Chinatrust Whales
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The Chinatrust Whales formerly Koos Group Whales (和信鯨), were a Taiwan
ese professional baseball team. Originally founded as an amateur
team in 1991, this club became professional and joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League
(CPBL) in 1997. It is administered by the Chinatrust Financial Holding Company. The Whales have never won a CPBL championship. It was announced on November 11, 2008 that the team would defunct and disband due to financial losses of Chinatrust Group.
; however, because Taiwan forbid financial institutions to invest in unrelated market, the ownership of the team had to be transferred to Koos Group
(和信集團), which was also the owner of Chinatrust, thus the team was named KG Whales when it began its first season. Initially, the Whales played their home games at the Chiayi Baseball Field
. The team has not had any notable success over the course of its history with only two appearances in the Championship series, winning only a single game over the course of those two series while dropping eight. In 2002, because of the split of Chinatrust and the Koo Group, the ownership of the Whales were transferred back to Chinatrust and renamed Chinatrust Whales. The organization disbanded after the 2008 season.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese professional baseball team. Originally founded as an amateur
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
team in 1991, this club became professional and joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League
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) in 1997. It is administered by the Chinatrust Financial Holding Company. The Whales have never won a CPBL championship. It was announced on November 11, 2008 that the team would defunct and disband due to financial losses of Chinatrust Group.
History
In 1997, the amateur Chinatrust Whales Baseball Team was professionalized and became the seventh member of Chinese Professional Baseball LeagueChinese 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...
; however, because Taiwan forbid financial institutions to invest in unrelated market, the ownership of the team had to be transferred to Koos Group
Koos Group
The Koos Group is a Taiwan-based pan-Asian business group involved in a vast range of industries, which include petrochemicals, electronics, cement, manufacturing, financial services and banking. In all, the Koos Group encompasses over 80 companies, with more than 20,000 employees worldwide. The...
(和信集團), which was also the owner of Chinatrust, thus the team was named KG Whales when it began its first season. Initially, the Whales played their home games at the Chiayi Baseball Field
Chiayi Baseball Field
Chiayi Baseball Field is a multi-use stadium in Chiayi, Taiwan. It is currently mostly used for baseball games and was ever the home stadium of Chinatrust Whales from 1998 to 2003. The stadium was originally built in 1918 during the Taiwan under Japanese rule era and has been repeatedly refurbished...
. The team has not had any notable success over the course of its history with only two appearances in the Championship series, winning only a single game over the course of those two series while dropping eight. In 2002, because of the split of Chinatrust and the Koo Group, the ownership of the Whales were transferred back to Chinatrust and renamed Chinatrust Whales. The organization disbanded after the 2008 season.
Records
| Qualified for Playoffs | Taiwan Series Taiwan Series Taiwan Series is the championship series of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. It is usually played in October, after the regular season. It was formerly known as the CPBL Seasonal Championship Series , and was renamed the Taiwan Series after the merger of the Chinese Professional Baseball... Championship |
Asia Series Asia Series The Asia Series is an international baseball tournament in East Asia that was first held between November 10 and November 13, 2005, in Tokyo. The tournament was sponsored by Konami corporation from 2005 to 2007 and was known as the Konami Cup in that period.It is played among the annual champions... Championship |
Regular Seasons
| Season | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koos Group Whales | |||||
| 1997 | 39 (20/19) | 56 (27/29) | 1 (1/0) | .411 (.426/.396) | 7 (6/6) |
| 1998 | 54 | 49 | 2 | .524 | 4 |
| 1999 | 60 | 29 | 2 | .674 | 1 |
| 2000 | 41 (21/20) | 45 (21/24) | 4 (3/1) | .477 (.500/.455) | 3 (2/3) |
| 2001 | 45 (23/22) | 45 (22/23) | 0 (0/0) | .500 (.511/.489) | 3 (2/2) |
| Chinatrust Whales | |||||
| 2002 | 45 (21/24) | 42 (21/21) | 3 (3/0) | .517 (.500/.533) | 2 (2/2) |
| 2003 | 51 (26/25) | 43 (19/24) | 6 (5/1) | .543 (.578/.510) | 4 (2/4) |
| 2004 | 45 (21/24) | 50 (27/23) | 5 (2/3) | .474 (.438/.511) | 4 (5/4) |
| 2005 | 47 (24/23) | 49 (24/25) | 4 (2/2) | .490 (.500/.479) | 4 (4/4) |
| 2006 | 42 (17/25) | 51 (31/20) | 7 (2/5) | .452 (.354/.556) | 5 (6/2) |
| 2007 | 46 (19/27) | 52 (30/22) | 2(1/1) | .469 (.388/.551) | 4 (6/3) |
| 2008 | 39 (20/19) | 61 (30/31) | 0 (0/0) | .390 (.400/.380) | 5 (5/4) |
| Totals | 554 | 572 | 36 | .492 | -- |
Playoffs
| Season | First Round | Taiwan Series | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Wins | Losses | Opponent | Wins | Losses | |
| Koos Group Whales | ||||||
| 1999 | No first round. | 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... |
1 | 4 | ||
| Chinatrust Whales | ||||||
| 2002 | No first round. | Brother Elephants Brother Elephants The Brother Elephants are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. It was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1989... |
0 | 4 | ||
| Total | Combining the first round and Taiwan Series | 1 | 8 | |||