1991 European Baseball Championship

1991 European Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Country	Italy
Dates	9–18 July
Teams	8
Defending champions	Italy
Final positions
Champions	Italy (7th title)
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	France
Awards
MVP	Guglielmo Trinci
←  1989 1993  →

The 1991 European Baseball Championship was held in Nettuno, Italy and was won by Italy, sweeping the Netherlands in a three-game championship series. Italy was undefeated as host. The Soviet Union competed in its only European championship, winning four of its last five games. Great Britain, which lost all eight games, would not return to the tournament until 1997. ^[1]

Standings

Pos.	Team	Record
1	Italy	8–0
2	Netherlands	4–4
3	Spain	5–3
4	France	3–5
5	Belgium	5–3
6	Soviet Union	4–4
7	Sweden	3–5
8	Great Britain	0–8

Sources ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Format

The eight teams in the tournament were split into two groups that competed in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group then advanced to a semifinal round, playing the top two teams in the other group. The two best teams and two worst teams in the semifinal then matched up in a three-game series for the gold and bronze medals, respectively. The bottom two finishers in each initial group competed in another round-robin format to determine the final standings. ^{[1] [3]}

Awards

• Most valuable player: Guglielmo Trinci
• Best batter: Roberto Bianchi  [ it ]
• Best pitcher: Xavier Camps ^[1]

References

1. Chetwynd, Josh (2008). Baseball in Europe : a country by country history . Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 248–251. ISBN   978-0-7864-3724-5.
2. "Archief Europees kampioenschap" [Archive European Championship]. Honkbalsite Archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-12-12.
3. "Baseball - European Championships 1991 - Calendar & Results". the-sports.org. Retrieved 2025-12-12.

External links

• "Rosters of top three teams at the European Championship". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-12.