Wikipedia

2005 European Baseball Championship

The 2005 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands, who defeated Italy by a mercy rule win in the championship game. It was held in the Czech Republic from 7 to 17 July 2005, with the championship games held in Prague. The top four teams qualified for the 2007 Baseball World Cup.[1]

2005 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryCzech Republic
Dates7–17 July 2005
Teams12
Defending champions Netherlands
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (19th title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Spain
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played62
Most HRsNetherlands Ivanon Coffie (7)
Most SBsFrance Sebastien Herve (5)
Best ERAFrance Samuel Meurant (0.00)
Awards
MVPNetherlands Ivanon Coffie
← 2003
2007 →

Round 1

edit

Pool A

edit

Standings

edit
Qualified for Pool C
Did not qualify for Pool C
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Netherlands501.000–366
 Italy41.80013116
 Germany23.60032136
 Great Britain23.60032123
 Sweden14.20041123
 Russia14.20041531

Source[2]

Pool B

edit

Standings

edit
Qualified for Pool C
Did not qualify for Pool C
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Spain501.000–4614
 Czech Republic41.80013417
 France32.60022910
 Greece23.40031539
 Ukraine14.20041236
 Croatia05.00051233

Source[2]

Round 2

edit

Pool C

edit

Standings

edit
Qualified for championship game
Did not qualify for championship game
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Netherlands501.000–516
 Italy41.80013312
 Spain32.60022625
 Germany23.40032435
 Czech Republic14.2004732
 France05.0005738

Source[2]

Pool D

edit

Standings

edit
Relegated to B-Pool
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Great Britain41.800–4210
 Sweden32.60024514
 Greece32.60021943
 Ukraine32.60021421
 Russia14.20041621
 Croatia14.2004835

Source[2]

Bronze-medal game

edit
July 17, 2005 Spain  7 – 3 Germany  Prague

Source[2]

Championship game

edit
July 17, 2005 Netherlands  15 – 0 (7) Italy  Prague

Sources[2][1]

Final standings

edit

Sources[2][3]

Awards

edit

Individual awards

edit
  • Most valuable player: Netherlands Ivanon Coffie
  • Best hitter: United Kingdom Ian Young
  • Best defensive player: Netherlands Raily Legito (shortstop)
  • Best pitcher (ERA): France Samuel Meurant, 0.00 in 17+2⁄3 innings pitched
  • Best pitcher (W–L record) Spain Javier Civit, 3–0
  • Most runs batted in: Netherlands Ivanon Coffie, 16
  • Most home runs: Netherlands Ivanon Coffie, 7
  • Most stolen bases: France Sebastien Herve, 5
  • Most runs scored: Spain Javier Zabalza, 13

All-Star team

edit
Position Name Team
Right handed pitcher Javier Civit Spain
Left handed Pitcher Patrick Beljaards Netherlands
Catcher Sidney de Jong Netherlands
First base Jairo Ramos Gizzi Italy
Second base Luc Piquet France
Third base Ivanon Coffie Netherlands
Shortstop Néstor Pérez Spain
Left field Danny Rombley Netherlands
Center field Frank Candela Italy
Right field Harvey Monte Netherlands
Designated hitter Félix Cano Spain

Sources[3][2]

References

edit
  1. 1 2 Chetwynd, Josh (2008). Baseball in Europe : a country by country history. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 255, 256. ISBN 978-0-7864-3724-5. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stoovelaar, Marco. "European Championships 2005". Grand Slam Stats & News. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Final Report". eurobaseball2005.cz (zip file). 2005. S02-standings.pdf. Archived from the original on 2006-05-06. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2005_European_Baseball_Championship&oldid=1337716502"