1955 European Baseball Championship

noneSpain Barcelona 10–15 July 5 Spain 1 West Germany Italy 10 ESP José Luis Bernardo 1954 1956 Italy BelgiumThe 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. 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.Chetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/233/ Baseball in Europe : a country by country history 2008 McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-3724-5 Jefferson, N.C. 233-257 5 January 2026 registration By winning the tournament, Spain qualified for the 1955 Global World Series.Schiroli Riccardo https://static.wbsc.org/assets/files/2019_WBSC_The_Game_We_Love_SMALL.pdf The Game We Love World Baseball Softball Confederation 2019 68 However, the Spanish organizers incurred a debt of 150,000 pesetas organizing the event, which was not paid off by the 1960 championship, also held in Barcelona.Pernas López 2011 307 Results Standings Pos. Teams W Wins D Draw L Loss P Points R Runs scored RA Runs allowed 1 Spain 1945 3 1 0 7 32 3 2 Belgium 3 0 1 6 23 9 3 Germany 2 0 2 4 12 27 4 Italy 1 1 2 3 24 15 5 France 0 0 4 0 12 61 Matches 1955 y BEL 10–2 FRG 1955 y ESP 1945 21–3 FRA 1955 y BEL 9–4 ITA 1955 y ESP 1945 9–0 FRG 1955 y BEL 4–1 FRA 1955 y FRG 5–4 ITA 1955 y FRG 5–4 FRA 1955 y ESP 1945 0–0 ITA 1955 y ITA 16–1 FRA 1955 y ESP 1945 2–0 BEL SourceBaseball - European Championships 1955 - Calendar & Results https://www.the-sports.org/baseball-1955-european-championships-epr23180.html 2026-01-15 the-sports.org Awards Most valuable player and best pitcher: ESP José Luis Bernardo Best hitter: ESP Juan Casals Best umpire: ITA Alfio D'aprilePernas López Julio https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/39/cms/documents/d3845820-6b5e-499f-256f-b5f063a2991e.pdf Strike Two: El Béisbol en la españa de la posguerra 1939-1960 y otras curiosidades del deporte español 2011 Federación Española de Beísbol Barcelona 221 es Strike Two: Baseball in post-war Spain 1939-1960 and other curiosities of Spanish sport 2 August 2024 World Baseball Softball ConfederationHall of Fame Umpires https://www.fibs.it/en/federation/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-umpires 2026-01-15 fibs.it it References European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship 1955 Category:1955 in Spanish sport Europe Category:Sports competitions in Barcelona