1977 European Baseball Championship
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 Italy players holding a championship trophy in Haarlem | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | The Netherlands |
| City | Haarlem |
| Dates | 10–15 July |
| Teams | 5 |
| Defending champions |  Italy |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Italy |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands |
| Third place |  Belgium |
| Fourth place |  Spain |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Ted Alfieri |
The 1977 European Baseball Championship was held in Haarlem, the Netherlands. Italy won its second consecutive championship. The Netherlands also repeated as runner-up. Italy clinched its championship with a 1–0 no-hitter win over the Netherlands.[1]
Future Los Angeles Dodgers owner Peter O'Malley attended the championship.[2][3] More than 40,000 fans attended the tournament, with more than 6,000 at the final game at Pim Mulier Stadium.[1][2]
West Germany chose not to attend the event due to a disagreement with European tournament organizers.[4] As a result, the country was banned for five years[5] and did not return to the continental championship until 1987.[2]
