1963 Asian Baseball Championship

1963 Asian Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  South Korea
Teams 4
Defending champions  Japan (1962)
Final positions
Champions
 South Korea (1st title)
Runner-up
 Japan
Runner-up
 Chinese Taipei
Fourth place  Philippines

The 1963 Asian Baseball Championship was the fifth continental tournament held by the Baseball Federation of Asia. The tournament was held in Seoul, South Korea for the first time, and was won by the hosts for their first Asian Championship. Japan and Chinese Taipei shared second place, the first time that a medal position had been shared in the tournament's history. Philippines were the other participants.[1]

References

  1. Bjarkman 2005, pp.477–8

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