1969 European Baseball Championship

noneItaly 27 July–3 August 7 Belgium Netherlands 8 Italy Spain West Germany NED Hamilton Richardson (baseball player) Hamilton Richardson nl Hamilton Richardson NED Hudson John nl .461 NED Hamilton Richardson (baseball player) Hamilton Richardson nl Hamilton Richardson 2 1967 1971 WiesbadenThe 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 defending champion Belgium and Italy and the Netherlands, who both skipped the 1967 championship, in the top group and four teams in the bottom group. West Germany defeated Belgium in the only cross-group game in the tournament. After the tournament, Spain, which went undefeated in the lower group, requested that the two-tiered format be abolished.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 129 es World Baseball Softball Confederation An American military team, the Wiesbaden Flyers, and a team from South Africa also attended the tournament.Chetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/241/ Baseball in Europe : a country by country history 2008 McFarland 978-0-7864-3724-5 241, 242 registration 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 (baseball player) Hamilton Richardson nl Hamilton Richardson.Doeleman Hans 1969-08-04 Elegante „Azzurri” stuitten op ijzeren verdediging: Italië kon Nederland niet van titel afhouden in Wiesbaden https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010838097:mpeg21:a0133 2026-01-26 Het Parool 8 nl Standings Pos. TeamRecord 1 Netherlands3–0 2 Italy2–1 3 Spain3–0 4 West Germany3–1 5 Belgium0–5 6 Sweden1–2 7 France0–3 SourcesArchief Europees kampioenschap https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/ek_eindstanden/ek_1969.html 2025-12-09 Honkbalsite archief nl Awards thumb|Hamilton Richardson, tournament MVP Most valuable player: NED Hamilton Richardson (baseball player) Hamilton Richardson nl Hamilton Richardson Best pitcher: NED Rudy Dom nl Highest batting average: NED Hudson John nl, .461 Most home runs: NED Richardson, 2. Best sportsmanship: BEL Joske Robijn1969-08-04 Richardson beste honkballer https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010847881:mpeg21:a0149 2026-01-26 De Volkskrant nl Best manager: ESP Gregorio Solís 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 2025-12-12 sport-komplett.de de European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship 1969 Category:1969 in West German sport 1969 Category:Sport in Wiesbaden