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Tsao Chun-yang

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Tsao Chun-yang
Closer
Born: 29 March 1976 (1976-03-29) (age 48)
Tainan, Taiwan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
CPBL debut
March 9, 1999, for the Uni-President Lions
Career statistics
(through 2008)
Record27-29
Saves28
Holds7
ERA3.03
Strikeouts330
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Tsao Chun-yang (Chinese: 曹竣崵,[1] born 29 March 1976 in Tainan, Taiwan) is a retired Taiwanese baseball player.[2]

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.

Career statistics

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CPBL

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Season Team G W L HD SV CG SHO BB SO ER INN ERA
1999 Uni-President Lions 23 11 5 0 0 6 4 44 116 39 141.1 2.48
2003 Uni-President Lions 47 2 3 0 16 0 0 27 48 21 70.2 2.68
2004 Uni-President Lions 38 6 3 0 1 1 0 26 60 27 93.1 2.60
2005 Uni-President Lions 22 1 4 3 0 0 0 14 19 18 29.2 5.46
2006 Uni-President Lions 25 3 7 2 1 1 0 20 50 31 82.0 3.40
2007 Uni-President Lions 44 4 7 0 8 0 0 21 31 28 68.2 3.67
2008 Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1.1 20.25
2008 Brother Elephants 8 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 8.2 0.00
Total 7 years 208 27 29 7 28 8 4 155 330 167 495.2 3.03

NPB

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Season Team G W L HD SV CG SHO BB SO ER INN ERA
2000 Chunichi Dragons 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 5 6 5.2 9.53
Total 1 year 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 5 6 5.2 9.53

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hsi-Chin Tai (29 September 1999). "Are Taiwan's baseball leagues a liability?". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  2. ^ Fuoco, Roy (17 August 1991). "Taiwan, Hawaii in Senior Series Final". Orlando Sentinel. p. B2. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2011. He was equally impressed with the pitching of Tsao Chun-Yang, who never got into trouble.
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Awards
Preceded by
Tai Lung-shui (戴龍水)
CPBL Rookie of the Year
1999
Succeeded by
Feng Sheng-hsien (馮勝賢)
Preceded by
Jay Kirkpatrick
CPBL MVP of the Year
1999
Succeeded by