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1956 European Baseball Championship
The 1956 European Baseball Championship was held in Rome, Italy and was won by Netherlands national baseball team, the Netherlands, in its tournament debut. Belgium national baseball team, Belgium finished as runner-up. The games were played at the Motovelodromo Appio, former home stadium of AS Roma. As winner of the tournament, the Netherlands qualified for the 1956 Global World Series, held in Milwaukee in the United States. Tournament summary The Netherlands, which debuted in the tournament and won its first gold medal, won most of its games by a thin margin; the only blowout was its victory against Italy national baseball team, Italy, the continent's baseball powerhouse. Dutch ace Han Urbanus squared off against Italy's Giulio Glorioso; Urbanus would later call the 1956 Netherlands-Italy game one of the best moments of his career.Chetwynd, pp. 250–51 France national baseball team, France, which had debuted in the tournament the previous year, did not participate, reportedl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 European Baseball Championship
The 1955 European Baseball Championship was held in Spain and was won by Spain national baseball team, Spain. Belgium national baseball team, Belgium finished as runner-up. Five teams competed in the tournament with France joining the four teams that competed in the previous edition in 1954 European Baseball Championship, 1954. The format for the tournament had also changed with it instead of being a knockout format which was the previous edition, it was a round-robin tournament played over five days from July 10 to 15, 1955. Results Standings Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- References *(NL)''European Championship Archive at honkbalsite 1955 in baseball, European Baseball Championship European Baseball Championship International baseball competitions hosted by Spain, 1955 1955 in Spanish sport July 1955 sports events in Europe, Europe {{Europe-baseball-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous city in the Midwest with a population of 577,222 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. The Milwaukee metropolitan area is the Metropolitan statistical area, 40th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. with 1.57 million residents. Founded in the early 19th century and incorporated in 1846, Milwaukee grew rapidly due to its location as a port city. History of Milwaukee, Its history was heavily influenced by German immigrants and it continues to be a Germans in Milwaukee, center for German-American culture, specifically known for Beer in Milwaukee, its brewing industry. The city developed as an industrial powerhouse during the 19t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball *1956 World Series, World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4–3); Don Larsen, MVP *1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, All-Star Game, July 10 at Griffith Stadium: National League, 7–3 Other champions *1956 College World Series, College World Series: University of Minnesota, Minnesota *1956 Japan Series, Japan Series: Seibu Lions, Nishitetsu Lions over Yomiuri Giants (4–2) *1956 Little League World Series, Little League World Series: Lions Hondo, Roswell, New Mexico *1956 Global World Series, Global World Series: United States national baseball team, United States Winter Leagues *1956 Caribbean Series: Cienfuegos (baseball), Elefantes de Cienfuegos *Cuban League: Cienfuegos (baseball), Elefantes de Cienfuegos *Dominican Professional Baseball League, Dominican Republic League: Leones del Escogido *Mexican Pacific League: Tomateros de Culiacán *Panamanian Professional Baseball League, Panamanian League: Panamanian Professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algerian War
The Algerian War (also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence) ''; '' (and sometimes in Algeria as the ''War of 1 November'') was an armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (Algeria), National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France. * * * * * * An important decolonization war, it was a complex conflict characterized by guerrilla warfare and war crimes. The conflict also became a civil war between the different communities and within the communities. The war took place mainly on the territory of Algeria, with repercussions in metropolitan France. Effectively started by members of the FLN on 1 November 1954, during the ("Red All Saints' Day"), the conflict led to serious political crises in France, causing the fall of the Fourth French Republic, Fourth Republic (1946–58), to be replaced by the Fifth French Republic, Fifth Republic with a strengthened pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conscription In France
France was the first modern nation state to introduce universal military conscription as a condition of citizenship. This was done in order to provide manpower for the country's military at the time of the French Revolution (1789–1799). Conscription in France continued in various forms for the next two centuries, until being phased out from 1997 to 2001. History Origins The French Royal Army of the 17th and 18th centuries had consisted primarily of long-service regulars together with a number of regiments recruited from Swiss, German, Irish and other foreign nationalities. Limited conscription for local militia units was widely resented and only enforced in times of emergency. Universal conscription in the modern sense originated during the French Revolution, when the newly created Republic needed stronger military forces, initially to defend the country against counter-revolutionary invasion and subsequently to expand its radical ideas throughout Europe. In contrast to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France National Baseball Team
