League: Chinese Professional Baseball League (I dropped the word "Major" because I'm not entirely sure that is the official name yet)
English Website: http://www.cpbl.com.tw/html/english/cpbl.asp (this will help non-English speaking people, though it is a bit out of date)
Abbreviation: CPBL
Location: Taiwan, R.O.C.
League History (past placing, standings, records, etc):
1990 Wei Chuan Dragons defeated Mercuries Tigers, 4-2
1991 Uni-President Lions defeated Wei Chuan Dragons, 4-3
1992 Brother Elephants (by winning both half-seasons)
1993 Brother Elephants defeated Uni-President Lions, 4-2
1994 Brother Elephants (by winning both half-seasons)
1995 Uni-President Lions (by winning both half-seasons)
1996 Uni-President Lions defeated Wei Chuan Dragons, 4-2
1997 Wei Chuan Dragons defeated Chinatimes Eagles, 4-2
1998 Wei Chuan Dragons defeated Sinon Bulls, 4-3
1999 Wei Chuan Dragons defeated Chinatrust Whales, 4-1
2000 Uni-President Lions defeated Sinon Bulls, 4-3
2001 Brother Elephants defeated Uni-President Lions, 4-3
2002 Brother Elephants defeated Chinatrust Whales, 4-0 (actually 3-0, Brother Elephants got a 1 game adv. by winning both half-seasons)
2003 Brother Elephants defeated Sinon Bulls, 4-2
2004 Sinon Bulls defeated Uni-President Lions, 4-3
2005 Sinon Bulls defeated Macoto Cobras, 4-0
... more to come when necessary ...
Continental Qualifiers: Asia Series with the champion team from CBL, NPB and KBO
Schedule: to be filled later, there will be some major schedule change in 2006.
Roster Rules: 25-man roster, all others are on the reserve list.
Awards (with qualification and historical winners if possible):
Highest Batting Average:
1990 Kuang-hui Wang, Brother Elephants, G 79, AB 310, H 106, AVG .342
1991 Luis Iglesias (foreign player), Mercuries Tigers, G 79, AB 272, H 90, AVG .331
1992 Juan Castillo (foreign player), Uni-President Lions, G 73, AB 276, H 90, AVG .326
1993 Kuei-chang Tzeng, Chinatimes Eagles, G 85, AB 323, H 109, AVG .337
1994 Angel Gonzalez (foreign player), Mercuries Tigers, G 87, AB 311, H 112, AVG .360
1995 Angel Gonzalez (foreign player), Mercuries Tigers, G 88, AB 274, H 97, AVG .354
1996 Luis Santos (foreign player), Brother Elephants, G 92, AB 355, H 133, AVG .375
1997 Robert Wood (foreign player), Brother Elephants, G 96, AB 373, H 139, AVG .373
1998 Jay Kirkpatrick (foreign player), Sinon Bulls, G 104, AB 354, H 137, AVG .387
1999 Chi-feng Hung, Chinatrust Whales, G 71, AB 252, H 84, AVG .333
2000 Chung-yi Huang, Sinon Bulls, G 88, AB 325, H 115, AVG .354
2001 Min-ching Lo, Uni-President Lions, G 82, AB 272, H 97, AVG .357
2002 Chien-wei Chen, Chinatrust Whales, G 83, AB 293, H 98, AVG .334
2003 Cheng-min Peng, Brother Elephants, G 100, AB 369, H 131, AVG .355
2004 Cheng-min Peng, Brother Elephants, G 99, AB 338, H 127, AVG .376
2005 Cheng-min Peng, Brother Elephants, G 76, AB 274, H 93, AVG .339
Most Homerun in a year:
1990 Luis Iglesias (foreign player), Mercuries Tigers, G 90, AB 322, HR 18
1991 Chung-chiu Lin, Mercuries Tigers, G 78, AB 281, HR 16
1992 Chung-chiu Lin, Mercuries Tigers, G 88, AB 339, HR 24
1993 Leonardo Garcia (foreign player), Mercuries Tigers, G 81, AB 305, HR 20
1994 Campusano Silvestre (foreigh player), Wei Chuan Dragons, G 90, AB 336, HR 25
1995 Min-hsiung Liao, Chinatimes Eagles, G 98, AB 346, HR 22
1996 Luis Iglesias (foreign player), Mercuries Tigers, G 100, AB 376, HR 31
1997 Fredinand Rodriguez (foreign player), Uni-President Lions, G 92, AB 314, HR 27
1998 Jay Kirkpatrick (foreign player), Sinon Bulls, G 104, AB 354, HR 31
1999 Robert Wood (foreign player), Brother Elephants, G 94, AB 329, HR 19
2000 Chung-chiu Lin, Sinon Bulls, G 86, AB 302, HR 15
2001 Chung-chiu Lin, Sinon Bulls, G 89, AB 329, HR 18
2002 Wen-ping Chen, Chinatrust Whales, G 85, AB 283, HR 26
2003 Tai-shan Chang, Sinon Bulls, G 100, AB 396, HR 28
2004 Tai-shan Chang, Sinon Bulls, G 100, AB 377, HR 21
2005
... more to come later ...
