| Country: | Taiwan |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Defending Champion: | Japan |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Medal Type: | asia |
| Champion: | Japan |
| Num Championships: | 6 |
| Second: | Taiwan |
| Third: | Philippines |
| Third Flagvar: | 1936 |
| Fourth: | South Korea |
The 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]