1955 Asian Baseball Championship

1955 Asian Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Philippines
Teams	4
Defending champions	Philippines (1954)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (1st title)
Runner-up	Chinese Taipei
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	Philippines

The 1955 Asian Baseball Championship was the second continental tournament held by the Baseball Federation of Asia. The tournament was held in Manila, Philippines for the second time. Won by Japan, it was the first of what would be three consecutive Asian Championship wins in a row. Chinese Taipei (2nd), South Korea (3rd) and Philippines (4th) were the other participants.^[1]

References

↑ Bjarkman 2005, pp.477–8

Bibliography

Bjarkman, Peter C. (2005). Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Westport, CT United States: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-32268-6. OCLC 58806121. Retrieved 18 August 2009.

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