2011 Chinese Professional Baseball League season explained

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

width=200Teamwidth=40Gwidth=40Wwidth=40Twidth=40Lwidth=50Pct.width=40GB
height=35Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions6037122.627--
height=35Lamigo Monkeys6033126.5594.0
height=35Brother Elephants6028032.4679.5
height=35Sinon Bulls6020238.34516.5

Second Half Standings

width=200Teamwidth=40Gwidth=40Wwidth=40Twidth=40Lwidth=50Pct.width=40GB
height=35Lamigo Monkeys6033126.559--
height=35Brother Elephants6032028.5331.5
height=35Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions6028230.4834.5
height=35Sinon Bulls6025134.4248.0

Overall standings

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height=35Lamigo Monkeys12066252.559--627575
height=35Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions12065352.5560.5624563
height=35Brother Elephants12060060.5008.0597576
height=35Sinon Bulls12045372.38520.5555689

Statistical leaders

Hitting

StatPlayerTeamTotal
22
0.351
170
106
31

Pitching

StatPlayerTeamTotal
16
2.85
161
30
26

Month MVP

MonthItemPlayerTeam
March Pitcher Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
Hitter Lamigo Monkeys
April Pitcher Lamigo Monkeys
Hitter Lamigo Monkeys
May Pitcher Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
Hitter Brother Elephants
June Pitcher Brother Elephants
Hitter Brother Elephants
July Pitcher Lamigo Monkeys
Hitter Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
August Pitcher Sinon Bulls
Hitter Brother Elephants
September Pitcher Brother Elephants
Hitter Lamigo Monkeys
October Pitcher Brother Elephants
Hitter Lamigo Monkeys

Final

Participants

The Lions and the Monkeys played each other in 40 regular season games, and the Monkeys had the upper hand with 21 wins, 18 losses, and one tied game. The two teams also played each other in the 2006 Taiwan Series and 2007 Taiwan Series; the Monkeys defeated the Lions in 2006, but the Lions claimed the title in 2007.

Rules

All regular season rules apply with the following exceptions:

External links

Web site: Chinese Professional Baseball League homepage (Traditional Chinese).