Salaries (including salary cap information, maximum salaries, etc): between about NT$30,000 to 300,000 per month (about US$1,000 to 10,000 per month), paid all 12 months, no team salary cap, no maximum salary.
Draft(s) (length, date, eligibility of draftees): the URL above is out of date. One amateur draft per year, held around Dec/Jan. There is also a special draft at this moment, but it is likely to be removed in a few years.
All-Star Game(s): some time in July.
Playoffs/Postseason Competition (include playoff qualifiers, promotion/regulation, etc.): the URL above is also out of date. Three teams playoff. Each year/season is splitted into 2 halves. The champion of each half qualifies. The team with the best "annual" record from those unqualified teams receives a wild card. If the same team won both half-seasons, the top two remaining teams receive a wild card each.
The qualified team with the best annual record gets a bye. The remaining two teams play a best-3-out-of-5 series. The winning team then plays the best team with a best-4-out-of-7 series for championship.
Where do players come from (local, from certain sub-national regions, other countries, etc.): mostly local, Taiwanese players. In 2006, each team is allowed to have 3 foreign players on their 25-man roster, however, once a foreign player is removed from the 25-man roster, he cannot return within the same year/season. The new foreign player cut off date is 31st August. Local players cannot play unless they are listed in the team's roster (either active or reserved list) at the beginning of the season.
Teams: 6 teams, all in the same league.
There is no strict home town allocation in Taiwan yet. Some teams have home games in all major cities in Taiwan.
Team Name:
Brother Elephants
Nickname: N/A
Abbreviation: N/A
Location: Taipei
Home Stadium/Field(s) (with dimensions, capacity): N/A, all major cities
Average Attendance: to be filled later
League: CPBL
Team History (past placing, standings, team records, etc): to be filled later
Team Staff: huh? manager, coach names here?
Primary/Secondary Colors: Yellow/Black
Team Name:
Chinatrust Whales
Nickname: N/A
Abbreviation: N/A
Location: to be filled later
Home Stadium/Field(s) (with dimensions, capacity): to be filled later
Average Attendance: to be filled later
League: CPBL
Team History (past placing, standings, team records, etc): to be filled later
Team Staff: to be filled later
Primary/Secondary Colors: Blue/Green/Red !?
Team Name:
La New Bears
Nickname: N/A
Abbreviation: N/A
Location: Kaohsiung
Home Stadium/Field(s) (with dimensions, capacity):
20,000 audiences, LF/RF line 328, CF 400, grass
Average Attendance: to be filled later
League: CPBL
Team History (past placing, standings, team records, etc): to be filled later
Team Staff: to be filled later
Primary/Secondary Colors: Green/White
Team Name:
Macoto Cobras
Nickname: N/A
Abbreviation: N/A
Location: Taipei
Home Stadium/Field(s) (with dimensions, capacity): to be filled later
Average Attendance: to be filled later
League: CPBL
Team History (past placing, standings, team records, etc): to be filled later
Team Staff: to be filled later
Primary/Secondary Colors: Black/White
Team Name:
Sinon Bulls
Nickname: N/A
Abbreviation: N/A
Location: Taichung
Home Stadium/Field(s) (with dimensions, capacity):
10,500 audiences, LF/RF line 310, CF 360, grass
Average Attendance: to be filled later
League: CPBL
Team History (past placing, standings, team records, etc): to be filled later
Team Staff: to be filled later
Primary/Secondary Colors: Green/White
Team Name:
Uni-President Lions
Nickname: N/A
Abbreviation: N/A
Location: Tainan
Home Stadium/Field(s) (with dimensions, capacity):
12,500 audiences, LF/RF line 339, CF 400, grass
Average Attendance: to be filled later
League: CPBL
Team History (past placing, standings, team records, etc): to be filled later
Team Staff: to be filled later
Primary/Secondary Colors: Green/White