Baseball Meisterschaft

The 1899 Baseball Meisterschaft was the second season of professional baseball within Günsovölk. The season began on the 7th of April 1899, and concluded on the 3rd of September 1899. Rasensport Sorgenfrei retained the title, having won the inaugural championship last year.

Season Summary

Rasensport Sorgenfrei moved into top spot towards the end of May, and despite tying their record with Gelb Kekerdom or Fortuna Juemen at various points in the season they never relinquished first place to eventually finish a whopping 7 games clear of the latter following a 12-game win streak to finish the season.

Pitcher Niklas Kremer (2.73/1.19/115-31) posted similar numbers to last season to retain the Pitch of the Year Award that he won last year, whilst Sorgenfrei also saw a good year from 1B Alexander Löwe (.287/.376/.685) who tied for the lead in HRs with 26. Both players along with LF Rune Högdin (.282/.351/359) enter free agency at the end of the year leaving Wildkatzen decimated.

Fortuna Juemen improved on their 9th place finish last season to finish runners-up, 4 games clear of Gelb Kekerdom off the back of their outfielders RF Walter Müller (.314/.394/.651) and LF Marnix Bal (.335/.436/.699) who combined for 111 plated runners and 41 dingers. Unfortunately, Fortuna struggled on the mound with the team ranked just 10th in Pitching WAR, with Starters ERA ranked 9th compared to the Bullpen being ranked first. Windmuhlen also ranked last in Errors with 58.

Gelb Kekerdom’s form dropped in July having flirted with top spot before Rasensport Sorgenfrei swept them in the middle of 5-straight losses. Starting hurler Bjorn Boje (2.54/0.98/133-22) continued to be a strikeout pitcher but improved his ERA drastically to be the league leader with 2.54, as well as WAR (4.3), Strikeouts (133), WHIP (0.98) and BABIP (.265) to finish second in the voting for Pitcher of the Year. It was also the unearthing of CF Vilheim Grønkjær (.336/.394/.511), who became a mainstay in the team, that gave Falken fans lots to look forward too. The 21-year old was the unanimous pick for Rookie of the Year.

BV Küstestadt finished 4th for the second straight year, tied on wins with Ducibus BV and Viktoria Grosstadt. The Boxers could’ve finished higher if they didn’t lose their last 6 games of the season whilst Ducibus – relying heavily on Pitcher Nicholas Schupp (3.80/1.14/133-25) – and Grosstadt both won their final 6 to draw level at seasons end. The latter of the two had another strong season from last years MVP, Right Fielder Mark Sievers (.355/.399/.657). The 33-year old led the team in most major categories to finish 4th across the league in Batting Average.

Hafenstadt finished with 33 wins but have Center Fielder Cimo Straatsrat (.392/.498/.779) to thank for not losing a few more throughout the season. The 29-year old from Tapfer was phenomenal, batting in 71 and accruing a WAR of 5.7 to pick up this seasons Most Valuable Player Award. Shortstop Alfred Seidelman (.287/.336/.396) had a 22-game hitting streak end in May having started the streak last season. There was less individual standouts for Blau-Weiss Ruigoord and Mächtstadt VfL who finished 8th and 9th respectively on 31 wins. Both depended heavily on the Bullpen with Blau-Weiss leaning on Hendrich Kiesel (0.86/1.15/45-13) whilst Artilleristen were tied for 3rd in Home Runs, with 3B Giuseppe Vink (.295/.406/.551) the best all-round performer.

Awards

Most Valuable Player Award

1. Cimo Staatsrat – Hafenstadt BV Piraten – 12 – 168
2. Deniz van Rijp – BV Küstestadt Boxers – 0 – 107
3. Henk Redert – Gelb Kekerdom TuS Falken – 0 – 85
4. Mark Sievers – Viktoria Grosstadt SV Löwen – 0 – 77
5. Marnix Bal – Fortuna Juemen Windmühlen – 0 – 71
6. Walter Müller – Fortuna Juemen Windmühlen – 0 – 64
7. Alexander Löwe – Rasensport Sorgenfrei Wildkatzen – 0 – 53
8. Daniël de Randt – SG 1632 Schönheit Fischernen – 0 – 46
9. Jan Berckel – Ducibus BV Monarchen – 0 – 12
10. Mees Hooiveld – Rasensport Sorgenfrei Wildkatzen – 0 – 9
11. Hendrik de Bruijn – Mächtstadt VfL Artilleristen – 0 – 5
12. Andreas Sandler – Hafenstadt BV Piraten – 0 – 5
13. Giuseppe Vink – Mächtstadt VfL Artilleristen – 0 – 3
14. Rafael Kranz – VfB Andacht Delfine – 0 – 2
15. Niklas Kremer – Rasensport Sorgenfrei Wildkatzen – 0 – 1

