OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post

FuzzyRussianHat · 07-24-2026, 07:07 AM

The 32^nd Baseball Grand Championship was hosted in Auckland, New Zealand. Earning the automatic bids were MLB’s St. Louis and Seattle; CABA’s Guatemala and Tuxtla; EAB’s Cheongju and Hamamatsu; BSA’s Ciudad Guayana and Valparaiso; EBF’s Amsterdam and Zagreb; EPB’s St. Petersburg; OBA’s Guadalcanal; APB’s Taichung; CLB’s Dongguan; WAB’s Abuja; SAB’s Mumbai; ABF’s Karachi; ALB’s Kuwait; and AAB’s Dar es Salaam. Defending Grand Champion Da Nang (SAB) was an at-large along with APB’s Pekanbaru and ALB’s Algiers.

At the first break day, Mumbai was the lone unbeaten at 5-0. St. Petersburg, Dar es Salaam, and Seattle were each next at 4-1. By the second break day, the Sabercats had moved into first place at 12-4. The Grizzlies and Meteors were both 11-5, while Amsterdam, St. Louis, and Zagreb sat at 10-6. Five teams were at 9-7. Dar es Salaam edged Mumbai 5-4 the day before the break, but lost 4-3 to Seattle the day prior to that.

The Meteors would finish the event on an eight-game losing streak to completely fall out of the fight. Dar es Salaam won over Kuwait, St. Petersburg, and Zagreb, but lost their penultimate game 4-3 to Abuja. Seattle won over Hamamatsu, Abuja, Amsterdam, and Guadalcanal to move into a tie for first with a game to go. The Grizzlies were on a six-game winning streak that started with their win over the Sabercats, which would be the tiebreaker if they ended up even.

Seattle’s finale was an ugly 8-1 loss against Algiers. However, Dar es Salaam lost 1-0 in a pitcher’s duel with Guatemala with both teams only getting four hits apiece. Both teams finished at 15-6. Although not a triumphant way to end it, the Grizzlies had the tiebreaker to claim the Grand Champion title over the Sabercats. It was the 14^th time a Major League Baseball team won it all and the 11^th time by an American Association squad. It was also the fifth time that an MLB team was Grand Champion but didn’t win the World Series.

The 2042 World Series winner St. Louis finished alone in third place at 14-7. The Cardinals had obliterated the Grizzlies 14-2 in their lone encounter. St. Louis had the best run differential by far at +48, but went 5-5 in one-run games. The Cardinals scored 121 to lead all teams and set an event record for team on-base percentage at .348. They also had the second-most hits (181) and second-best batting average (.259) and slugging (.546) in BGC history.

The Grizzlies had four shutouts in the event with two tossed by Gabe Shingleton, who was 4-0 with a 1.03 ERA over 35 innings, 40 strikeouts, and 1.8 WAR. Rajinder Jayanta went 3-1 with a 2.80 ERA, 35.1 innings, 49 Ks, and 1.3 WAR. Closer Nathan Gallier tossed 10.2 scoreless innings with six saves. 3B Jaden Sellers led Seattle by WAR offensively (1.4) with 18 hits, 12 runs, 10 homers, and 16 RBI. As a franchise criticized for “failing to win the big one,” there was none bigger.

Dar es Salaam allowed the fewest runs at 68, followed by Seattle at 69. The Sabercats were making their eighth straight appearance with their dynasty and this was their best finish. Their previous best was fifth place in 2037. There was a four-way tie for fourth at 13-8. By tiebreakers, the finishing order was Algiers fourth, Amsterdam fifth, Guatemala sixth, and Ciudad Guayana seventh.

Next at 12-9 was Pekanbaru and Zagreb. Rounding out the teams with winning records at 11-10 was Tuxtla, St. Petersburg, and Mumbai. Defending BGC champ Da Nang and Dongguan both finished 10-11. Valparaiso, Abuja, and Cheongju each were 9-12. Taichung and Kuwait went 7-14 while both Guadalcanal and Hamamatsu ended 6-15. Alone in last place at 5-16 was Karachi.

NOTE: For whatever reason, not all players show up on the leaderboards page although they do register into the historical stat/leaderboard.

Although the Chickenhawks struggled, 1B Mitsuru Ishida won Tournament MVP with 23 hits, 14 runs, 9 doubles, 7 home runs, 21 RBI, .993 OPS, 170 wRC+, and 1.0 WAR. It caps off a remarkable year for the 30-year old slugger who won his fourth Japan League MVP and had a record-setting postseason for Hamamatsu. Ishida is also now the BGC all-time event leader with 26 career doubles.

