1959 Asian Baseball Championship

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| country = Japan

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| num_teams = 4

| defending_champion = Japan

| prev_year = 1955

| medal_type = asia

| champion = Japan

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| second = South Korea

| third = Taiwan

| fourth = Philippines

| fourth_flagvar = 1936

| prevseason= 1955

| nextseason= 1962

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The {{by|1959}} Asian Baseball Championship was the third continental tournament held by the Baseball Federation of Asia. The tournament was held in Tokyo, Japan for the first time. It was the second time Japan had won the tournament, and was the second of what would be three consecutive Asian Championship wins in a row. South Korea (2nd), Taiwan (3rd) and Philippines (4th) were the other participants.Bjarkman 2005, pp.477–8

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  • {{cite book |last1=Bjarkman |first1=Peter C. |title=Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ASSUFP8rxhMC&dq=diamonds%20around%20the%20globe&pg=PA477 |accessdate=18 August 2009 |year=2005 |publisher=Greenwood Press |location=Westport, CT United States |isbn=0-313-32268-6 |oclc=58806121 |ref=refBjarkman }}

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1959

Asian Baseball Championship

Asian Baseball Championship

Asian Baseball Championship

Category:Sports competitions in Tokyo