1973 Asian Baseball Championship

The 1973 Asian Baseball Championship was the tenth continental tournament held by the Baseball Federation of Asia. The tournament was held in Manila, Philippines for the fourth time. The tournament was won by Japan; their seventh Asian Championship. Defending champions South Korea (2nd), Taiwan (3rd), Philippines (4th) and Australia (5th) were the other participants.[1]

1973 Asian Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryPhilippines
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Japan (7th title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Taiwan
Fourth place Philippines

References edit

  1. ^ Bjarkman 2005, pp.477–8

Bibliography edit

  • 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.