1975 European Baseball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| City | Barcelona |
| Dates | 25 July–3 August |
| Teams | 6 |
| Defending champions |  Netherlands |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Netherlands |
| Third place |  West Germany |
| Fourth place |  Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Best BA | Roland Hoffmann (.500) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Charles Urbanus Jr. |
The 1975 European Baseball Championship was held at Montjuïc Municipal Stadium in Barcelona, Spain.[1] Italy won the tournament, defeating defending champion The Netherlands in a best-of-five-games championship series. It was the first time the Dutch team did not win a European championship they participated in. Bill Arce, who had previously won the 1971 championship leading the Netherlands, managed Italy, whose pitchers had a 1.35 earned run average during the tournament. West Germany finished third after splitting a four-game bronze-medal series with Spain. Sweden swept France in three games, with the French losing all five games in the tournament.[2]
The host stadium had several improvements for the tournament, including new light towers, a new grass field, new luxury boxes, and improved changing rooms. There was a taxi strike during the tournament, so new bus routes took fans to games. The tournament overlapped with a Davis Cup tennis zone final in Barcelona, in which Björn Borg and Sweden defeated Spain.[1]
| Pos. | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
5–2 |
| 2 | Netherlands |
4–3 |
| 3 | West Germany |
3–3 |
| 4 | Spain |
3–3 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
3–2 |
| 6 |  France |
0–5 |
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