2006 Haarlem Baseball Week

2006 Haarlem Baseball Week
Pim Mulier Stadium during HBW 2006
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
CityHaarlem
Dates21–30 July
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up Cuba
Third place United States
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
MVPNetherlands Bryan Engelhardt
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The 2006 Haarlem Baseball Week was an international baseball competition held at the Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem, the Netherlands from July 21–30, 2006. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and featured teams from China, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Japan, Netherlands and United States.

In the end the team from the Netherlands won their second straight tournament title.[1]

Group stage

Standings

Qualified for the final
Did not qualify for the final
# Team Games Wins Losses
1  Cuba 5 5 0
2  Netherlands 5 4 1
3  United States 5 2 3
4  Japan 5 2 3
5  China 5 1 4
6  Chinese Taipei [1] 5 1 4

^1 Chinese Taipei is the official IBAF designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also political status of Taiwan for details.)

Game results

July 21, 2006 Chinese Taipei  4 – 1  United States Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 22, 2006 United States  4 – 3  Japan Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 22, 2006 Netherlands  11 – 2  China Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 23, 2006 Chinese Taipei  1 – 4  Netherlands Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 23, 2006 China  0 – 6  Cuba Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 24, 2006 Cuba  4 – 0  Japan Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 25, 2006 Chinese Taipei  1 – 2  Cuba Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 25, 2006 China  5 – 7  United States Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 26, 2006 China  1 – 0  Chinese Taipei Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 26, 2006 Netherlands  6 – 5  Japan Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 27, 2006 United States  1 – 9  Cuba Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 28, 2006 Japan  10 – 0  China Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 28, 2006 Cuba  11 – 10  Netherlands Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 29, 2006 Japan  5 – 1  Chinese Taipei Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 29, 2006 Netherlands  15 – 3  United States Haarlem, Netherlands
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Final

July 30, 2006 Netherlands  9 – 6  Cuba Haarlem, Netherlands
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Final standings

Tournament awards

Best Pitcher Netherlands Dave Draijer
Best Hitter Netherlands Dirk van 't Klooster
Outstanding Defensive Player Netherlands Dirk van 't Klooster
Home run King Netherlands Bryan Engelhardt
Most Valuable Player Netherlands Bryan Engelhardt
Most Popular Player Netherlands Dirk van 't Klooster
Press Award Netherlands Dirk van 't Klooster

References

  1. ^ "The Netherlands emerged victorious in 2006". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-29.