1987 European Baseball Championship

none 1987 7 17–26 July 1985 Spain The Netherlands The Netherlands 13 Italy Spain Belgium NED Rikkert Faneyte 1989 Barcelona and Sant Boi 29 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.1987-07-27 Sports Digest https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/07/27/Sports-Digest/1276554356800/ 2026-01-05 UPI en Italy finished as runner-up.Chetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/247/ Baseball in Europe : a country by country history 2008 McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-3724-5 Jefferson, N.C. 247 5 January 2026 registration Rikkert Faneyte, who would later play in Major League Baseball, was the tournament MVP. Future National League Manager of the Year Pat Murphy managed the Dutch team.Stoovelaar Marco November 16, 2023 Former Netherlands Team Manager Pat Murphy new Manager of Milwaukee Brewers https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/bb23-1611-former-netherlands-team-manager-pat-murphy-new-manager-of-milwaukee-brewers.htm 2026-01-05 Grand Slam * Stats & News Netherlands He left immediately after the tournament to coach the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.Kohler Joop 1987-07-27 Nederland voor dertiende keer Europees kampioen Brief inspireert honkbalnegental https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000028769:mpeg21:a0093 2026-02-10 NRC Handelsblad nl 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.Baseball - European Championships 1987 - Calendar & Results https://www.the-sports.org/baseball-1987-european-championships-epr23235.html 2026-02-10 the-sports.org The Netherlands blew out Italy in the decisive game, 16–1. Spain bested Belgium in a third-place series, again winning three games to two, with the second round win counting. Standings Pos. TeamRecord 1 Netherlands7–2 2 Italy5–3 3 Spain5–4 4 Belgium3–5 5 Sweden3–3 6 France2–4 7 Germany1–5 SourcesArchief Europees kampioenschap Archive European Championship https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/ek_eindstanden/ek_1987.html 2026-01-05 Honkbalsite Archief nl Awards Most valuable player: NED Rikkert Faneyte Best hitter: NED Marcel Kruyt Best pitcher: ESP Pedro Valarezo 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 1987 Category:1987 in Spanish sport Category:Sports competitions in Barcelona Category:1987 in Barcelona