1969 European Baseball Championship

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1969 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryItaly
Dates27 July–3 August
Teams7
Defending championsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (8th title)
Runners-upFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Third placeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Fourth placeFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Tournament statistics
Best BA Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hudson John  [ nl ] (.461)
Most HRs Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hamilton Richardson  [ nl ] (2)
Awards
MVP Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hamilton Richardson  [ nl ]
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The 1969 European Baseball Championship was held in Wiesbaden, Germany and was won by the Netherlands. Italy finished as runner-up. The tournament, held at Lindsey Air Station, had two groups, with Netherlands, Italy, and Belgium in the top group and four teams in the bottom group. West Germany defeated Belgium in the only cross-group game in the tournament. An American military team, the Wiesbaden Flyers, and a team from South Africa also attended the tournament. [1]

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Italian players reportedly chanted "Antilles, Antilles," objecting to the Dutch team's use of ballplayers from the Netherlands Antilles, which included most valuable player Hamilton Richardson  [ nl ]. [2] [3]

Standings

Pos.TeamRecord
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3–0
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–1
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3–0
4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3–1
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0–5
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–2
7Flag of France.svg  France 0–3

Sources [1] [4]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Chetwynd, Josh (2008). Baseball in Europe : a country by country history . McFarland. pp. 241, 242. ISBN   978-0-7864-3724-5.
  2. ↑ Doeleman, Hans (1969-08-04). "Elegante „Azzurri" stuitten op ijzeren verdediging: Italië kon Nederland niet van titel afhouden in Wiesbaden". Het Parool (in Dutch). p. 8. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  3. 1 2 "Richardson beste honkballer". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 1969-08-04. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  4. ↑ "Archief Europees kampioenschap". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-12-09.
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