1991 European Baseball Championship

none 8 2–11 August 1989 Italy Italy Italy 7 Netherlands Spain France ITA Guglielmo Trinci 1993 Nettuno, Caserta, Motefiascone .538 ITA Roberto Bianchi (baseball player) Roberto Bianchi it Roberto Bianchi (giocatore di baseball) ITA Massimo Fochi it 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 and qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics. 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.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. 248–251 registrationKöhler Joop 1991-08-12 Honkballende Russen voor Nederlanders een bedreiging https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000029831:mpeg21:a0145 2026-02-10 NRC Handelsblad 15 nl Dutch coach Jim Stoeckel resigned from the team after not qualifying for the Olympics. Dutch sportswriters said the Netherlands had one of their worst performances ever in the tournament.Dubbeld Richard 1991-08-10 Stoeckel: ik heb gefaald https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBPERS01:003168009:mpeg21:a00183 2026-02-10 Algemeen Dagblad nl1991-08-12 Slechtste resultaat na beste voorbereiding https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010824360:mpeg21:a0130 2026-02-10 Trouw nl1991-08-12 Stoeckel stapt op na fiasco honkbalteam Begeleiders wijzen bondscoach aan als zondebok https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010845771:mpeg21:a0052 2026-02-10 Het Parool nl Standings Pos. TeamRecord 1 Italy8–0 2 Netherlands4–4 3 Spain5–3 4 France3–5 5 Belgium5–3 6 Soviet Union4–4 7 Sweden3–5 8 Great Britain0–8 SourcesArchief Europees kampioenschap Archive European Championship https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/ek_eindstanden/ek_1991.html 2025-12-12 Honkbalsite Archief nlBaseball - European Championships 1991 - Calendar & Results https://www.the-sports.org/baseball-1991-european-championships-epr23247.html 2025-12-12 the-sports.org 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. Awards Most valuable player: ITA Guglielmo Trinci, batted .459 with 13 runs batted in Best batter: ITA Roberto Bianchi (baseball player) Roberto Bianchi it Roberto Bianchi (giocatore di baseball), .538 batting average Best pitcher: ESP Xavier Camps Most home runs: ITA Massimo Fochi it Most runs batted in: ITA Elio Gambuti 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 2025-12-12 sport-komplett.de de European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship 1991 Category:1991 in Italian sport Category:Sport in Lazio