1954 Asian Baseball Championship

Philippines December 4 Philippines 1936 1 Japan South Korea Taiwan 1955 The 1954 Asian Baseball Championship was the first continental tournament held by the Baseball Federation of Asia, from 18 to 26 December.Japan Blanks Korea In Baseball Meet https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dsgVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3860,3007478 Milwaukee Sentinel Milwaukee, WI, United States 19 December 1954 2-C 20 August 2009 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Philippines Beat Japs for Asian Baseball Title https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/515799962.html?dids=515799962:515799962&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+27,+1954&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Philippines+Beat+Japs+for+Asian+Baseball+Title&pqatl=google https://web.archive.org/web/20121022043811/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/515799962.html?dids=515799962:515799962&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+27,+1954&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Philippines+Beat+Japs+for+Asian+Baseball+Title&pqatl=google dead October 22, 2012 Chicago Daily Tribune Chicago, IL, United States 27 December 1954 C2 20 August 2009 fee required The tournament was held in Manila, Philippines, and was won by the host nation. 17,000 people attended the final game at Rizal Stadium to see Philippines defeat Japan 8–1.Philippine Nine Wins Asian Baseball Crown https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/894140842.html?dids=894140842:894140842&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+27%2C+1954&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Philippine+Nine+Wins+Asian+Baseball+Crown&pqatl=google Hartford Courant Hartford, CT, United States 27 December 1954 11 20 August 2009 fee required 22 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022045354/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/894140842.html?dids=894140842:894140842&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+27,+1954&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Philippine+Nine+Wins+Asian+Baseball+Crown&pqatl=google dead As of 2019, it is the only time that the Philippines have won the tournament. South Korea (3rd) and Taiwan (4th) were the other participants.Bjarkman 2005, pp.477–8 See also Japan–South Korea baseball rivalry References Bibliography Bjarkman Peter C. Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball https://books.google.com/books?id=ASSUFP8rxhMC&dq=diamonds%20around%20the%20globe&pg=PA477 18 August 2009 2005 Greenwood Press Westport, CT United States 0-313-32268-6 58806121 refBjarkman Asian Baseball Championship Category:International baseball competitions hosted by the Philippines Category:1954 in Philippine sport Asian Baseball Championship Category:Sports competitions in Manila Category:20th century in Manila