1965 European Baseball Championship

none Nederlands honkbalteam 1965 (cropped).jpg Spain 29 August–5 September 5 Netherlands Netherlands 7 Italy West Germany Spain NED Hamilton Richardson (baseball player) Hamilton Richardson nl Hamilton Richardson 1964 1967 10 Madrid ITA Augusto Savignano 3 The Netherlands players holding their trophies after winning the tournament The 1965 European Baseball Championship was held in Madrid, Spain at La Elipa Stadium. The Netherlands won their seventh consecutive European title. The Dutch run differential was 57–0 in the tournament and their all-time record in the tournament was 27–0. The Netherlands defeated second-place Italy 16–0. West Germany finished the third place after defeating Spain for the first time. The largest blowout was Italy's 30–1 win over winless Sweden.Chetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/240/ Baseball in Europe : a country by country history 2008 McFarland 978-0-7864-3724-5 240 registrationArchief Europees kampioenschap https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/ek_eindstanden/ek_1965.html 2025-01-30 Honkbalsite archief nl Offensively, the Netherlands was led by three players from the Netherlands Antilles who played for Honkbal Hoofdklase club Sparta: Hamilton Richardson (baseball player) Hamilton Richardson nl Hamilton Richardson, who was named the most valuable player, Hudson John, and Simon Arrindell nl, who hit a home run against Italy that reportedly traveled 150 m ft unit.9 September 1965 Nederland behaalde zevende titel - Fantastische overwinning op Italië (16-0) en geen enkele run tegen https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB34:178622025:00001 Honkbal nieuws Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond 1 nl 32 25 Richardson batted .538 and John batted .500 in the tournament, though organizers said neither had enough at bats to qualify for the batting title.9 September 1965 Slaggemiddelden per ploeg https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB34:178622025:00009 Honkbal nieuws Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond 9 nl 32 25 Standings Pos.TeamRecordRS runs scoredRA runs allowed1The Netherlands4–05702Italy3–153263West Germany2–218214Spain2–228435Sweden0–4773 SourcesBaseball - European Championships 1965 - Calendar & Results https://www.the-sports.org/baseball-1965-european-championships-epr23197.html 2026-01-30 the-sports.org Awards alt=Dutch baseball players Hamilton Richardson, Han Urbanus, and Hudson John smiling for photographers and holding trophies|thumb|Most valuable player Hamilton Richardson (left) and Dutch teammates Han Urbanus and Hudson John (center and right) Most valuable player: NED Hamilton Richardson (baseball player) Hamilton Richardson nl Hamilton Richardson Best pitcher: NED Herman Beidschat nl1965-09-06 Italianen zijn slechte verliezers De honkballers weer Europees kampioen https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010955548:mpeg21:a0263 2026-01-30 Het Vrije Volk 19 nl Best batting average: ITA Alfredo Lauri, .438Stoovelaar Marco January 4, 2024 Italian pitching-legend, Hall of Famer and Nettuno-icon Alfredo Lauri passed away https://catcher.home.xs4all.nl/bb24-0401-italian-pitching-legend-hall-of-famer-and-nettuno-icon-alfredo-lauri-passed-away.htm 2026-01-30 Grand Slam * Stats & News Netherlands Best catcher: NED Wim Crouwel (baseball player) Wim Crouwel nl Wim Crouwel (honkballer) Best first baseman: NED Boudewijn Maat nl Best manager: NED Glenn Gostick Most sporting team: SWE Sweden9 September 1965 Vijf persoonlijke prijzen gingen naar Nederland https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB34:178622025:00010 Honkbal nieuws Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond 10 nl 32 25 Most home runs: ITA Augusto Savignano, 39 September 1965 Home runs https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB34:178622025:00010 Honkbal nieuws Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond 10 nl 32 25 References European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship 1965 Category:1965 in Spanish sport Category:Sports competitions in Madrid