1964 European Baseball Championship

none 1964 Netherlands European championship (cropped and rotated).jpg Italy 29 August–6 September 5 Netherlands Netherlands 6 Italy Spain Sweden NED Boudewijn Maat nl 1962 1965 10 Milan The Netherlands players celebrating their 1964 championship NED Boudewijn Maat nl .727 The 1964 European Baseball Championship was held in Milan, Italy. The Netherlands was the undefeated champion for the sixth consecutive tournament. Italy finished in second place for the fourth consecutive time. In the decisive match, 6,000 people watched the host Italy lose to the Netherlands, who bested Italian pitcher Giulio Glorioso it, 3–1.1964-09-11 Nederlands negental werd in Milaan voor de zesde achtereenvolgende maal kampioen The Dutch nine became champions for the sixth consecutive time in Milan https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB34:178621084:00001 Honkbal-nieuws nl Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond 31 25 1,2 The Dutch and Italians both scored at least 10 runs in every game they played. Sweden, appearing in its second championship, won its first-ever game, beating winless France.Chetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/239/ Baseball in Europe : a country by country history 2008 McFarland 978-0-7864-3724-5 239,240 registration The tournament used a mercy rule for the first time, stopping games after the 7th inning if a team led by at least 14 runs. This was used in three games, all Dutch and Italian wins.Pernas López Julio https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/39/cms/documents/289f5577-2763-3e17-dd33-aff3d83006a5.pdf BALL!… El béisbol en España de 1961 a 1975 March 2019 Real Federación Española de Béisbol y Sófbol 67-69 es World Baseball Softball Confederation The tournament was played at JF Kennedy Sports Center, which was inaugurated by Milan mayor Pietro Bucalossi for the event. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce helped pay for construction of the stadium, named after the recently assassinated U.S. president.60° anniversario dello stadio Kennedy - Municipio 7 https://www2.comune.milano.it/web/municipio-7/-/60-anniversario-dello-stadio-kennedy 2026-02-03 Comune di Milano it-IT The Dutch team won most of the tournament awards, including most valuable player for first baseman Boudewijn Maat nl, best pitcher for Rob Hoffmann nl, best manager for Archie Allen (who left the team after the tournament), and best catcher Wim Crouwel (baseball player) nl Wim Crouwel (honkballer) Wim Crowel. Han Urbanus was the captain of the Dutch team, which also had future championship stars Hamilton Richardson (baseball player) nl Hamilton Richardson Hamilton Richardson, Simon Arrindell nl, and Hudson John, all three of whom were born in the Dutch Antilles.1964-09-07 Nederlanders onderscheiden Dutch distinguished https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMHCO02:163821006:mpeg21:a00194 2026-02-05 Twentsch dagblad Tubantia 3 nl1964-09-07 Honkbalteam voor zesde keer Europees kampioen https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=MMHCO02:163821006:mpeg21:p00015 2026-02-05 Twentsch dagblad Tubantia 3 nl Standings Pos. TeamRecordRS runs scoredRA runs allowed 1 Netherlands4–0625 2 Italy3–1515 3 Spain 19452–22635 4 Sweden1–31647 5 France0–4669 SourcesBaseball - European Championships 1964 - Standings / Rankings https://www.the-sports.org/baseball-1964-european-championships-epr23195.html 2026-02-03 the-sports.org Awards thumb|Boudewijn Maat had the highest batting average and won the MVP award Most valuable player: NED Boudewijn Maat nl Best batting average: NED Maat, .727 Best pitcher: NED Rob Hoffmann nl Best catcher: NED Wim Crouwel (baseball player) nl Wim Crouwel (honkballer) Wim Crowel Best manager: NED Archie Allen Best umpire: USA Frank Fernandez1964-09-11 Prijzen voor de beste spelers Awards for the best players https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB34:178621084:00002 Honkbal-nieuws nl Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond 31 25 2 References European Championship Category:European Baseball Championship European Championship,1964 European Baseball Championship Category:Sports competitions in Milan