1973 Australian Baseball Team - Philippines

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Overview

A black and white photograph of the 1973 Australian Baseball Team at the 10th Asian Baseball Championships in the Rizal Stadium in Manila.

Historical information

The Asian Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA). It is held every other year in odd-numbered years and since 1983 it also functions as the qualification games for the Baseball at the Summer Olympics, if the event year is exactly one year before the Olympics.

The 1973 Asian Baseball Championship was the tenth five-nation tournament, and was held in Manila in the Philippines for the fourth time, from April 28 to May 7. Japan won the tournament, their seventh Asian Championship, with defending champions South Korea (2nd), Taiwan (3rd), Philippines (4th) and Australia (5th).

Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Baseball_Championship] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Asian_Baseball_Championship]

Pictured in the photograph (L to R) are:
Back row: Larry Home (3rd base), Alan Albury (pitcher), Steve Oxbrow (pitcher), Robert Rowan (pitcher), Ray Michell (pitcher), Keith Whitford (pitcher), Suited official (I.D. unknown).
Centre row: Dean Forbes (outfield/catcher), Dennis Osborne (umpire), Kerry Withers (3rd base), Toby Tyler (pitcher), David Mundy (short stop), Nick Kuring (infield), Max Grant (outfield), Ro McIver (catcher).
Front row: Geoff Williams (catcher), Neil Page (pitcher), Kevin Greatrex (1st base), Dave Went (coach), Don Mould (President A.B.C.), Bob Black (Secretary A.B.C.), John Quint (asst. coach), Paul Russell (outfield), Mel O’Hern (2nd base).

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cwa-org-100-2020.427

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Contextual Information

The photograph was loaned to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by the family of Ray Michell, a pitcher in the Australian team. Ray was inducted into the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006 and was an inaugural inductee into the Baseball WA Hall of Fame in 2021.

Keywords

Australian Baseball Team

10th Asian Baseball Championships

Ray Michell

Manilla, Philippines

Australian Baseball Team Uniform

Australian Baseball Team Cap

Statement of significance

Of historic as well as social significance, this photograph preserves and exhibits a moment in Australian baseball history. Its provenance comes from the owner of the item, who was a member of the Australian team, and is in the photograph.

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Baseball WA

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