1954 European Baseball Championship

none Belgium Antwerp 26–27 June 1954 4 Italy 1 Belgium West Germany 4 1955 Spain 1945 The 1954 European Baseball Championship was the first European championship in baseball. It featured four of the five member countries of the new Confederation of European Baseball, as France failed to field a team.Chetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/245/ Baseball in Europe : a country by country history 2008 McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-3724-5 Jefferson, N.C. 233, 236 12 January 2026 registration The Netherlands, which would dominate the event in the coming decades,Baseball - European Championships : Medal winners and event presentation https://www.the-sports.org/baseball-european-championships-presentation-medal-winners-sup3527.html 2026-01-12 the-sports.org was not yet a part of the European federation due to financial difficulties in its national federation.1954-06-28 Italië behaalde Europees honkbalkampioenschap Spanje in finale verslagen: 7-4 https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010834877:mpeg21:a0202 2026-02-09 Het Parool 6 nl The championship was held on June 26 and June 27 at a General Motors-owned field in Antwerp, Belgium.1954-06-29 Italië behaalde Europees honkbal-kampioenschap https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010843780:mpeg21:a0147 2026-02-09 De Volkskrant 7 nl A messy affair, each game averaged more than 10 errors per game. Italy took gold, beating Belgium 6–1 and Spain 7–4. Italy's Giulio Glorioso it won the championship game, pitching five scoreless innings before allowing four runs on three errors in his final inning against Spain. Spain won silver after committing 8 errors in its loss to Italy. Spain beat West Germany 10–4 in its first game. Belgium earned bronze, beating last-place Germany 12–5 in the highest-scoring game of the tournament. Matches The tournament was played in a knockout system, with all four teams playing two games.N4 yes high 40 26 June ITA 6 BEL 1 26 June ESP 1945 10 FRG 4 27 June ITA 7 ESP 1945 4 27 June BEL 12 FRG 5 Standings Pos. position TeamRecordRS runs scoredRA runs allowed 1 Italy2–0135 2 Spain1–11411 3 Belgium1–11311 4 West Germany0–1922 SourceArchief Europees kampioenschap https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/ek_eindstanden/ek_1954.html 2026-01-11 honkbalsite archief nl References European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship 1954 Category:1954 in Belgian sport European Baseball Championship Category:Sports competitions in Antwerp Category:1950s in Antwerp