Baseball at the Far Eastern Championship Games

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

Games	Year	Host city	Host country	Champions
I	1913 ()	Manila	Philippines	Japan
II	1915 ()	Shanghai	China	Philippines
III	1917 ()	Tokyo	Japan	Japan
IV	1919 ()	Manila	Philippines	Philippines
V	1921 ()	Shanghai	China	Philippines
VI	1923 ()	Osaka	Japan	Philippines
VII	1925 ()	Manila	Philippines	Philippines
VIII	1927 ()	Shanghai	China	Japan
IX	1930 ()	Tokyo	Japan	Japan
X	1934 ()	Manila	Philippines	Philippines

Medal summary

As 1934

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Philippines	6	4	0	10
2	Japan	4	6	0	10
3	Republic of China	0	0	10	10
Totals (3 nations)		10	10	10	30

References

1. "Philippine Islands Wild Over Baseball". The Pittsburgh Press. August 2, 1913. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
2. Staples, Bill (2011). Kenichi Zenimura, Japanese American Baseball Pioneer. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 15. ISBN 9780786485246.
3. England, Frederick (1926). "History of the Far Eastern Athletic Association" (PDF). Official Bulletin of the International Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
4. England, Frederick (1931). "The Ninth Far Eastern Games" (PDF). Official Bulletin of the International Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
5. Tenth Far Eastern Games 1934 (Manila). RSSSF. Retrieved on 2014-12-22.

Champions

• 遠東運動會棒球賽 (Far Eastern Games Baseball) (in Chinese). Taiwan Baseball Wiki. Retrieved on 2014-12-22.