Brother Elephants
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| League | Chinese Professional Baseball League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Taipei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballpark | Tienmu Baseball Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Founded | 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League championships | 1992 1st Half 1992 2nd Half 1993 1st Half 1994 1st Half 1994 2nd Half 2001 2nd Half 2002 1st Half 2002 2nd Half 2003 2nd Half |
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| Taiwan Series championships | 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Yellow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brother Elephants (兄弟象) is a Taiwanese professional baseball team. 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(CPBL) in 1989. Brother Hotel's chairman Hung Teng-sheng(洪騰勝) also acted as CPBL's secretary-general from 1989 until now, and is respected as "father of the CPBL".
The Brother Elephants wear yellow uniforms throughout its history and makesTaipei its home city, with a training field in Longtan Township, Taoyuan County.
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[edit] History
On March 17, 1990 the Brother Elephants played the first historical CPBL game against the Uni-President Lions in the now demolished Taipei Baseball Stadium with a full house of 14,350 in attendance. Interestingly, the two teams are also the only two remaining original teams of the CPBL.
With its long history from the amateur era plus a successful marketing strategy and management, the Brother Elephants has long been the most popular Taiwanese baseball team, also winning six, CPBL championships, more than any other team. Its current roster includes two local batting stars Chen Chih-yuan and Peng Cheng-min, both of whom participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Cola Yeh, a former Brother Elephant's player, later moved to New Zealand and started his own baseball club, the Cola Yeh Baseball team. He coached the New Zealand Little League Baseball team.
Despite having the best season-long record for the 2004 season, the Elephants were unable to participate in the Taiwan Series because they had won neither half season. This resulted in the expansion of the playoffs to three teams beginning in 2005, where the team with the best season-long record among non-champions for the season would gain a wildcard berth, thus preventing a similar occurrence in the future.
[edit] Regular Season Records
| Season | First Half-Season | Second Half-Season | ||||||||
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| Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Place | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Place | |
| 1990 | 17 | 25 | 3 | .405 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 4 | .415 | 4 |
| 1991 | 21 | 23 | 1 | .477 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 2 | .395 | 4 |
| 1992 | 27 | 17 | 1 | .614 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 3 | .571 | 1 |
| 1993 | 28 | 16 | 1 | .636 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 1 | .545 | 2 |
| 1994 | 34 | 11 | 0 | .756 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 2 | .698 | 1 |
| 1995 | 25 | 25 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 1 | .469 | 3 |
| 1996 | 29 | 19 | 2 | .604 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 3 | .489 | 4 |
| 1997 | 23 | 20 | 5 | .535 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 2 | .478 | 5 |
| 1998 | 33 | 69 | 3 | .324 | 6 | |||||
| 1999 | 37 | 53 | 4 | .411 | 5 | |||||
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 1 | .386 | 4 |
| 2001 | 17 | 23 | 5 | .435 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 2 | .628 | 1 |
| 2002 | 25 | 17 | 3 | .595 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 1 | .636 | 1 |
| 2003 | 27 | 20 | 3 | .574 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 3 | .766 | 1 |
| 2004 | 26 | 23 | 1 | .531 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 0 | .560 | 2 |
| 2005 | 25 | 23 | 2 | .521 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 2 | .458 | 6 |
| 2006 | 20 | 29 | 1 | .408 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 0 | .400 | 6 |
[edit] Playoff Records
[edit] Taiwan Series
| Season | Preliminary Round | Championship Round | ||||
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| Opponent | Wins | Losses | Opponent | Wins | Losses | |
| 1992 | - | - | - | |||
| 1993 | Uni-President Lions | 4 | 2 | |||
| 1994 | - | - | - | |||
| 2001 | Uni-President Lions | 4 | 3 | |||
| 2002 | Chinatrust Whales | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | Sinon Bulls | 4 | 2 | |||
Note: The Brother Elephants won the title in 1992 and 1994 by virtue of winning both half-seasons.
[edit] Challenger Cup
| Season | First Round | Final Round | ||||
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| Opponent | Wins | Losses | Opponent | Wins | Losses | |
| 1994 | - | - | - | Uni-President Lions | 0 | 3 |
Note: The Challenger Cup was actually an exhibition series, it was suspended after the 1995 season.
[edit] External links
- The Brother Elephants Official Website
- Brother Hotel Official Website
- The CPBL Official Website
- Cola Yeh Baseball
| Professional Baseball in Taiwan | ||
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| Chinese Professional Baseball League | ||
| Brother Elephants | Uni-President Lions | Sinon Bulls |
| Chinatrust Whales | Macoto Cobras | La New Bears |
| Defunct Teams | ||
| China Times Eagles | Mercuries Tigers | Wei Chuan Dragons |
| Taipei Gida | Taichung Agan | Chiayi-Tainan Luka |
| Kaohsiung-Pingtung Fala | Jungo Bears | First Financial Holdings Agan |
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| Taiwan Series | Asia Series | Olympic Games | Asian Games | ||
| Baseball World Cup | Intercontinental Cup | Asian Cup Baseball | World Baseball Classic | ||
| Taiwan Major League | Chinese Taipei Baseball Team | Chinese Taipei Baseball Association | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee | ||