Cardinals LF Jinhao Lin notably tied the event record for runs scored of 24, which was hit last year by Dar es Salaam’s Sebastian Malema. Ciudad Guayana’s Rafael Menendez became the first to win Best Pitcher twice, having also done it in 2040 for the Giants. In 2042, he pitched 30.1 innings with a 0.89 ERA, 2-0 record, 1 save, 45 strikeouts, 427 ERA+, 43 FIP-, and 1.3 WAR.

Other notes: With Dar es Salaam’s eighth straight appearance, their former MVP slugger Sebastian Malema dominates the career leaderboard. He is now the BGC all-time leader for games (160), at-bats (574), runs (101), hits (145), total bases (343), home runs (59), and RBI (124). His teammate Ferdinand Rajerison struggled in the 2042 event, but he’s top five in the big stats.

Malema is up to #4 in WAR for position players (7.64) just behind Loyd Wayne (7.92), Ben Conlee (7.78), and Artyom Masharipov (7.64). Ciudad Guayana’s Bruno Accioli is tied for the most stolen bases in BGC history at 43. Another Sabercat Sylvestre Mbiwa has the most career starts on the mound at 34.

Among Seattle’s four shutouts was a no-hitter on November 5 by Eloi St-Onge, striking out 11 with two walks in a 2-0 win over Dongguan. November 17 saw Da Nang’s Phoutdavy Chanthalangsy no-hit Guadalcanal with 10 Ks and one walk in a 7-0 win. Amazingly the next day, the Nailers had another no-hitter in a 2-0 win over Kuwait. Mamunul Rony struck out six and walked five in the effort.

In the world leagues, only twice before had a team thrown consecutive no-hitters. The 1967 Oceania Baseball Association season had Brisbane do it on July 27-28 against Christchurch, the latter a perfect game by Ollie Tear. In the 2022 European Baseball Federation season, Belgrade did it on May 26 and 27 against Malta; the latter a perfect game by Mykola Mischenko. Also in the 1996 Austronesia Professional Baseball season, Batam no-hit Depok on September 7, but the roles reversed the next night.

On November 22, the Green Jackets were no-no victims again by Taichung’s Tang Abu Bakar in a 6-0 win. He struck out 17 and walked two. There have been 21 no-hitters in Baseball Grand Championship history.

