1954 European Baseball Championship

The 1954 European Baseball Championship was the first European Championship in this sport. It featured 4 of the 5 members of the new Confederation of European Baseball, as France failed to field a team. The Netherlands, which would dominate the event over the next fifty years, was not part of the organization because they did not think it would be sustainable. The Championship was held on June 26 and June 27 in Antwerp, Belgium. A messy affair, there was an average of over 10 errors per game due to the low quality of baseball in Europe at that time. Italy took gold, beating Belgium 6-1 and Spain 7-4. Spain won silver despite 8 errors in its loss to Italy. Spain beat Germany by a score of 10-4 in its other contest. Belgium earned bronze, beating Germany 12-5. Germany placed last.

1954 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
CityAntwerp
Dates26–27 June 1954
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Italy (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Belgium
Fourth place West Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played4

Format

The tournament was played in a knockout system.

Matches
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 26 June
 
 
  Italy 6
 
 27 June
 
  Belgium 1
 
  Italy 7
 
 26 June
 
  Spain 4
 
  Spain 10
 
 
  West Germany 4
 
Third place
 
 
 27 June
 
 
  Belgium 12
 
 
  West Germany 5

Final Standings
Pos. Team
1  Italy
2  Spain
3  Belgium
4  Germany

References



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