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2011 Chinese Professional Baseball League Season
The 2011 Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) season began on March 19 in Kaohsiung County when the defending champion Lamigo Monkeys played host to the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions. The season concluded in late October with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions defeating the Lamigo Monkeys in Game 7 of the Taiwan Series. Competition Four teams, the Lamigo Monkeys, Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, Sinon Bulls and Brother Elephants will contest the CPBL, the highest level of professional baseball played in Taiwan. The season is divided into two halves, with each team playing sixty games in each half. The winners for each half-season plus the non-winner with the best overall record will qualify for the playoffs. In the event that the same team wins both halves, the next two teams with the best overall records will advance. Standings First Half standings Second Half Standings Overall standings *Green denotes first half or second half champion. Statistical leaders Hitting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaohsiung County
Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City. History Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture () shortly after the end of World War II. In the early years, Kaohsiung County consists of most territory of Takao Prefecture except the territory near cities of Takao (Kaohsiung) and Heitō ( Pingtung). The county is divided into districts (), which come from reformed Japanese districts (). The districts are divided into townships. On 16 August 1950, another division reform was implemented. The southern part of the county was separated and established Pingtung County. The remaining Kaohsiung County has territory equivalent to the Hōzan (Fengshan), Okayama (Kangshan), and Kizan (Chishan) in the Japanese era. In addition, districts in the remaining part of Kaohsiung County was defunct. All townships were directly controlled by the County Government. On 25 December 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Ray
Kenneth Alan Ray (born November 27, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals. Ray made his MLB debut on July 10, , for the Royals. Early career After briefly pitching for the Royals in 1999, Ray spent years battling arm problems while trying to work his way back onto a major league roster. Back in the majors He made a meteoric rise from to . In 2005, Ray started the season with the independent North Shore Spirit of the Can-Am League before being acquired by the Atlanta Braves organization. He spent the remainder of the season with the Triple-A Richmond Braves. On April 6, , following an injury to starter Horacio Ramírez, Ray was called up from the Richmond Braves, Atlanta's Triple-A affiliate. In his first appearance for Atlanta in 2006, he struck out Barry Bonds on 3 pitches. He was claimed off waivers by the Royals in the 2006 offseason. Ray began the season in Triple-A with the Omaha Royals. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kao Kuo-ching
Kao Kuo-ching (; born 6 October 1978) is a Taiwanese first baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions. He served as the Lions' captain beginning in 2007. He has also played for the Taiwan national baseball team in 2008 Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Career He refused to sign a long-term contract with Uni-President Lions, having the confidence that he will perform better next season. Before 2013 season, he claimed that he did not regret about not signing a long-term with Uni-President Lions last season. Kao did not play for the Lions in 2023, and was non–tendered by the team on November 30, 2023.https://x.com/gocpbl/status/1730142590115447007?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw Career statistics See also * Chinese Professional Baseball League * Uni-President Lions The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, stylized as Uni-President 7-ᴇʟᴇᴠᴇn Lions, also known as Uni-Lions (), are a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Hammond (pitcher)
Steven Benjamin Hammond (born May 9, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for one season. He played in 46 games for the Kansas City Royals during the 1982 Kansas City Royals season The 1982 Kansas City Royals season was their 14th in Major League Baseball. The Royals finished second in the American League West at 90-72, three games behind the California Angels in the first full season as manager for Dick Howser. Hal McRae l .... He went on to a productive career with the Nankai Hawks, where he batted .274 with 9 home runs in season. External links 1957 births Living people Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Gulf Coast State Commodores baseball players Kansas City Royals players Nankai Hawks players West Palm Beach Expos players Spokane Indians players American expatriate baseball players in Japan Greenwood Braves players Iowa Cubs players Omaha Royals players Pittsfield Cubs players Richmond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Lumsden
Tyler Ryan Lumsden (born May 9, 1983) is an American former Professional Baseball pitcher across four organizations including the Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, and San Diego Padres. He also attended and played baseball at Clemson University. He was born in Roanoke, Virginia, where he attended Cave Spring High School. Career Lumsden was originally drafted out of Cave Spring High School by the Florida Marlins in the 5th round (152nd overall) in the Major League Baseball draft. Lumsden did not sign with the Marlins, instead opting to play college ball at Clemson University. There he played for three years, mainly as their starting pitcher. Lumsden and his team advanced to the playoffs in each season he was with the team; the highest they reached was during his freshman year in , when they became the top team in the nation during the season while finishing at #3 in the nation following the College World Series. After the 2002 season, Lumsden, a honorable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Kuan-jen
