Baseball Bundesliga 1999
The 1999 baseball league was the 16th season of the baseball league . While the defending champion Köln Dodgers clearly missed the play-offs, the runner-up of the previous season Paderborn Untouchables was able to secure his first championship title: After first place in the regular season in the Bundesliga North, they first defeated the record champions Mannheim Tornados and finally the Bonn Capitals in the final .
Regular season
In the two seasons North and South, the eight teams played four games against each other in the regular season. Then the best four and the last four teams played against each other twice, so that each team played 34 regular games.
The two best-placed teams of each season then qualified for the play-offs, in which the best-of-three mode was played.
1. Bundesliga North
The Strausberg Sun Warriors and Bremen Dockers moved up for the relegated teams Berlin Phoenix and Düsseldorf Senators last year .
At the top of the table, Paderborn Untouchables and Bonn Capitals secured the two play-off tickets in a three-way battle with the Lokstedt Stealers. Behind them were the Cologne Dodgers, Wolfsburg Yahoos and Strausberg Sun Warriors in the secured midfield. The Bremen Dockers and the Ratingen Goose Necks finished the season on the relegation ranks.
team | G | V | Pct. | GB | |
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1. | Paderborn Untouchables | 26th | 8th | .765 | 0 |
2. | Bonn Capitals | 26th | 8th | .765 | 0 |
3. | Lokstedt stealers | 25th | 9 | .734 | 1 |
4th | Cologne Dodgers | 19th | 15th | .559 | 7th |
5. | Wolfsburg Yahoo! | 16 | 18th | .471 | 10 |
6th | Strausberg Sun Warriors | 15th | 19th | .441 | 11 |
7th | Bremen Dockers | 5 | 29 | .147 | 21st |
8th. | Ratingen Goose Necks | 4th | 30th | .118 | 22nd |
1st Bundesliga South
The Baldham Boars started their first Bundesliga season as promoted players, replacing Ingolstadt Schanzer, who had been relegated the previous year .
Mainz Athletics confidently secured the victory of the Bundesliga South. They were accompanied by the Mannheim tornadoes into the play-offs, which ended up tied with the Regensburg legionnaires. The legionaries missed the play-offs for the second time in a row.
The Ladenburg Romans, who were no longer included in the rating after the regular season, were relegated, so that the play-downs in the south were only played among three teams.
team | G | V | Pct. | GB | |
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1. | Mainz Athletics | 29 | 5 | 0.853 | 0 |
2. | Mannheim tornadoes | 25th | 9 | 0.735 | 4th |
3. | Regensburg legionaries | 25th | 9 | 0.735 | 4th |
4th | Friedberg Braves | 14th | 20th | 0.412 | 15th |
5. | Tubingen Hawks | 17th | 15th | .531 | - |
6th | Baldham Boars | 11 | 21st | .344 | - |
7th | Grünwald Jesters | 9 | 23 | .281 | - |
8th. | Ladenburg novel | 0 | 28 | .000 | - |
Play-offs
As in the previous year, the teams from the Bundesliga North prevailed in the semi-finals. After the defeat last year, the Paderborn Untouchables had the better end for themselves this time and prevailed in an extremely narrow final against the Bonn Capitals.
Semifinals | final | ||||||||||
S1 | Mainz Athletics | 4th | 9 | ? | |||||||
N2 | Bonn Capitals | 5 | 8th | ? | N2 | Bonn Capitals | 6th | 8th | 4th | ||
S2 | Mannheim tornadoes | 11 | 10 | 2 | N1 | Paderborn Untouchables | 7th | 6th | 5 | ||
N1 | Paderborn Untouchables | 7th | 11 | 8th |
Web links
- http://www.baseball-softball.de/bundesliga/index.php?id=00000527 - German Baseball Bundesliga 1999 ( DBV archive )