1979 European Baseball Championship

none 1979 4 11–19 August 1977 Italy Italy Italy Netherlands Belgium Sweden 1981 ITA Dave DeMarco The 1979 European Baseball Championship was held in Trieste and Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy. Italy won their third consecutive championship in a row, defeating The Netherlands in a best-of-five games final. Four teams competed, the fewest number of teams since the 1960 championship. The same four teams would return in 1981. Dave DeMarco, an Italian-American who played college baseball at Dartmouth, was the tournament MVP for Italy, batting .385 with 12 runs batted in.Chetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/244/ Baseball in Europe : a country by country history 2008 McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-3724-5 Jefferson, N.C. 239, 244, 245 12 January 2026 registrationWingate Jr. Walter M. November 1984 Class Notes 1977 https://archive.dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/article/1984/11/1977 2026-01-12 Dartmouth Alumni Magazine Standings Pos. TeamRecord 1 Italy7–1 2 Netherlands3–4 3 Belgium2–3 4 Sweden1–4 SourcesArchief Europees kampioenschap https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/ek_eindstanden/ek_1979.html 2026-01-12 honkbalsite archief nl Awards Most valuable player: ITA Dave DeMarco Best hitter: ITA Dario Borghino Best pitcher: ITA Giuseppe Del Sardo References European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship Category:International baseball competitions hosted by Italy Category:1979 in Italy Category:1979 in Dutch sport