Baseball at the Far Eastern Championship Games explained

Baseball was contested at the Far Eastern Championship Games and was one of the main eight sports on the programme.

Among the three regular nations, the Philippines and Japan were the most developed in terms of baseball. Filipino baseball grew in popularity during the American colonial period at the turn of the 20th century,[1] while baseball in Japan had an even longer history, having been first introduced in 1872.[2] Correspondingly, over the ten editions of the games the Philippines won the baseball competition on six occasions to Japan's four victories. China never won the Far Eastern Championship Games baseball title.[3] [4] [5]

Editions

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1913 Philippines
1915 China
1917 Japan
1919 Philippines
1921 China
1923 Japan
1925 Philippines
1927 China
1930 Japan
1934 Philippines

Medal summary

As 1934

Notes and References

  1. News: Philippine Islands Wild Over Baseball. July 8, 2014. The Pittsburgh Press. August 2, 1913.
  2. Book: Staples , Bill . Kenichi Zenimura, Japanese American Baseball Pioneer . McFarland . 2011 . Jefferson, NC . 15 . 9780786485246 .
  3. News: England. Frederick. History of the Far Eastern Athletic Association. 21 July 2014. Official Bulletin of the International Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. 1926.
  4. News: England. Frederick. The Ninth Far Eastern Games. 22 July 2014. Official Bulletin of the International Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. 1931.
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fareastgames34.html Tenth Far Eastern Games 1934 (Manila)