1958 European Baseball Championship

none Netherlands 6 Netherlands Netherlands 3 Italy West Germany Belgium 1957 1960 10 Amsterdam Europese Honkbalkampioenschappen te Amsterdam spelmomenten, Bestanddeelnr 909-6940.jpg An Italian baserunner rounds third base during the tournament The 1958 European Baseball Championship was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Netherlands won the championship, going undefeated for the third year in a row. Italy finished in second for the second consecutive championship. The Dutch needed extra innings to defeat Italy and West Germany in its first two games, with outfielder Gé Oosterbaan making a diving catch in the 12th inning to prevent Italy from scoring. The Dutch won a rematch against Italy for the title 5–2.Chetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/238/ Baseball in Europe : a country by country history 2008 McFarland 978-0-7864-3724-5 238 registrationStoovelaar Marco 27 February 2019 Former big league and Netherlands Team-outfielder Gé Oosterbaan passed away https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/bb19-2602-former-big-league-and-netherlands-team-outfielder-ge-oosterbaan-passed-away.htm 2026-02-06 Grand Slam * Stats & News The championship was a double-elimination tournament, which meant the Netherlands only played twice to reach the championship game while Italy played five games. Because of the increased workload, Italy did not start the tournament's top pitcher, Giulio Glorioso it, in the title game, which was attended by 10,000 people and featured a fireworks display.1958-07-11 Italië in finale tegen ons land Europees Kampioenschap Honkbal https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB19:000635010:mpeg21:a00161 2026-02-06 Nieuwsblad van het Zuiden 11 nl1958-07-12 Nederlands honkbalteam weer ongeslagen Europees kampioen: Italië inde finale met 5—2 verslagen https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMRHCE02:163629011:mpeg21:a00096 2026-02-06 Eindhovensch dagblad 5 nl1958-07-12 Italiaan Glorioso beste werper https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000037540:mpeg21:a0157 2026-02-06 Algemeen Handelsblad 9 nl Ron Fraser managed West Germany and was named the best manager of the tournament. The Netherlands hired him after the tournament. Fraser would later coach the Miami Hurricanes and be inducted into the American College Baseball Hall of Fame and Dutch baseball hall of fame.March 26, 1960 FSU's Ron Fraser To Pilot Dutch Nine https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-fsus-ron-fraser-to-pilot/145386305/ April 14, 2024 The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee 12 newspapers.com APPezdirtz Rick January 16, 1963 The Dutch Lose A Coach And It's U-M's Gain https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-the-dutch-lose-a-coach-an/145381968/ April 14, 2024 The Miami News 3C newspapers.com France, after missing the 1957 championship, was blown out in both of its games, losing to Spain and Belgium, two teams that lost all of their other games. Standings Pos. TeamRecordRS runs scoredRA runs allowed 1 Netherlands3–01510 2 Italy4–23819 3 West Germany1–21010 4 Belgium1–22013 5 Spain1–23223 6 France0–2646 SourcesBaseball - European Championships 1958 - Calendar & Results https://www.the-sports.org/baseball-1958-european-championships-epr23186.html 2026-02-06 the-sports.org Awards Best pitcher: ITA Giulio Glorioso it Best hitter: NED Piet de Nieuwe Best catcher: ITA Gigi Cameroni it Best infielder: ITA Giovanni Macri Best outfielder: West Germany Dieter Heller Best manager: West Germany Ron Fraser Best umpire: ITA Mario Ottaviani +All-Star teamPositionNameTeamPitcherGiulio Glorioso itItalyHan UrbanusNetherlandsJürgen C. Helmig Jürgen Helmig deWest GermanyCatcherGigi Cameroni itItalyJoop GeurtsNetherlandsFirst baseJuan ComellasSpainSecond baseHenk KeulemansNetherlandsThird baseKarl PhillippWest GermanyShortstopGiovanni MacriItalyOutfieldersPueyo IIISpainDieter HellerWest GermanyGé OosterbaanNetherlandsPinch hittersPiet de NieuweNetherlandsGiampiero FaraoneItaly Sources1958-07-12 Nederland weer Europees kampioen honkbal De Nieuwe en Keulemans op dreef https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMRHCG03:163580061:mpeg21:a00172 2026-02-06 Winschoter courant 14 nlOttaviani Mario https://www.museodelbaseball.it/articles/ottaviani-mario 2026-02-06 Museo del Baseball itBaseball & Softball Portal Stats https://stats.baseball-softball.de/nm/bb/?file=tournament5.inc 2026-02-06 baseball-softball.de de1958-07-08 Glorioso miste examens, Comellas richtingsgevoel https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010838104:mpeg21:a0181 2026-02-06 Het Parool 9 nlFaraone Giampiero https://www.museodelbaseball.it/articles/faraone-giampiero 2026-02-06 Museo del Baseball it References European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship 1958 Category:1958 in Dutch sport Category:Sports competitions in Amsterdam