1972 Haarlemse Honkbalweek

1972 Haarlemse Honkbalweek

The 1972 Haarlemse Honkbalweek was the seventh edition of the Haarlemse Honkbalweek, held every two years. It was held from June 30 to July 9, 1972 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland. Five teams competed in the tournament and the tournament was won by Cuba and Netherlands Antilles. Dave Winfield was among the players in the event.

Competing teams

The following teams participated in the tournament:

Team	Nation	Previous appearances
Alaska Goldpanners	United States	none
Cuba	Cuba	none
Italy	Italy	1968
Netherlands	Netherlands	1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971
Netherlands Antilles	Netherlands Antilles	1966, 1968
Nicaragua	Nicaragua	none
Grand Rapids Sullivans	United States	1963, 1968, 1969, 1971

Game results

No game results available

Final rankings

Poule A

Rank	Team
1	Cuba
3	Grand Rapids Sullivans
5	Alaska Goldpanners
7	Nicaragua

Poule B

Rank	Team
1	Netherlands Antilles
2	Netherlands
3	Italy

Awards

The following awards were handed out:

• Most Valuable Player: Alvin Flemming,  Netherlands Antilles; Felix Isasi,  Cuba
• Most Spectacular Player: Rafael Josefa,  Netherlands Antilles
• Press Award: Het Derde Honk
• Homerun King: Wilfried Pieters,  Netherlands Antilles; Pedro Selvo,  Cuba
• Best Hitter: Rafael Josefa,  Netherlands Antilles; Silvio Montejo,  Cuba
• Best Pitcher: Ronald Briezen,  Netherlands Antilles; José Antonio Huelga,  Cuba
• Best Coach: Bob Sullivan, Grand Rapids Sullivans
• Dutch Most Valuable Player: Nol Beenders,  Netherlands
• Bad Luck Trophy: Antonio Herradora,  Nicaragua