2006 Haarlem Baseball Week

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.

2006 Haarlem Baseball Week
Pim Mulier Stadium during HBW 2006
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
Dates 21–30 July
Teams6
Defending champions Netherlands (2004)
Final positions
Champions
 Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up
 Cuba
Third place
 United States
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Most Valuable Player Bryan Engelhardt
2004
2008

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 550
2 Netherlands 541
3 United States 523
4 Japan 523
5 China 514
6 Chinese Taipei 514

^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
Boxscore
July 22, 2006 United States  4 – 3  Japan Haarlem, Netherlands
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July 22, 2006 Netherlands  11 – 2  China Haarlem, Netherlands
Boxscore
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
Boxscore

Final standings

Tournament awards

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

References

  1. "The Netherlands emerged victorious in 2006". Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
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