1975 European Baseball Championship

none Spain 25 July–3 August 6 Netherlands Italy 2 The Netherlands West Germany Spain NED Charles Urbanus Jr. nl Charles Urbanus jr. 1973 1977 Barcelona West Germany Roland Hoffmann (baseball player) de Roland Hoffmann (Baseballspieler) Roland Hoffmann .500 The 1975 European Baseball Championship was held at Montjuïc Municipal Stadium in Barcelona, Spain.Pernas López Julio https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/39/cms/documents/289f5577-2763-3e17-dd33-aff3d83006a5.pdf BALL!… El béisbol en España de 1961 a 1975 March 2019 Real Federación Española de Béisbol y Sófbol 222-226 es World Baseball Softball Confederation 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. Sweden swept France in three games, with the French losing all five games in the tournament.Chetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/243/ Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History 2019 McFarland, Inc. 9780786437245 243,244 registration The host stadium had several improvements for the tournament, including new light towers, a new grass field, new luxury boxes, and improved changing rooms. There was a taxi strike during the tournament, so new bus routes took fans to games. The tournament overlapped with a Davis Cup tennis zone final in Barcelona, in which Björn Borg and Sweden defeated Spain. Standings Pos. TeamRecord 1 Italy5–2 2 Netherlands4–3 3 West Germany3–3 4 Spain3–3 5 Sweden3–2 6 France0–5 SourcesArchief Europees kampioenschap Archive European Championship https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/ek_eindstanden/ek_1975.html 2026-01-22 Honkbalsite Archief nl Awards thumb|Tournament MVP Charles Urbanus Jr. Most valuable player: NED Charles Urbanus Jr. nl Charles Urbanus jr.Brendel Carel 1975-08-04 Italië laat in beslissende duel voorsprong niet meer glippen: Charles Urbanus alléén kan Oranje niet redden https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010839701:mpeg21:a0182 2026-01-22 Het Parool nl 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. Best pitcher: ITA Federico Martone Best hitter: ITA Mike Romano (baseball player, born 1955) it yes Mike Romano Mike Romano1975-08-04 Fouten coach fataal voor honkbalploeg https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010881367:mpeg21:a0081 2026-01-22 De Volkskrant nl 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).Schiroli Riccardo Mike Romano: la prima volta con una maglia diversa http://www.fibs.it/it-it/Mike-Romano-la-prima-volta-con-una-maglia-diversa.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120705144048/http://www.fibs.it/it-it/Mike-Romano-la-prima-volta-con-una-maglia-diversa.aspx 2012-07-05 2026-01-22 it dead Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball it Best catcher: ITA Giorgio Castelli it Best coach: ITA Bill Arce Best batting average: West Germany Roland Hoffmann (baseball player) de Roland Hoffmann (Baseballspieler) Roland Hoffmann, .500 References External links Rosters of top three teams at the European Championship https://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/b/baseball/hst/5.html 2026-01-22 www.sport-komplett.de de European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship 1975 Category:1975 in Spanish sport Category:Sports competitions in Barcelona