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1965 European Baseball Championship

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Summary

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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 finished second and Germany finished the third place after defeating Spain for the first time. The largest blowout was Italy's 30–1 win over last-place Sweden.

Offensively, the Netherlands was led by three players from the Netherlands Antilles who played for domestic club Sparta: , who was named the most valuable player, Hudson John, and , who hit a home run against Italy that reportedly traveled 150 m. Richardson batted .538 and John batted .500 in the tournament, though organizers said neither had enough at bats to qualify for the batting title.

Standings

Pos.TeamRecord
14–0
23–1
32–2
42–2
50–4

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Awards

  • Most valuable player: NED
  • Best pitcher: NED
  • Best batting average: ITA Alfredo Lauri, .438
  • Best catcher: NED
  • Best first baseman: NED
  • Best manager: NED Glenn Gostick
  • Most sporting team: SWE Sweden
  • Most home runs: ITA Augusto Savignano, 3

References

References

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  2. "Archief Europees kampioenschap".
  3. (9 September 1965). "Nederland behaalde zevende titel - Fantastische overwinning op Italië (16-0) en geen enkele run tegen". [[Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation.
  4. (9 September 1965). "Slaggemiddelden per ploeg". Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond.
  5. "Baseball - European Championships 1965 - Calendar & Results".
  6. (1965-09-06). "Italianen zijn slechte verliezers {{!}} De honkballers weer Europees kampioen". [[Het Vrije Volk]].
  7. Stoovelaar, Marco. (January 4, 2024). "Italian pitching-legend, Hall of Famer and Nettuno-icon Alfredo Lauri passed away".
  8. (9 September 1965). "Vijf persoonlijke prijzen gingen naar Nederland". Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond.
  9. (9 September 1965). "Home runs". Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond.
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