1989 European Baseball Championship

none 1989 8 1–10 September 1987 France The Netherlands Italy 6 Netherlands Spain Sweden NED Robert Niggebrugge 1991 Paris, Sarcelles, and Savigny Italy at 1989 European Baseball Championship.jpg Italy celebrating winning the tournament The 1989 European Baseball Championship was held in Paris, France and was won by Italy, which defeated the Netherlands in a three-game championship series. Eight teams competed, the largest field since the 1971 championship. The tournament had many blowout games. In the group stage, the Netherlands beat Great Britain 35–0, Italy defeated Germany 24–4, and Spain defeated Germany 22–4. The Italians beat the Netherlands 15–2 in the second round, and Spain beat Sweden 18–9 to win the bronze medal.Chetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/248/ Baseball in Europe : a country by country history 2008 McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-3724-5 Jefferson, N.C. 248 5 January 2026 registration The defending-champion Dutch team was without several of its best players, including Robert Eenhorn and Rikkert Faneyte, both of whom were playing in the American minor leagues during the tournament.Kohler Joop 1989-09-11 Eerste stap naar Spelen 1992 voor honkbalselectie mislukt https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1989/09/11/eerste-stap-naar-spelen-1992-voor-honkbalselectie-mislukt-kb_000031308-a3613241 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260105122342/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1989/09/11/eerste-stap-naar-spelen-1992-voor-honkbalselectie-mislukt-kb_000031308-a3613241 2026-01-05 2026-01-05 NRC nl-NLKohler Joop 1989-09-08 Verpletterende winst honkballers op Italië https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1989/09/08/verpletterende-winst-honkballers-op-italie-kb_000031100-a3612878 https://web.archive.org/web/20260105122348/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1989/09/08/verpletterende-winst-honkballers-op-italie-kb_000031100-a3612878 2026-01-05 2026-01-05 NRC nl Standings Pos. TeamRecord 1 Italy6–2 2 Netherlands6–2 3 Spain5–3 4 Sweden3–5 5 France4–4 6 Belgium4–4 7 Great Britain3–5 8 Germany1–7 SourcesArchief Europees kampioenschap Archive European Championship https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/ek_eindstanden/ek_1989.html 2026-01-05 Honkbalsite Archief nlBaseball - European Championships 1989 - Calendar & Results https://www.the-sports.org/baseball-1989-european-championships-epr23241.html 2026-01-05 the-sports.org Awards Most valuable player: NED Robert Niggebrugge Best hitter: ITA Claudio Cecconi Best pitcher: NED Peter Callenbach nl SourcesIreland Jack November 2, 1989 Baseball abroad is a Dutch treat https://www.newspapers.com/image/159552588/ 2026-01-05 Newspapers.com The News Journal 99 en-US References External links Rosters of top three teams at the European Championship https://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/b/baseball/hst/5.html 2026-01-05 sport-komplett.de de European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship Category:International baseball competitions hosted by France Category:1989 in French sport Category:Sports competitions in Paris