1981 European Baseball Championship

none 1981 4 11–19 July 1979 The Netherlands Italy Netherlands Italy Sweden Belgium 1983 Haarlem NED Paul Smit Finale EK honkbal in Haarlem 1981 (cropped).jpg A Netherlands runner reaches base during a championship game against Italy 17 ITA Mike Romano (baseball player, born 1955) Mike Romano it Mike Romano yes 3 NED Charles Urbanus Jr. nl Charles Urbanus jr. .522 The 1981 European Baseball Championship was held at Pim Mulier Stadium nl Pim Mulierstadion in Haarlem, the Netherlands and was won by the Netherlands. Italy finished second. Sweden finished third, winning its first medal in the competition. The championship had four teams for the second consecutive tournament. Jim Stoeckel, a coach for Harvard University, managed the Dutch team and was named the best coach of the tournament. Prince Claus of the Netherlands attended the opening ceremonies.Chetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/245/ Baseball in Europe : a country by country history 2008 McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-3724-5 Jefferson, N.C. 245 12 January 2026 registration More than 40,000 spectators attended the tournament. Standings Pos. TeamRecord 1 Netherlands8–0 2 Italy4–4 3 Sweden3–5 4 Belgium2–6 SourcesArchief Europees kampioenschap https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/ek_eindstanden/ek_1981.html 2026-01-12 honkbalsite archief nl Awards left|thumb|Charles Urbanus Jr. (number 14) was named the best hitter of the tournament Most valuable player: NED Paul Smit Best hitter: NED Charles Urbanus Jr. nl Charles Urbanus jr., .522 batting average Best pitcher: NED Jan Hijzelendoorn (baseball player) Jan Hijzelendoorn nl Jan Hijzelendoorn (honkballer) yesBakker Alexander 1981-07-20 Italiaanse honkballers vallen door de mand STOECKEL DROOMT, ORANJE KAMPIOEN https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010960899:mpeg21:a0231 2026-02-09 Het Vrije Volk nl Most home runs: ITA Mike Romano (baseball player, born 1955) Mike Romano it Mike Romano yes, 3 Best coach: NED Jim Stoeckel Most popular player: NED Eddy Tromp Most spectacular player: NED Jim Sieval nl1981-07-20 Prijzen https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBPERS01:002978017:mpeg21:a00152 2026-02-09 Algemeen Dagblad 13 nlKöhler Joop 1981-07-20 Succes honkbalteam kondigt een nieuw tijdperk aan https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000028549:mpeg21:a0080 2026-02-09 NRC Handelsblad nl Most unlucky player: BEL Frank Lauwers, who broke two fingers after getting hit by a ball1981-07-14 E. K. Baseball Haarlem Groeneveldt was weer razendsnel https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010960894:mpeg21:a0189 2026-02-09 Het Vrije Volk nl 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 2026-01-12 www.sport-komplett.de de European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship 1981 Category:1981 in Dutch sport