2019
From BR Bullpen
| 2019 in baseball |
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| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
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Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 2019.
Events[edit]
Professional[edit]
Asia and Australia[edit]
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Softbank Hawks defeated the Yomiuri Giants in the Japan Series, 4-0 (Details)
- Korea Baseball Organization: Doosan Bears defeated the Kiwoom Heroes in the Korean Series, 4-0 (Details)
- Chinese Professional Baseball League: Lamigo Monkeys defeated the Chinatrust Brothers in the Taiwan Series, 4-1 (Details)
- China Baseball League: Beijing Tigers
- Australian Baseball League: Brisbane Bandits defeated the Perth Heat in the final, 2-0 (Details)
Europe[edit]
- European Cup: Bologna (Details)
- French Division I: Huskies de Rouen
- Baseball-Bundesliga: Heidenheim Heideköpfe
- Hoofdklasse Honkbal: Curaçao Neptunus (Details)
- Holland Series: L&D Amsterdam Pirates defeated Curaçao Neptunus, 4 games to 3 (Details)
- Italian Baseball League: Unipolsai Bologna defeated T&A San Marino in the Italian Series, 3 games to 0 (Details)
North America[edit]
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Washington Nationals (NL) over Houston Astros (AL), 4-3 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Acereros del Norte
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Las Tunas over Villa Clara in the finals, 4-1 (Details)
Winter Leagues[edit]
- Serie del Caribe: in Ciudad de Panamá, Panama: Toros de Herrera (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Estrellas Orientales defeated the Toros del Este in the finals, 5-1
- Liga Mexicana del Pacífico: Charros de Jalisco defeated the Yaquis de Obregón in the finals, 4-2
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Cangrejeros de Santurce defeated the Indios de Mayagüez in the finals, 4-0
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Cardenales de Lara defeated the Leones del Caracas in the finals, 4-1
Amateur[edit]
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series:
- Canadian University National Invitational Baseball Tournament: Guelph University
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- NAIA College World Series: Tennessee Wesleyan University (details)
- National Junior College Athletic Association
- Community College League of California: Orange Coast College (details)
- Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges: Lower Columbia College (details)
- National Club Baseball Association:
- Division 1: University of Illinois
- Division 2: Pittsburg State University
- Division 3: Millersville University
- National Baseball Congress World Series: Seattle Studs (details)
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Toho High School (Aichi) defeat Narashino High School (Chiba), 6 - 0 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Riseisha High School (Osaka) defeat Seiryo High School (Ishikawa), 5 - 3 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: River Ridge, LA defeats Willemstad, 8-0, in the championship (Details)
International Competitions[edit]
- Premier 12 in four different countries (Details)
- Japan (Gold); South Korea (Silver); Mexico (Bronze)
- Pan American Games in Lima, Peru (Details)
- Puerto Rico (Gold); Canada (Silver); Nicaragua (Bronze)
- Asian Championship in Taichung, Taiwan (Details)
- Chinese Taipei (Gold); Japan (Silver); China (Bronze)
- European Championship in Bonn and Solingen, Germany (Details)
- Netherlands (Gold); Italy (Silver); Spain (Bronze)
- Africa Cup Baseball Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa (Details)
- South Africa (Gold); Uganda (Silver); Zimbabwe (Bronze)
- Southeast Asian Games in Manila Philippines (Details)
- Philippines (Gold); Thailand (Silver); Indonesia (Bronze)
- Women's Baseball Asian Cup in Zhongshan, China (Details)
- Japanese (Gold); Chinese Taipei (Silver); Philippines (Bronze)
- European Women's Championship in Rouen, France (Details)
- France (Gold); The Netherlands (Silver); Czechia (Bronze)
- U-18 Baseball World Cup in Busan South Korea (Details)
- Taiwan (Gold); USA (Silver); South Korea (Bronze)
Culture[edit]
Literature[edit]
- Almost Yankees, by J. David Herman
- Ballpark: Baseball in the American City, by Paul Goldberger
- Black Baseball, 1858-1900, by James E. Brunson III
- The Dizzy and Daffy Dean Barnstorming Tour, by Phil S. Dixon
- Gentle Black Giants, by Kazuo Sayama and Bill Staples Jr.
- Jackie Robinson: un été à Montréal, by Marcel Dugas
- K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, by Tyler Kepner
- Last Seasons in Havana, by César Brioso
- The MVP Machine, by Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik
- Oscar Charleston, by Jeremy Beer
- San Francisco Year Zero, by Lincoln A. Mitchell
- Ten Innings at Wrigley, by Kevin Cook
Song[edit]
- The Fix (Opera), by Joel Puckett
- No Secrets, by Barry Zito (EP)
- The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience, by The Lonely Island (Album)
Film[edit]
- Bottom of the 9th
Births[edit]
- Further information: Births in 2019
Deaths[edit]
- Further information: Deaths in 2019
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