The 2007
Chinese Professional Baseball League
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(CPBL) season began on March 17 in
Kaohsiung County
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Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture () shortly after the end of ...
when the defending champion
La New Bears
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played host to the
Uni-President Lions
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. The season concluded in late October with the
Uni-President Lions
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defeating the
La New Bears
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in Game 7 of the
Taiwan Series
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.
Competition
Six teams, the
La New Bears
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,
Uni-President Lions
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,
Sinon Bulls
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Family
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,
Chinatrust Whales
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,
Brother Elephants
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and
Macoto Cobras will contest the CPBL, the highest level of professional baseball played in
Taiwan
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. The season is divided into two halves, with each team playing fifty 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.
Game results
Standings
First half standings
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Macoto Cobras win the first half and advance to the
2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs
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.
Second half standings
*
La New Bears
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win the second half and advance to the
2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs
The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) playoffs included the three top teams from the regular season and saw Uni-President Lions crowned as the champion with the Taiwan Series through the month of October, 2007. The winner represented T ...
.
Overall standings
The team among the non-half-season-winners with the best overall record will gain the wild card spot and the third seed in the playoffs.
*Green denotes first half or second half champion.
*Yellow denotes wild card position.
Statistical leaders
Hitting
Pitching
Month MVP
Milestones
*March 22 -
Huang Chung-Yi of the
Sinon Bulls
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records his 1500th career
base hit
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against the
Macoto Cobras.
*March 24 -
Chang Tai-Shan
Chang Tai-shan (; Amis name Ati Masaw; born 31 October 1976 in Taitung, Taiwan), is a Taiwanese former professional baseball player.
Career
He originally drafted by the Wei Chuan Dragons in 1996, he has played for the Sinon Bulls and Uni-Presi ...
plays in his 1000th career game against the
Brother Elephants
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*October 3 -
Kao Kuo-ching hits the 144th hit against the
Brother Elephants
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right-hander
Yeh Yong-chieh
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and records the most hits in a single season currently.
Postseason
*
Uni-President Lions
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wins the
2007 Taiwan Series.
**
Taiwan Series
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Most Valuable Player: (Uni-President)
**
Taiwan Series
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Outstanding Player:(La New), (Uni-President)
See also
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2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs
The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) playoffs included the three top teams from the regular season and saw Uni-President Lions crowned as the champion with the Taiwan Series through the month of October, 2007. The winner represented T ...
External links
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