1975 European Baseball Championship

1975 European Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Country	Spain
City	Barcelona
Dates	25 July–3 August
Teams	6
Defending champions	Netherlands
Final positions
Champions	Italy (2nd title)
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	West Germany
Fourth place	Spain
Awards
MVP	Charles Urbanus Jr.  [ nl ]
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The 1975 European Baseball Championship was held in Barcelona, Spain. Italy won the tournament, defeating defending champion The Netherlands in a best-of-five-games championship series. It was the first time the Dutch team did not win a European championship they participated in. Bill Arce, who had previously won the 1971 championship leading the Netherlands, managed Italy, whose pitchers had a 1.35 earned run average during the tournament. West Germany finished third after splitting a four-game bronze-medal series with Spain, and Sweden swept France in three games, with the French losing all five games in the tournament. ^[1]

Standings

Pos.	Team	Record
1	Italy	5–2
2	Netherlands	4–3
3	West Germany	3–3
4	Spain	3–3
5	Sweden	3–2
6	France	0–5

Sources ^{[1] [2]}

Awards

• Most valuable player: Charles Urbanus Jr.  [ nl ] ^[3]
• Best pitcher: Federico Martone
• Best hitter: Mike Romano  [ it ] ^{[4] [5]}
• Best catcher: Giorgio Castelli  [ it ]
• Best coach: Bill Arce ^[4]

References

1. Chetwynd, Josh (2019). Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History . McFarland, Inc. pp. 243, 244. ISBN   9780786437245.
2. "Archief Europees kampioenschap" [Archive European Championship]. Honkbalsite Archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
3. Brendel, Carel (1975-08-04). "ITALIË LAAT IN BESLISSENDE DUEL VOORSPRONG NIET MEER GLIPPEN Charles Urbanus alléén kan Oranje niet redden". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-01-22. Gelukwensen bracht Myers behalve aan de tegenstanders vooral aan Charles Urbanus, die zojuist zijn trofee van meest waardevolle speler van het toernooi had ontvangen[Myers congratulated not only his opponents but also Charles Urbanus, who had just received his trophy for most valuable player of the tournament.]
4. "Fouten coach fataal voor honkbalploeg". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 1975-08-04. Retrieved 2026-01-22. Na afloop van bet toernooi werden traditiegetrouw de onderscheidingen uitgereikt aan de beste spelers van het toernooi. Charles Urbanus werd daarbij uitgeroepen tot de meest waardevolle speler. De andere onderscheidingen zijn: beste werper: Federico Martone (Ita); beste vanger: Giorgio Castelli (Ita); beste slagman: Michelle Romano (Ita); beste coach: Bill Arce (Ita).[After the tournament, the traditional awards were presented to the tournament's best players. Charles Urbanus was named Most Valuable Player. The other awards were: Best Pitcher: Federico Martone (Italy); Best Catcher: Giorgio Castelli (Italy); Best Hitter: Michelle Romano (Italy); Best Coach: Bill Arce (Italy).]
5. Schiroli, Riccardo. "Mike Romano: la prima volta con una maglia diversa - fibs.it" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball  [ it ]. Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2026-01-22.

External links

"Rosters of top three teams at the European Championship". www.sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-22.