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4 unusual facts about Amsterdam Pirates


2008 Holland Series

The 2008 Holland Series involved the defending champions Corendon Kinheim being defeated by the Amsterdam Pirates in three straight games.

2010 Holland Series

The 2010 Holland Series saw DOOR Neptunus defeat L&D Amsterdam, 4 games to 2, to win the club's 13th Dutch Championship, surpassing now-defunct Haarlem Nicols' 12, and their second in a row.

Amsterdam Pirates

They reached the playoffs by being 3rd in the regular season, then beating Neptunus in the first round and defending champions Kinheim in the 2008 Holland Series.

The club is the second largest baseball club of the Netherlands (after Almere).


Pim Walsma

Walsma debuted in the Hoofdklasse in 2005 and went 1-6 with a 5.11 ERA, walking 38 in 44 innings for the Amsterdam Pirates; he was 5th in the league in free passes.


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