Country: | South Korea |
Num Teams: | 4 |
Defending Champion: | Japan |
Prev Year: | 1962 |
Medal Type: | asia |
Champion: | South Korea |
Num Championships: | 1 |
Second: | Japan |
Fourth: | Philippines |
Fourth Flagvar: | 1936 |
The 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 Taiwan shared second place, the first time that a medal position had been shared in the tournament's history. Philippines were the other participants.[1]