Chinatrust Whales
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| League | Chinese Professional Baseball League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Taipei County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballpark | Hsinjuang Baseball Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Founded | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League championships | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan Series championships | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Green and red | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinatrust Whales(中信鯨) is a Taiwanese professional baseball team. Originally found 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. Its home stadium has been Hsinjuang Baseball Field since 2004. The Whales have yet to win a CPBL championship.
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[edit] History
The Chinatrust Whales were founded in 1997 and initially 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 shile dropping eight.
[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 | |
| 1997 | 20 | 27 | 1 | .426 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 0 | .396 | 6 |
| 1998 | 54 | 49 | 2 | .524 | 4 | |||||
| 1999 | 60 | 29 | 2 | .674 | 1 | |||||
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 1 | .455 | 3 |
| 2001 | 23 | 22 | 0 | .511 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 0 | .489 | 2 |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 0 | .533 | 2 |
| 2003 | 26 | 19 | 5 | .578 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 1 | .510 | 4 |
| 2004 | 21 | 27 | 2 | .438 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 3 | .511 | 4 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 2 | .479 | 4 |
| 2006 | 17 | 31 | 2 | .354 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 5 | .556 | 2 |
[edit] Playoff Records
| Season | Preliminary Round | Championship Round | ||||
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| Opponent | Wins | Losses | Opponent | Wins | Losses | |
| 1999 | Wei Chuan Dragons | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2002 | Brother Elephants | 0 | 4 | |||
[edit] External links
- The Chinatrust Whales Official Website
- The Chinatrust Financial Holding Company Official Website
- The CPBL Official Website
| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
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