2007
From BR Bullpen
| 2007 in baseball |
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| Cuban National League |
| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| << 2006 2008 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 2007.
Club competitions[edit]
Professional[edit]
Asia and Australia[edit]
- Asia Series: Chunichi Dragons (NPB) defeated the SK Wyverns (KBO) in the finals, 6-5 (Details)
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Chunichi Dragons (CL) over the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (PL), 4 - 1 - 0 (Details)
- Korea Baseball Organization: SK Wyverns defeated the Doosan Bears in the Korean Series (Details)
- Chinese Professional Baseball League: Uni-President Lions defeated the La New Bears in the Taiwan Series (Details)
- China Baseball League: ??? (Details)
- Claxton Shield: Victoria Aces
Europe[edit]
- European Cup: Kinheim, Hoofdklasse (Details)
- Division Élite: Rouen Huskies
- Baseball-Bundesliga: Mainz Athletics
- Hoofdklasse Honkbal: Corendon Kinheim
- Holland Series: Honkbal Club Kinheim defeated the Hoofddorp Pioniers in the series, 3 - 0 (Details)
- Serie A1: Montepaschi Grosseto
North America[edit]
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Boston Red Sox (AL) over the Colorado Rockies (NL), 4 - 0 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Bricktown Showdown: Sacramento River Cats (PCL) over the Richmond Braves (IL), 7 - 1
- International League: Richmond Braves (Details)
- Pacific Coast League: Sacramento RiverCats (Details)
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Sultanes de Monterrey defeated the Leones de Yucatán in the finals, 4 - 3
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Santiago de Cuba (Details)
Winter Leagues[edit]
- Serie del Caribe: in Puerto Rico; Águilas Cibaeñas (Dominican Republic) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Águilas Cibaeñas defeated the Tigres del Licey in the finals, 5-1
- Liga Mexicana del Pacífico: Naranjeros de Hermosillo
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Gigantes de Carolina defeated the Lobos de Arecibo in the finals, in an unknown result
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Tigres de Aragua defeated the Navegantes del Magallanes in the finals, 4 - 1
Amateur[edit]
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): Oregon State University defeated the University of North Carolina in the finals, 11 - 4, 9-3 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: The University of Tampa over Columbus State University, 7-2 in the finals
- Division III Baseball Championship: Kean University over Emory University, 5-4 (10 inn.) in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: Lewis-Clark State College over Spring Arbor University, 9-2 in the finals
- National Junior College Athletic Association
- Community College League of California: Riverside Community College over Cypress College 6 - 1 in the finals
- National Baseball Congress World Series: Havasu Heat (Details)
- National Club Baseball Association: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association/Association de Baseball Inter-Universitaire Canadienne: University of New Brunswick
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Waseda University defeated Tokai University in the final, 4-1 (Details)
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Tokoha University Kikugawa High School (Shizuoka) defeats Ogaki Nihon University High School (Gifu), 6-5 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Saga Kita High School (Saga) defeats Koryo High School (Hiroshima), 5-4 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Warner Robins, GA defeats Tokyo, 3 - 2 in the championship (Details)
International competitions[edit]
- Baseball World Cup in Taiwan (Details)
- Pan American Games in Brazil (Details)
- European Championship in Spain (Details)
- Netherlands (Gold); Great Britain (Silver); Spain (Bronze)
- Asian Championship in Taiwan (Details)
- Japan (Gold); South Korea (Silver); Taiwan (Bronze)
- Southeast Asian Games in Thailand (Details)
- Thailand (Gold); Philippines (Silver); Indonesia (Bronze)
- South Pacific Games in Samoa (Details)
- Palau (Gold); New Caledonia (Silver); American Samoa (Bronze)
Events[edit]
Culture[edit]
Literature[edit]
- Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman, by Lee Lowenfish
- Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball, by Norman L. Macht
- Crazy '08: How a cast of cranks, rogues, boneheads and magnates created the greatest year in baseball history, by Cait Murphy
- Dreaming Baseball, by James T. Farrell
- Heroes of the Negro Leagues, by Mark Chiarello and Jack Morelli
- A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006, by Peter Bjarkman
- Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, by Jonathan Eig
- Spoke: A Biography of Tris Speaker, by Charles C. Alexander
- The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs, by Bill Jenkinson
Song[edit]
- Barry Bonds, by Kanye West and Lil Wayne
- Load Up the Bases, by Whiskey Falls
Film[edit]
- Chasing 3000
Births[edit]
- Further information: Births in 2007
Deaths[edit]
- Further information: Deaths in 2007
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