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1976 Men’s World Championship souvenir

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1976 Men’s World Championship souvenir

This fabric patch was produced to mark the fourth Men’s Softball World Championship, held in Lower Hutt in 1976. After rain washed out the final games the championship ended in a three-way tie between New Zealand, the USA and Canada.

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Tony Smith and David Green, Softball and baseball – New Zealand softball on the world stage, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/39630/1976-mens-world-championship-souvenir (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Tony Smith and David Green, published 4 June 2013, updated 1 July 2015.