Tsao Chun-yang
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Tsao Chun-yang born March 29, 1976 in Tainan, Taiwan
, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Brother Elephants
of Chinese Professional Baseball League
. He currently plays as long reliever for the Elephants.
He is the only person in CPBL history to have won Rookie of the Year
award and Most Valuable Player award in the same year, in the 1999 season. He was waived by the Uni-President Lions in the middle of 2008 season, and his contract was picked up by the Elephants.
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...
, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for 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...
of 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...
. He currently plays as long reliever for the Elephants.
He is the only person in CPBL history to have won Rookie of the Year
CPBL Rookie of the Year Award
The CPBL Rookie of the Year is awarded to the rookie who performs best in a particular Chinese Professional Baseball League season. The award has been given since 1993, the rookie qualification: No games played in Nippon Professional Baseball, or Minor League above AA.-List of winners:-See...
award and Most Valuable Player award in the same year, in the 1999 season. He was waived by the Uni-President Lions in the middle of 2008 season, and his contract was picked up by the Elephants.
CPBL
| Season | Team | G | W | L | HD | SV | CG | SHO | BB | SO | ER | INN | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Uni-President Lions Uni-President Lions The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions are a professional baseball team based in Tainan City, Taiwan. The organization is named after the Uni-President Corporation, one of Taiwan's largest conglomerate whose sub-company Uni-President Baseball Team Company oversees operations of the team... |
23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 116 | 39 | 141.1 | 2.48 |
| 2003 | Uni-President Lions Uni-President Lions The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions are a professional baseball team based in Tainan City, Taiwan. The organization is named after the Uni-President Corporation, one of Taiwan's largest conglomerate whose sub-company Uni-President Baseball Team Company oversees operations of the team... |
47 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 48 | 21 | 70.2 | 2.68 |
| 2004 | Uni-President Lions Uni-President Lions The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions are a professional baseball team based in Tainan City, Taiwan. The organization is named after the Uni-President Corporation, one of Taiwan's largest conglomerate whose sub-company Uni-President Baseball Team Company oversees operations of the team... |
38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 60 | 27 | 93.1 | 2.60 |
| 2005 | Uni-President Lions Uni-President Lions The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions are a professional baseball team based in Tainan City, Taiwan. The organization is named after the Uni-President Corporation, one of Taiwan's largest conglomerate whose sub-company Uni-President Baseball Team Company oversees operations of the team... |
22 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 29.2 | 5.46 |
| 2006 | Uni-President Lions Uni-President Lions The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions are a professional baseball team based in Tainan City, Taiwan. The organization is named after the Uni-President Corporation, one of Taiwan's largest conglomerate whose sub-company Uni-President Baseball Team Company oversees operations of the team... |
25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 50 | 31 | 82.0 | 3.40 |
| 2007 | Uni-President Lions Uni-President Lions The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions are a professional baseball team based in Tainan City, Taiwan. The organization is named after the Uni-President Corporation, one of Taiwan's largest conglomerate whose sub-company Uni-President Baseball Team Company oversees operations of the team... |
44 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 68.2 | 3.67 |
| 2008 | Uni-President Lions Uni-President Lions The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions are a professional baseball team based in Tainan City, Taiwan. The organization is named after the Uni-President Corporation, one of Taiwan's largest conglomerate whose sub-company Uni-President Baseball Team Company oversees operations of the team... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.1 | 20.25 |
| 2008 | 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... |
8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8.2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 7years | 208 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 155 | 330 | 167 | 495.2 | 3.03 |
NPB
| Season | Team | G | W | L | HD | SV | CG | SHO | BB | SO | ER | INN | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Chunichi Dragons Chunichi Dragons The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chubu region of Japan. The team is in the Central League. They won the 2007 Japan Series and 2007 Asia Series.-History:... |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5.2 | 9.53 |
| Total | 1year | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5.2 | 9.53 |
See also
- Chinese Professional Baseball LeagueChinese Professional Baseball LeagueThe 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...
- Uni-President LionsUni-President LionsThe Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions are a professional baseball team based in Tainan City, Taiwan. The organization is named after the Uni-President Corporation, one of Taiwan's largest conglomerate whose sub-company Uni-President Baseball Team Company oversees operations of the team...