1955 European Baseball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| City | Barcelona |
| Dates | 10–15 July |
| Teams | 5 |
| Defending champions |  Italy |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Belgium |
| Third place |  West Germany |
| Fourth place | Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 10 |
| Awards | |
| MVP | José Luis Bernardo |
The 1955 European Baseball Championship was held in Barcelona, Spain and was won by Spain. Belgium finished as runner-up. Five teams competed in the tournament, with France joining the four teams that competed in the previous edition in 1954.
The format for the tournament had also changed. Instead of a knockout tournament, which was the 1954 championship's format, it was a round-robin tournament played over five days from July 10 to 15.[1]
By winning the tournament, Spain qualified for the 1955 Global World Series.[2] However, the Spanish organizers incurred a debt of 150,000 pesetas organizing the event, which was not paid off by the 1960 championship, also held in Barcelona.[3]
