1955 European Baseball Championship

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1955 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Country Spain
City Barcelona
Dates10–15 July
Teams5
Defending championsFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Third placeFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Fourth placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Awards
MVP Flag of Spain.svg José Luis Bernardo
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The 1955 European Baseball Championship was held in Barcelona, Spain and was won by Spain. Belgium finished as runner-up. Five teams competed in the tournament, with France joining the four teams that competed in the previous edition in 1954.

Contents

The format for the tournament had also changed. Instead of a knockout tournament, which was the 1954 championship's format, it was a round-robin tournament played over five days from July 10 to 15. [1]

By winning the tournament, Spain qualified for the 1955 Global World Series. [2]

Results

Standings

Pos.TeamsWDLPRRA
1Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 3107323
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3016239
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 20241227
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11232415
5Flag of France.svg  France 00401261

Matches

1955 (1955) Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg10–2 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1955 (1955) Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg21–3 Flag of France.svg  France
1955 (1955) Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg9–4 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1955 (1955) Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg9–0 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1955 (1955) Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg4–1 Flag of France.svg  France
1955 (1955) West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–4 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1955 (1955) West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–4 Flag of France.svg  France
1955 (1955) Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg0–0 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1955 (1955) Italy  Flag of Italy.svg16–1 Flag of France.svg  France
1955 (1955) Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg2–0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

Source [3]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Chetwynd, Josh (2008). Baseball in Europe : a country by country history . Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 233–257. ISBN   978-0-7864-3724-5 . Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Schiroli, Riccardo (2019). The Game We Love (PDF). World Baseball Softball Confederation. p. 68.
  3. ↑ "Baseball - European Championships 1955 - Calendar & Results". the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  4. ↑ Pernas López, Julio (2011). Strike Two: El Béisbol en la españa de la posguerra 1939-1960 y otras curiosidades del deporte español [Strike Two: Baseball in post-war Spain 1939-1960 and other curiosities of Spanish sport](PDF) (in Spanish). Barcelona: Federación Española de Beísbol. p. 221. Retrieved 2 August 2024– via World Baseball Softball Confederation.
  5. ↑ "Hall of Fame Umpires". fibs.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-01-15.
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