1965 European Baseball Championship
The Netherlands players holding their trophies after winning the tournament | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| City | Madrid |
| Dates | 29 August–5 September |
| Teams | 5 |
| Defending champions | Netherlands |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Netherlands (7th title) |
| Runners-up | Italy |
| Third place | West Germany |
| Fourth place | Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 10 |
| Most HRs | Augusto Savignano (3) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Hamilton Richardson |
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. West Germany finished the third place after defeating Spain for the first time. The largest blowout was Italy's 30–1 win over winless Sweden.
Offensively, the Netherlands was led by three players from the Netherlands Antilles who played for Honkbal Hoofdklase club Sparta: Hamilton Richardson, who was named the most valuable player, Hudson John, and Simon Arrindell, who hit a home run against Italy that reportedly traveled 150 m (490 ft). Richardson batted .538 and John batted .500 in the tournament, though organizers said neither had enough at bats to qualify for the batting title.