1962 European Baseball Championship

noneNetherlands 21–29 July 7 Netherlands Netherlands 5 Italy Spain Belgium 1960 1964 15 Amsterdam ESP Licesio Fernández .636 NED Leo Kops Nederland_1962_Europees_honkbalkampioen_(cropped).jpg The Netherlands team celebrating a home run during the championship The 1962 European Baseball Championship was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands at the end of July. The Netherlands, for the fifth consecutive tournament, was the undefeated champion. Italy finished second for the third consecutive tournament. The tournament had seven teams, the most in the tournament's history and not surpassed until 1971.Archief Europees kampioenschap https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/ek_eindstanden/eurokamp.html 2026-02-05 Honkbalsite archief nlChetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/239/ Baseball in Europe : a country by country history 2008 McFarland 978-0-7864-3724-5 239 registration Ron Fraser, future U.S. college baseball and Dutch baseball hall of famer, managed the Netherlands and was named the best manager of the tournament.Wulf Steve A Last Hurrah: Ron Fraser's final coaching mission is to take Team USA to the gold medal https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/07/22/a-last-hurrah-ron-frasers-final-coaching-mission-is-to-take-team-usa-to-the-gold-medal 18 November 2022 Sports Illustrated July 22, 1992 https://web.archive.org/web/20211130210107/https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/07/22/a-last-hurrah-ron-frasers-final-coaching-mission-is-to-take-team-usa-to-the-gold-medal 2021-11-30 dead 1962-07-30 Prijzen voor de beste spelers https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB34:178621020:00003 Honkbal-nieuws nl Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond 29 20 4 The Netherlands had to come from behind to defeat Italy, 9–4, with Rob Hoffmann nl, later named the best pitcher of the tournament, replacing starter Herman Beidschat nl, who suffered from the flu leading up to the game.1962-07-30 Nederland voor vijfde maal Europees kampioen https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LLC/1962-07-30/edition/0/page/7 2026-02-05 Leidse Courant 7 nl France suffered the first forfeit in tournament history, when a French player left the game following a disagreement with the team's captain, leaving the team with only 8 players. France had been trailing West Germany 30–0, with the forfeit lowering the margin of defeat to 9–0. Sweden made its debut in the tournament, losing all four games. The Dutch baseball federation said the tournament cost 500,000 guilder but was profitable enough to fund two future tournaments.1962-07-30 Feiten en cijfers Facts and figures https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB34:178621020:00006 Honkbal-nieuws nl Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond 29 20 6 Format Seven teams competed in two groups, which both competed in a round-robin tournament. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final round while the remaining three teams faced off in a classification group. These two groups again competed in a round-robin tournament to determine the final standings.Baseball - European Championships 1962 - Standings / Rankings https://www.the-sports.org/baseball-1962-european-championships-epr23190.html 2026-02-05 the-sports.orgPernas 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 36-38 es World Baseball Softball Confederation Standings Pos. TeamRecordRS runs scoredRA runs allowed 1 Netherlands5–06511 2 Italy3–15811 3 Spain3–25136 4 Belgium1–32552 5 West Germany2–24934 6 France1–33571 7 Sweden0–42769 Sources Awards thumb|300x300px|Leo Kops was the most valuable player of the tournament Most valuable player: NED Leo Kops Best pitcher: NED Rob Hoffmann nl Best batting average: ESP Licesio Fernández, .636Fernández Licesio https://beisbolysofbol.es/jugador/fernandez-licesio/ 2026-02-05 Béisbol y Sófbol español es Best catcher: ITA Gigi Camaroni it Best manager: NED Ron Fraser1962-07-30 Prijzenregen https://leiden.courant.nu/index.php/issue/LD/1962-07-30/edition/0/page/5 2026-02-05 Leidsch Dagblad 5 nl Best umpire: ITA Umberto ScirmanScirman Umberto https://www.museodelbaseball.it/articles/scirman-umberto 2026-02-05 Museo del baseball it References European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship 1962 Category:1962 in Dutch sport Category:Sports competitions in Amsterdam