1995 European Baseball Championship

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1995 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryThe Netherlands
City Haarlem
Dates7– 16 July 1995
Teams10
Defending championsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (15th title)
Runners-upFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Third placeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Fourth placeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tournament statistics
Most SBs Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johnny Balentina
Best ERA Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Ros
Awards
MVP Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johnny Balentina
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The 1995 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands. It was held in the Haarlem, the Netherlands. The tournament expanded from eight teams in the 1993 tournament to 10 teams. Few of the preliminary games were competitive, with the closest winning margin being a 3 runs and the winning team scoring at least 11 runs in 15 of the 20 games. Italy was the only team that kept the Dutch under 10 runs, beating the Netherlands twice, once in the round-robin playoff and again in the first game of the three-game championship series, before losing the final two games of the tournament. [1] [2]

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Standings

Pos.TeamRecord
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8–1
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6–3
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6–3
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5–5
5Flag of France.svg  France 5–2
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4–3
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3–4
8Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2–5
9Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–6
10Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0–7

Sources [3] [4] [2]

Awards

Individual awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most valuable player Johnny Balentina Netherlands
Best hitter
Most runs scored
Most stolen bases
Best pitcher (win–loss record)Frank Mathys Belgium
Best pitcher (earned run average)Carlos Ros Spain
Most runs batted in Edsel Martis Netherlands

All-Star team

PositionPlayerTeam
PitcherMassimilliano Masin Italy
Catcher Johnny Balentina Netherlands
First baseman Eric de Bruin  ( nl )Netherlands
Second basemanStephan Jäger Germany
Third basemanYevgeny Puchkov [5] Russia
ShortstopAndrea EvangelistiItaly
Outfield Oscar Rebolleda  ( pl ) Spain
Roberto De Franceschi  ( it )Italy
Arnaud Fau France
Designated hitter Edsel Martis Netherlands

Source [4]

References

  1. ↑ Wedemeijer, Harry. "European Championships Baseball 7 - 16 July 1995 Haarlem". home.wanadoo.nl. Archived from the original on 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  2. 1 2 Chetwynd, Josh (2008). Baseball in Europe: a country by country history . Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 250, 251. ISBN   978-0-7864-3724-5.
  3. ↑ "Archief Europees kampioenschap". Honkbalsite Archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  4. 1 2 Wedemeijer, Harry (1995). "Personal Awards". home.wanadoo.nl. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  5. ↑ Singer, Tom; Miller, Doug (March 25, 2016). "The Glasnost Gang: When the Halos 'invaded' Russia". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
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