China Times Eagles
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The China Times Eagles was a defunct professional baseball team belonging to the Chinese Professional Baseball League
(CPBL) that existed between 1993 and 1997.
Corporation in November 1991 and professionalized in 1992 after absorbing a group of players from the Chinese Taipei national baseball team who just won silver medal
in the 1992 Summer Olympics
, like its sister team Jungo Bears. This club took Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium
(Chengching Lake Baseball Field
was not built at that time) and Pingtung Baseball Field
as its home throughout its history.
Between 1993 and 1996 this club performed only moderately, but gained significant popularity due to China Times
's fine administration and media advantage. In the upper half of 1997 this club won its first historical CPBL half-season championship, but was also badly wounded during the first CPBL game-fixing scandalhttp://twbsball.dils.tku.edu.tw/wiki/index.php/%E9%BB%91%E9%B7%B9%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6. The club was later defeated by the Wei Chuan Dragons
in the 1997 CPBL Championships and disbanded after the series. Most former China Eagles players currently coach local Youth or Little League baseball teamshttp://twbsball.dils.tku.edu.tw/wiki/index.php/%E6%99%82%E5%A0%B1%E9%B7%B9%E6%A3%92%E7%90%83%E6%95%99%E7%B7%B4%E9%9A%8A.
Chinese Professional Baseball League
The Chinese Professional Baseball League , or CPBL, is the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan. The league was established in 1989. CPBL eventually absorbed the competing Taiwan Major League in 2003...
(CPBL) that existed between 1993 and 1997.
History
Originally formed as an amateur club Black Eagles in 1990, this club was purchased by the China TimesChina Times
The China Times is a newspaper published in the Republic of China in Traditional Chinese. It is one of the four biggest newspapers in Taiwan, the other three being the Liberty Times, United Daily News, and Apple Daily ....
Corporation in November 1991 and professionalized in 1992 after absorbing a group of players from the Chinese Taipei national baseball team who just won silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in the 1992 Summer Olympics
Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Baseball had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Eight nations competed, with the preliminary phase consisting of each team playing every other team. Playoffs were then held, with the four highest ranked teams advancing...
, like its sister team Jungo Bears. This club took Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium
Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium
Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the port city of Kaohsiung, the second largest city of Taiwan. It is mainly used for junior and amateur level baseball games, but also frequently hosts the minor league games of the Lamigo Monkeys, a professional baseball team based...
(Chengching Lake Baseball Field
Chengching Lake Baseball Field
Chengcing Lake Baseball Field , officially the Kaohsiung County Municipal Chengcing Lake Baseball Field , is a multi-use stadium located in Niaosong District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, on the lakeside of Chengcing Lake. The stadium was opened in 1999...
was not built at that time) and Pingtung Baseball Field
Pingtung Baseball Field
Pingtung Baseball Field is a multi-use stadium in Pingtung City, Taiwan. Currently, it is mostly used for baseball games. It was opened in 1981 and can hold 10,000 people.-References:...
as its home throughout its history.
Between 1993 and 1996 this club performed only moderately, but gained significant popularity due to China Times
China Times
The China Times is a newspaper published in the Republic of China in Traditional Chinese. It is one of the four biggest newspapers in Taiwan, the other three being the Liberty Times, United Daily News, and Apple Daily ....
's fine administration and media advantage. In the upper half of 1997 this club won its first historical CPBL half-season championship, but was also badly wounded during the first CPBL game-fixing scandalhttp://twbsball.dils.tku.edu.tw/wiki/index.php/%E9%BB%91%E9%B7%B9%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6. The club was later defeated by the Wei Chuan Dragons
Wei Chuan Dragons
The Wei Chuan Dragons were a professional baseball team in Taiwan's CPBL that existed between 1990 and 1999.- Brief history :This team had a long amateur history when its parent company, the Wei-Chuan Food Corporation, started sponsoring Chinese Culture University's baseball team in late 1970s...
in the 1997 CPBL Championships and disbanded after the series. Most former China Eagles players currently coach local Youth or Little League baseball teamshttp://twbsball.dils.tku.edu.tw/wiki/index.php/%E6%99%82%E5%A0%B1%E9%B7%B9%E6%A3%92%E7%90%83%E6%95%99%E7%B7%B4%E9%9A%8A.
Regular Season Records
| Season | First Half-Season | Second Half-Season | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Place | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Place | |
| 1993 | 18 | 26 | 1 | .409 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 1 | .409 | 5 |
| 1994 | 22 | 23 | 0 | .489 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 1 | .545 | 3 |
| 1995 | 26 | 24 | 0 | .520 | 2 | 23 | 26 | 1 | .469 | 3 |
| 1996 | 28 | 20 | 2 | .583 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 1 | .571 | 2 |
| 1997 | 30 | 16 | 2 | .652 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 2 | .239 | 7 |
Taiwan Series
| Season | Preliminary Round | Championship Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Wins | Losses | Opponent | Wins | Losses | |
| 1997 | - | - | - | Wei Chuan Dragons Wei Chuan Dragons The Wei Chuan Dragons were a professional baseball team in Taiwan's CPBL that existed between 1990 and 1999.- Brief history :This team had a long amateur history when its parent company, the Wei-Chuan Food Corporation, started sponsoring Chinese Culture University's baseball team in late 1970s... |
2 | 4 |
Notable former players
- Robinson ChecoRobinson ChecoRobinson Checo Pérez is a former pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from through . He batted and threw right-handed....
- Liao Ming-HsiungLiao Ming-HsiungLiao Ming-Hsiung is a retired Taiwanese professional baseball player . A well-known slugger since college era in the Chinese Culture University, Liao is best known for hitting the game winning RBI twice in the two Chinese Taipei versus Japan matches in the 1992 Summer Olympics's preliminary round...
- Ravelo ManzanilloRavelo ManzanilloRavelo Manzanillo is a former professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons with the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates. For his career, he compiled a 4-3 record, with a 4.43 earned run average, and 50 strikeouts in 63 innings pitched....
- Pascual PérezPascual Pérez (baseball)Pascual Gross Perez was a right-handed baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos, and New York Yankees....
See also
- The Black Eagles Incident