Pitcher of the Year Award

1. Niklas Kremer – Rasensport Sorgenfrei Wildkatzen – 12 – 84
2. Bjorn Boje – Gelb Kekerdom TuS Falken – 0 – 46
3. Ruben de Bruijn – Rasensport Sorgenfrei Wildkatzen – 0 – 37
4. Brent van Bladeren – Rasensport Sorgenfrei Wildkatzen – 0 – 25
5. Luc Eekman – BV Küstestadt Boxers – 0 – 12

Reliever of the Year Award

1. Klement Buschmann – Hafenstadt BV Piraten – 12 – 60
2. Finn Barth – Fortuna Juemen Windmühlen – 0 – 20
3. Franz Sundqvist – Druten Stadt SV 91 Schlangen – 0 – 13
4. Hendrich Kiesel – Blau-Weiss Ruigoord Bootsleute – 0 – 8
5. Dex Janssen – Fortuna Juemen Windmühlen – 0 – 5
6. Hendrik de Bruijn – Mächtstadt VfL Artilleristen – 0 – 2

Rookie of the Year Award

1. Vilheim Grønkjær – Gelb Kekerdom TuS Falken – 12 – 60
2. Sebastian Podein – VfB Andacht Delfine – 0 – 28
3. Billy Hedbom – VfB Andacht Delfine – 0 – 20

Great Glove Award

Pitcher
Alexander Fabel (Fortuna Juemen Windmühlen)
.955 PCT., 10 PO, 11 A, 1.37 RANGE
Catcher
Pascal Klein (Blau-Weiss Ruigoord Bootsleute)
.996 PCT., 454 PO, 29 A, 27.3 CS %
First Baseman
Alexander Löwe (Rasensport Sorgenfrei Wildkatzen)
.995 PCT., 564 PO, 39 A, 9.20 RANGE
Second Baseman
Jeremias Quisenberg (BV Küstestadt Boxers)
.989 PCT., 108 PO, 167 A, 5.04 RANGE
Third Baseman
Lothar Reichel (SG 1632 Schönheit Fischernen)
.979 PCT., 29 PO, 112 A, 2.50 RANGE
Shortstop
Jan Simon Pettersson (Rasensport Sorgenfrei Wildkatzen)
.993 PCT., 71 PO, 229 A, 4.74 RANGE
Left Fielder
Paul de Krijger (Druten Stadt SV 91 Schlangen)
.991 PCT., 107 PO, 2 A, 1.71 RANGE
Center Fielder
Gus Bayer (VfB Andacht Delfine)
.983 PCT., 225 PO, 7 A, 3.65 RANGE
Right Fielder
Fritz de Groot (SG 1632 Schönheit Fischernen)
.974 PCT., 146 PO, 4 A, 2.50 RANGE

Platinum Bat Award

Pitcher
Gunbjørn Bronstedt (BV Küstestadt Boxers)
.355/.375/.484, 31 AB, 1 HR, 114 wRC+, 0.2 WAR
Catcher
Pascal Klein (Blau-Weiss Ruigoord Bootsleute)
.320/.376/.476, 231 AB, 6 HR, 124 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
First Baseman
Alexander Löwe (Rasensport Sorgenfrei Wildkatzen)
.287/.376/.685, 251 AB, 26 HR, 165 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
Second Baseman
Andreas Sandler (Hafenstadt BV Piraten)
.344/.384/.570, 221 AB, 9 HR, 9 SB, 152 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
Third Baseman
Giuseppe Vink (Mächtstadt VfL Artilleristen)
.295/.406/.551, 227 AB, 15 HR, 148 wRC+, 3.2 WAR
Shortstop
Henk Redert (Gelb Kekerdom TuS Falken)
.268/.413/.654, 228 AB, 26 HR, 13 SB, 176 wRC+, 4.5 WAR
Left Fielder
Deniz van Rijp (BV Küstestadt Boxers)
.384/.453/.718, 255 AB, 21 HR, 204 wRC+, 4.0 WAR
Center Fielder
Cimo Staatsrat (Hafenstadt BV Piraten)
.392/.498/.779, 240 AB, 22 HR, 4 SB, 224 wRC+, 5.7 WAR
Right Fielder
Mark Sievers (Viktoria Grosstadt SV Löwen)
.355/.399/.657, 265 AB, 21 HR, 1 SB, 171 wRC+, 3.1 WAR