Chen Kuan-jen (; born 15 April 1982 in Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional baseball player who is currently a free agent. Career In 2006 season, as a rookie, he gained the Batting Championship Award and Chinese Professional Baseball League Rookie of the Year. He played for the Brother Elephants (now the Chinatrust Brothers) of the Chinese Professional Baseball League, as well as the Lamigo Monkeys. In 2016, he played for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In late 2017, he signed on as a mid-season addition for the Adelaide Bite of the Australian Baseball League. Career statistics Awards * Chinese Professional Baseball League Home run Derby Winner (2005) * Chinese Professional Baseball League Rookie of the Year Award (2006) * Chinese Professional Baseball League Batting Champion Award (2006) * Chinese Professional Baseball League Hits Champion Award (2008) See also * Chinese Professional Baseball League * Brother Elephants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Reichert
Daniel Robert Reichert (; born July 12, 1976) is a retired professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays. Reichert pitched at Turlock High School in Turlock, California, and then became a star pitcher for University of the Pacific. He is currently the pitching coach for the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. Career In , the St. Louis Cardinals drafted Reichert in the 11th round, 306th overall, but he did not sign, choosing to go to play in college at the University of the Pacific. In 1995 and 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In , he was the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year, a First Team College All-American and a Big West Conference All-Star and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (7th overall). He signed for a $1.45 million bonus and spent less than three seasons in the minors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Chih-sheng
Ngayaw Ake Lin Chih-sheng (; born 1 January 1982; name at birth, birth name: Ngayaw Ake林智盛), also known as Ngayaw Ake in Amis language, is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese Taiwanese indigenous peoples, indigenous baseball player for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He began his career with the La New Bears in 2004. The team changed its name to the Lamigo Monkeys in 2011, and Lin left after the 2015 season to sign with the CTBC Brothers. While with the Bears and later Monkeys, Lin and his teammate Shih Chih-wei were often referred to as the "Sheng-Shih Connection," a reference to the glove puppet film ''Legend of the Sacred Stone''. Alone, Lin is nicknamed "Big Brother." Career Lin competed at the Baseball at the 2006 Asian Games, 2006 Asian Games and had the game-winning hit at the championship game against Japan national baseball team, Japan. In 2008, Lin was chosen to play on the Chinese Taipei baseball team, Taiwanese national base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Burnside
Adrian Mark Burnside (born 15 March 1977) is an Australian former baseball player born in Alice Springs. He was a member of the Australian Olympic baseball team, which achieved a silver medal in the Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics, baseball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He later played for the Lamigo Monkeys in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan. Early years In 1995, Burnside was selected for the Australian national junior baseball team to compete in the World Junior Baseball Championship held in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. There he helped his team to win its fifth bronze medal, racking up three wins. Minor league career During his Minor league baseball career he played under the Los Angeles Dodgers at Rookie, A-A and AA level, Pittsburgh Pirates at AA level, Detroit Tigers AA and AAA level, Toronto Blue Jays at AAA level, and the San Diego Padres at AA and AAA level. External links *, oNPB o* * Profile and stats froKBO official websit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Wei-lun
Pan Wei-lun (; born 5 March 1982 in Pingtung County, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese People, Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). Career After brief amateur career in the Taiwan Cooperative Bank baseball team he was drafted by the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in early 2003 and remains with this team to date. He has been considered an ace for the Lions and has also been a key member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team since 2002. He held the CPBL record of pitcher with the longest winning streak by scoring 21 victories between March 1, 2007 and June 18, 2008. Furthermore, he scored his first career no-hitter on July 10, 2008 against Chinatrust Whales, but failed to achieve Perfect game (baseball), perfect game due to a error (baseball), fielding error by first baseman Kao Kuo-ching. International career Pan represented Chinese Taipei in the Baseball at the 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Ching-li
Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thailand * Wang Township, Minnesota, a township in the United States * Wang, Bavaria, a town in the district of Freising, Bavaria, Germany * Wang, Austria, a town in the district of Scheibbs in Lower Austria * An abbreviation for the town of Wangaratta, Australia * Wang Theatre, in Boston, Massacheussetts * Charles B. Wang Center, an Asian American center at Stony Brook University Other * Wang (Tibetan Buddhism), a form of empowerment or initiation * Wang tile, in mathematics, are a class of formal systems * ''Wang'' (musical), an 1891 New York musical * Wang Film Productions, Taiwanese-American animation studios * Wang Laboratories, an American computer company founded by Dr. An Wang * WWNG, a radio station (1330 AM) licensed to serve Havelock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold (baseball)
A hold (abbreviated HLD, H or HD) is awarded to a relief pitcher who meets the following three conditions: :1. Enters the game in a save situation; that is, when all of the following three conditions apply: :: (a) He appears in relief (i.e., is not the starting pitcher) when his team is leading; and :: (b) He is not the winning pitcher; and :: (c) He qualifies under one of the following conditions: ::: (i) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and maintains that lead for at least one inning ::: (ii) He enters the game with the potential tying run either on base, or at bat, or on deck ::: (iii) He pitches for at least three innings; :2. Records at least one out; :3. Leaves the game before it has ended without his team having relinquished the lead at any point and does not record a save. The hold is not an official Major League Baseball statistic. Description Unlike saves, wins, and losses, more than one pitcher per team can earn a hold for a game, though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
