Baseball Bundesliga 1999

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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
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
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    

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