07-24-2026, 07:07 AM	#2947
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,770	2042 Baseball Grand Championship The 32^nd Baseball Grand Championship was hosted in Auckland, New Zealand. Earning the automatic bids were MLB’s St. Louis and Seattle; CABA’s Guatemala and Tuxtla; EAB’s Cheongju and Hamamatsu; BSA’s Ciudad Guayana and Valparaiso; EBF’s Amsterdam and Zagreb; EPB’s St. Petersburg; OBA’s Guadalcanal; APB’s Taichung; CLB’s Dongguan; WAB’s Abuja; SAB’s Mumbai; ABF’s Karachi; ALB’s Kuwait; and AAB’s Dar es Salaam. Defending Grand Champion Da Nang (SAB) was an at-large along with APB’s Pekanbaru and ALB’s Algiers. At the first break day, Mumbai was the lone unbeaten at 5-0. St. Petersburg, Dar es Salaam, and Seattle were each next at 4-1. By the second break day, the Sabercats had moved into first place at 12-4. The Grizzlies and Meteors were both 11-5, while Amsterdam, St. Louis, and Zagreb sat at 10-6. Five teams were at 9-7. Dar es Salaam edged Mumbai 5-4 the day before the break, but lost 4-3 to Seattle the day prior to that. The Meteors would finish the event on an eight-game losing streak to completely fall out of the fight. Dar es Salaam won over Kuwait, St. Petersburg, and Zagreb, but lost their penultimate game 4-3 to Abuja. Seattle won over Hamamatsu, Abuja, Amsterdam, and Guadalcanal to move into a tie for first with a game to go. The Grizzlies were on a six-game winning streak that started with their win over the Sabercats, which would be the tiebreaker if they ended up even. Seattle’s finale was an ugly 8-1 loss against Algiers. However, Dar es Salaam lost 1-0 in a pitcher’s duel with Guatemala with both teams only getting four hits apiece. Both teams finished at 15-6. Although not a triumphant way to end it, the Grizzlies had the tiebreaker to claim the Grand Champion title over the Sabercats. It was the 14^th time a Major League Baseball team won it all and the 11^th time by an American Association squad. It was also the fifth time that an MLB team was Grand Champion but didn’t win the World Series. The 2042 World Series winner St. Louis finished alone in third place at 14-7. The Cardinals had obliterated the Grizzlies 14-2 in their lone encounter. St. Louis had the best run differential by far at +48, but went 5-5 in one-run games. The Cardinals scored 121 to lead all teams and set an event record for team on-base percentage at .348. They also had the second-most hits (181) and second-best batting average (.259) and slugging (.546) in BGC history. The Grizzlies had four shutouts in the event with two tossed by Gabe Shingleton, who was 4-0 with a 1.03 ERA over 35 innings, 40 strikeouts, and 1.8 WAR. Rajinder Jayanta went 3-1 with a 2.80 ERA, 35.1 innings, 49 Ks, and 1.3 WAR. Closer Nathan Gallier tossed 10.2 scoreless innings with six saves. 3B Jaden Sellers led Seattle by WAR offensively (1.4) with 18 hits, 12 runs, 10 homers, and 16 RBI. As a franchise criticized for “failing to win the big one,” there was none bigger. Dar es Salaam allowed the fewest runs at 68, followed by Seattle at 69. The Sabercats were making their eighth straight appearance with their dynasty and this was their best finish. Their previous best was fifth place in 2037. There was a four-way tie for fourth at 13-8. By tiebreakers, the finishing order was Algiers fourth, Amsterdam fifth, Guatemala sixth, and Ciudad Guayana seventh. Next at 12-9 was Pekanbaru and Zagreb. Rounding out the teams with winning records at 11-10 was Tuxtla, St. Petersburg, and Mumbai. Defending BGC champ Da Nang and Dongguan both finished 10-11. Valparaiso, Abuja, and Cheongju each were 9-12. Taichung and Kuwait went 7-14 while both Guadalcanal and Hamamatsu ended 6-15. Alone in last place at 5-16 was Karachi. NOTE: For whatever reason, not all players show up on the leaderboards page although they do register into the historical stat/leaderboard. Although the Chickenhawks struggled, 1B Mitsuru Ishida won Tournament MVP with 23 hits, 14 runs, 9 doubles, 7 home runs, 21 RBI, .993 OPS, 170 wRC+, and 1.0 WAR. It caps off a remarkable year for the 30-year old slugger who won his fourth Japan League MVP and had a record-setting postseason for Hamamatsu. Ishida is also now the BGC all-time event leader with 26 career doubles. Cardinals LF Jinhao Lin notably tied the event record for runs scored of 24, which was hit last year by Dar es Salaam’s Sebastian Malema. Ciudad Guayana’s Rafael Menendez became the first to win Best Pitcher twice, having also done it in 2040 for the Giants. In 2042, he pitched 30.1 innings with a 0.89 ERA, 2-0 record, 1 save, 45 strikeouts, 427 ERA+, 43 FIP-, and 1.3 WAR. Other notes: With Dar es Salaam’s eighth straight appearance, their former MVP slugger Sebastian Malema dominates the career leaderboard. He is now the BGC all-time leader for games (160), at-bats (574), runs (101), hits (145), total bases (343), home runs (59), and RBI (124). His teammate Ferdinand Rajerison struggled in the 2042 event, but he’s top five in the big stats. Malema is up to #4 in WAR for position players (7.64) just behind Loyd Wayne (7.92), Ben Conlee (7.78), and Artyom Masharipov (7.64). Ciudad Guayana’s Bruno Accioli is tied for the most stolen bases in BGC history at 43. Another Sabercat Sylvestre Mbiwa has the most career starts on the mound at 34. Among Seattle’s four shutouts was a no-hitter on November 5 by Eloi St-Onge, striking out 11 with two walks in a 2-0 win over Dongguan. November 17 saw Da Nang’s Phoutdavy Chanthalangsy no-hit Guadalcanal with 10 Ks and one walk in a 7-0 win. Amazingly the next day, the Nailers had another no-hitter in a 2-0 win over Kuwait. Mamunul Rony struck out six and walked five in the effort. In the world leagues, only twice before had a team thrown consecutive no-hitters. The 1967 Oceania Baseball Association season had Brisbane do it on July 27-28 against Christchurch, the latter a perfect game by Ollie Tear. In the 2022 European Baseball Federation season, Belgrade did it on May 26 and 27 against Malta; the latter a perfect game by Mykola Mischenko. Also in the 1996 Austronesia Professional Baseball season, Batam no-hit Depok on September 7, but the roles reversed the next night. On November 22, the Green Jackets were no-no victims again by Taichung’s Tang Abu Bakar in a 6-0 win. He struck out 17 and walked two. There have been 21 no-hitters in Baseball Grand Championship history. __________________ 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)