1983 European Baseball Championship

1983 European Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Country	Italy
Dates	28 July–7 August
Teams	6
Defending champions	Netherlands
Final positions
Champions	Italy
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	Belgium
Fourth place	Spain
←  1981 1985  →

The 1983 European Baseball Championship was held in four cities, Catiglione della Pescaia, Florence, Grosseto, and Lucca, in Tuscany, Italy. Italy won the tournament, defeating the defending champion Netherlands in four games in the best-of-five finals. By winning the tournament, Italy qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics. ^[1] Italy shut out France 32–0 and Spain 24–0 in the round-robin preliminary round. Italy's Roberto Bianchi  [ it ] batted .487 with 3 home runs and 15 RBI in 9 games. ^[2]

Standings

Pos.	Team	Record
1	Italy	8–1
2	Netherlands	5–4
3	Belgium	6–2
4	Spain	3–5
5	Sweden	3–5
6	France	0–8

Sources ^{[2] [3] [4]}

References

1. Los Angeles Dodgers 1984 Media Guide. Los Angeles Dodgers. 1984. p. 1.
2. Chetwynd, Josh (2008). Baseball in Europe : a country by country history . Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 245, 246. ISBN   978-0-7864-3724-5 . Retrieved 12 January 2026.
3. "Archief Europees kampioenschap". honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-01-11.
4. "Baseball - European Championships 1983 - Calendar & Results". the-sports.org. Retrieved 2026-01-12.

External links

"Rosters of top three teams at the European Championship". www.sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-08.