1957 European Baseball Championship

none 1957 5 7–13 July 1956 Germany Netherlands Netherlands 2 Germany Italy Spain 1958 Mannheim 10 The 1957 European Baseball Championship was held in Mannheim, Germany. The Netherlands won their second championship in a row by going undefeated, qualifying for the 1957 Global World Series in Detroit.1957-07-13 Holland wins title https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-holland-wins-title/188965084/ 2026-01-15 The Idaho Statesman 8 Associated Press Germany finished in second place, its best-ever finish at the event.Baseball - European Championships : Medal winners and event presentation https://www.the-sports.org/baseball-european-championships-presentation-medal-winners-sup3527.html 2026-01-13 the-sports.org The Netherlands were led by pitchers Han Urbanus, Nico Brands nl, and Jan Smidt nl.1957-07-13 HONKBAL Nederland weer Europees kampioen Na grote overwinning op België BASEBALL Netherlands European champions again after big victory over Belgium https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010677386:mpeg21:a0230 2026-01-15 Nieuwsblad van het Noorden nl Germany instigated a bench-clearing brawl during its loss to the Netherlands, alleging that a Belgian umpire favored the Dutch team. A German player also claimed the umpire was drunk.Chetwynd 2008 121,122 The Italian team also protested improper scorekeeping during its loss to the Netherlands, requiring the game, which the Dutch reportedly led 3–0, to be restarted.1957-07-27 Nederlandse honkballers sleepten Europese titel uit hel van Mannheim Wandelfestijn te Nijmegen vlekkeloos stukje sport Dutch baseball players dragged European title from the hell of Mannheim Walking Festival in Nijmegen flawless piece of sport https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBDDD02:000210935:mpeg21:a0031 2026-01-15 Amigoe di Curaçao nl The U.S. Army sponsored the championship, though few Germans attended the event.1957-07-10 Germans not interested in baseball https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bee-germans-not-interested-in-baseba/188965111/ 2026-01-15 The Bee 11 Associated Press Players slept in military barracks.Chetwynd 2008 121,122 The championship was a round-robin tournament.Baseball - European Championships 1957 - Calendar & Results https://www.the-sports.org/baseball-1957-european-championships-epr23185.html 2026-02-05 the-sports.org The tournament was originally planned to be held in Madrid, Spain, but the Spanish baseball federation announced in August 1956 that it would no longer host the event.1956-08-29 Geen Europese titelstrijd 1957 in Madrid https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB19:000608050:mpeg21:a00089 2026-02-06 Nieuwsblad van het Zuiden 5 nl The 1960 championship would be held in Barcelona, with Madrid hosting in 1965.Chetwynd 2008 238,240 Standings horizontal Koppen honkbalspelers. Han Urbanus, Bestanddeelnr 908-7451 (cropped).jpg Nico_Brands_(cropped).jpg Honkbalspeler Jan Smidt (cropped).jpg 500 Han Urbanus Nico Brands Jan Smidt Netherlands pitchers in 1957 Pos. TeamRecordRS runs scoredRA runs allowed 1 Netherlands4–0362 2 Germany3–13023 3 Italy2–21814 4 Spain1–32334 5 Belgium0–41650 SourcesChetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/237/ Baseball in Europe : a country by country history 2008 McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-3724-5 Jefferson, N.C. 237-238 15 January 2026 registrationArchief Europees kampioenschap Archive European Championship https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/ek_eindstanden/ek_1957.html 2026-01-13 Honkbalsite Archief nl References European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship 1957 Category:1957 in West German sport 1957 Category:Sports competitions in Mannheim