1943 Amateur World Series

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1943 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
CountryFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25 September 19 October
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (4th title)
Runner-upFlag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Third placeFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Fourth placeFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Tournament statistics
Games played24
Awards
MVP Flag of Cuba.svg Natilla Jiménez
  1942
1944  

The 1943 Amateur World Series was the sixth edition of the Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (which titled it the Baseball World Cup as of the 1988 tournament). The tournament took place, for the fifth consecutive time, in Cuba. It was contested by four national teams playing twelve games each from September 25 through October 19 in Havana. Cuba, who won its fourth overall, and second consecutive, AWS title.

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Participants

The number of participants in the series was significantly reduced from the previous editions, in part due to airline travel restrictions during World War II. [1]

Final standings

Pos.TeamWL
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 93
2Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 66
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  57
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 48

References

  1. "Cuban Amateur Trip Hit". The Sporting News. Sep 16, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved 31 August 2024.