianHat · 01-20-2024, 05:15 AM

Gold Coast successfully defended their Australasia League title in 1990, taking the title at 102-60. Brisbane was the closest competitor at 95-67. Melbourne was a distant third at 85-77. Auckland notably fell off hard, going from second place in 1989 to last place at 58-104.

Mets LF Riley Singleton won Australasia League MVP. It was the second MVP for the 30-year old Australian lefty, who also won it back in 1985. In 1990, he led the AL in RBI (109), average (.323), slugging (.603), wRC+ (178), and WAR (7.8). Brisbane’s Jax Royer won his second Pitcher of the Year in three years. The 28-year old hometown star led in WAR (7.5) and quality starts (32), adding a 22-11 record over 311 innings with a 2.26 ERA and 297 strikeouts. This would be Royer’s last year in Australia, as he’d leave for MLB and New York the following season.

Honolulu’s Pacific League dynasty continued with their third straight pennant and their eighth title in ten years. The Honu finished 101-61, finishing ten games ahead of second place Samoa and 17 better than New Caledonia.

Fiji finished .500, but fifth-year RF Will Lee picked up Pacific League MVP. The right-handed Australian led in hits (202), doubles (35), total bases (366), triple slash (.342/.396/.619), OPS (1.016), wRC+ (240), and WAR (11.7). Lee added 37 home runs and 102 RBI. Honolulu veteran righty Randol Smith won his second Pitcher of the Year. The 33-year old Solomon Islander led the PL in wins (24-10), innings (344.1), and quality starts (38). He added 7.7 WAR with 322 strikeouts and a 1.94 ERA.

The 31^st Oceania Championship was a rematch from the prior year between Honolulu and Gold Coast. Yet again, the Honu prevailed, cruising to the three-peat by winning the series 4-1. CF Jonathan Buai was the finals MVP with the 23-year old Solomon Islander going 8-20 with 3 runs, 1 triple, and 2 RBI in the series. It was OBA’s second-ever three-peat, joining the Honu’s 1982-84 run.

It was Honolulu’s seventh OBA title in nine years, a mark no team had hit in any pro league to this point. As of 2037, a run of seven overall titles in a nine year stretch has only happened thrice between all of the GBA leagues. The Honu would still be successful in the 1990s, but this would mark the peak of the dynasty, concluding one of the most impressive decades any pro baseball team has ever posted.

Other notes: Durant Lindly became the fifth pitcher to 4500 strikeouts. LF Ping Janer won his seventh Gold Glove.

01-20-2024, 05:15 AM	#896
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,899	1990 in OBA Gold Coast successfully defended their Australasia League title in 1990, taking the title at 102-60. Brisbane was the closest competitor at 95-67. Melbourne was a distant third at 85-77. Auckland notably fell off hard, going from second place in 1989 to last place at 58-104. Mets LF Riley Singleton won Australasia League MVP. It was the second MVP for the 30-year old Australian lefty, who also won it back in 1985. In 1990, he led the AL in RBI (109), average (.323), slugging (.603), wRC+ (178), and WAR (7.8). Brisbane’s Jax Royer won his second Pitcher of the Year in three years. The 28-year old hometown star led in WAR (7.5) and quality starts (32), adding a 22-11 record over 311 innings with a 2.26 ERA and 297 strikeouts. This would be Royer’s last year in Australia, as he’d leave for MLB and New York the following season. Honolulu’s Pacific League dynasty continued with their third straight pennant and their eighth title in ten years. The Honu finished 101-61, finishing ten games ahead of second place Samoa and 17 better than New Caledonia. Fiji finished .500, but fifth-year RF Will Lee picked up Pacific League MVP. The right-handed Australian led in hits (202), doubles (35), total bases (366), triple slash (.342/.396/.619), OPS (1.016), wRC+ (240), and WAR (11.7). Lee added 37 home runs and 102 RBI. Honolulu veteran righty Randol Smith won his second Pitcher of the Year. The 33-year old Solomon Islander led the PL in wins (24-10), innings (344.1), and quality starts (38). He added 7.7 WAR with 322 strikeouts and a 1.94 ERA. The 31^st Oceania Championship was a rematch from the prior year between Honolulu and Gold Coast. Yet again, the Honu prevailed, cruising to the three-peat by winning the series 4-1. CF Jonathan Buai was the finals MVP with the 23-year old Solomon Islander going 8-20 with 3 runs, 1 triple, and 2 RBI in the series. It was OBA’s second-ever three-peat, joining the Honu’s 1982-84 run. It was Honolulu’s seventh OBA title in nine years, a mark no team had hit in any pro league to this point. As of 2037, a run of seven overall titles in a nine year stretch has only happened thrice between all of the GBA leagues. The Honu would still be successful in the 1990s, but this would mark the peak of the dynasty, concluding one of the most impressive decades any pro baseball team has ever posted. Other notes: Durant Lindly became the fifth pitcher to 4500 strikeouts. LF Ping Janer won his seventh Gold Glove. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)