1987 European Baseball Championship

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1987 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountrySpain
Dates17–26 July
Teams7
Defending championsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (13th title)
Runners-upFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Third placeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Fourth placeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Tournament statistics
Games played29
Awards
MVP Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rikkert Faneyte
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The 1987 European Baseball Championship was held in Barcelona and Sant Boi, Spain. The Netherlands won its second consecutive championship, which qualified the team for the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1] Italy finished as runner-up. [2]

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Rikkert Faneyte, who would later play in Major League Baseball, was the tournament MVP. [2] Future National League Manager of the Year Pat Murphy managed the Dutch team. [3] He left immediately after the tournament to coach the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. [4]

Format

The seven teams were split into two groups that played a round-robin tournament. The top two teams of each group, the Netherlans, Italy, Spain, and Belgium, competed in another round-robin tournament, as did the remaining three teams. The top two teams from the second round competed in a championship series, which the Netherlands won after winning two games, with their win over Italy in the second round counting toward a 3–2 victory. [5] [2] The Netherlands blew out Italy in the decisive game, 16–1. [1] [4] Spain bested Belgium in a third-place series, again winning three games to two, with the second round win counting. [2]

Standings

Pos.TeamRecord
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7–2
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5–3
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5–4
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3–5
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3–3
6Flag of France.svg  France 2–4
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–5

Sources [2] [6] [5]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Sports Digest". UPI. 1987-07-27. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chetwynd, Josh (2008). Baseball in Europe : a country by country history . Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 247. ISBN   978-0-7864-3724-5 . Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Stoovelaar, Marco (November 16, 2023). "Former Netherlands Team Manager Pat Murphy new Manager of Milwaukee Brewers". Grand Slam * Stats & News Netherlands. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  4. 1 2 Kohler, Joop (1987-07-27). "Nederland voor dertiende keer Europees kampioen Brief inspireert honkbalnegental". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  5. 1 2 "Baseball - European Championships 1987 - Calendar & Results". the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  6. ↑ "Archief Europees kampioenschap" [Archive European Championship]. Honkbalsite Archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-01-05.

"Rosters of top three teams at the European Championship". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-05.

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