1987 European Baseball Championship

1987 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountrySpain
Dates17–26 July
Teams7
Defending champions Netherlands
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (13th title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Spain
Fourth place Belgium
Tournament statistics
Games played29
Awards
MVP Rikkert Faneyte

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. Italy finished as runner-up.

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. He left immediately after the tournament to coach the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.