The French National Baseball team represents the French Federation of Baseball and Softball in international competitions, such as the World Baseball Classic, the European Baseball Championship, and the World Cup of Baseball. They are currently ranked 21st in the world. Roster History The history of the French team began in 1929 with their first official game against Spain in Barcelona with a 10–6 victory. The team made its debut in competition in 1955 when it played in the finals of the second European Baseball Championship, finishing fifth out of five teams. The French team has qualified for the World Cup finals three times, the first time in 1994. In order to qualify for the finals a playoff game was played against South Africa. France lost seven games during the competition, and finished in 16th place out of 16 teams. In 2001, as well as 2003, les Bleus (the nickname of the team) made their way into the World Cup finals. During the 2001 edition the French team finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Urbanus
Hendrikus Johannes Urbanus (22 June 1927 – 25 February 2021) was a Dutch baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ... player who played most of his professional career as a pitcher. He is generally considered one of the best Dutch players of all time, and was inducted into the Netherlands Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. Professional career Urbanus debuted in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse with the OVVO Amsterdam club at the age of 19 in 1949, and would play with them for the next 24 years. He led OVVO to the Hoofdklasse championship five times in a row between 1949 and 1953. In 1952, Urbanus accepted an offer to attend spring training with the New York Giants (baseball), New York Giants. The visit was arranged by Albert Balink, a Dutch-American journalist and magazin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy National Baseball Team
The Italy national baseball team represents Italy in international baseball competitions. The Italian national team was ranked WBSC World Rankings, 16th in the world as of 2022. Like the country's Italy national football team, association football team and other national teams, the national baseball team is known as the ''Azzurri'' ("the Blues"), and wears traditional Savoy blue on its uniforms. History Debut and European competition The Italian national team played its first international in a friendly against Spain national baseball team, Spain on August 31, 1952 in Rome; American actor Gregory Peck, in Rome for the filming of the movie Roman Holiday, was in attendance. Italy debuted at the 1954 European Baseball Championship, inaugural European Baseball Championship in , which it won. Its early dominance in the competition was short-lived after the debut of the Netherlands national baseball team, Netherlands in 1956, which would caused a heated rivalry. Italian ace Giulio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global World Series
The Global World Series was an international semi-pro baseball tournament organized by the United States National Baseball Congress (NBC) in the mid-1950s. It was the successor to various international series between the U.S. teams and other countries, which were held from 1939 to 1950. The Global World Series was similar to the Amateur World Series, but was not sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (FIBA), and was not limited to amateur players. The first two editions, in 1955 and 1956, were held at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, and the third and final edition was held at Detroit's Briggs Stadium in 1957. The United States team won the first two editions, defeating a team from Hawaii in the finals both years. The third edition saw Japan defeat Canada in the finals. The tournament was discontinued because of high costs and low attendance. History Background The National Baseball Congress, founded in 1938, organized a semipro baseball tournament, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 European Baseball Championship
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The 1957 European Baseball Championship was held in Germany and was won by the Netherlands for the second championship in a row. Germany finished as runner-up. Standings External linksEuropean Championship Archive at honkbalsite(NL) European Baseball Championship European Baseball Championship 1957 1957 in German sport 1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AS Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma (''Rome Sport Association''; Italian pronunciation: Help:IPA/Italian, ) is a professional Association football, football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its existence, except for the 1951–52 Serie B, 1951–52 season. Roma has won Serie A three times, in 1941–42 Serie A, 1941–42, 1982–83 Serie A, 1982–83 and 2000–01 Serie A, 2000–01, as well as nine ' titles and two ' titles. In European competitions, Roma won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1960–61 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 1960–61 and the UEFA Conference League in 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League Final, 2021–22, while they finished runners-up in the 1983–84 European Cup, the 1990–91 UEFA Cup and the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League. Sixteen players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing at Roma: Attilio Ferraris and Enrique Guaita (1934); Guido Masetti and Eraldo Monzeglio (1934 and 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium National Baseball Team
The Belgium national baseball team is the national baseball team of Belgium. The team competes in the bi-annual European Baseball Championship. Tournament results Baseball World Cup European Baseball Championship Team Belgium competed in the 2019 European Baseball Championship The 2019 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament organized by the Confederation of European Baseball. The 2019 Championship was held September 7–15, 2019, in Bonn and Solingen, Germany. The tournament contribu ..., coming in tied for 7th out of 12 teams. European Junior Baseball Championship European Under-21 Baseball Championship References National baseball teams in Europe National sports teams of Belgium 1954 establishments in Belgium National sports teams established in 1954 {{Europe-baseball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
