1969 Asian Baseball Championship

1969 Asian Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Taiwan
Teams	4
Defending champions	Japan (1967)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (6th title)
Runner-up	Taiwan
Third place	Philippines
Fourth place	South Korea

The 1969 Asian Baseball Championship was the eighth continental tournament held by the Baseball Federation of Asia. The tournament was held in Taipei, Taiwan for the second time. Won by Japan for the sixth time, it was the third consecutive Asian Championship for the team; the second such sequence for Japan. It was only the second time in the tournament's history that the Philippines team medalled, winning the bronze medal. Taiwan (2nd) and South Korea (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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