1956 Global World Series

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1956 Global World Series
Tournament details
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Runner-upFlag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii
Third placeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Fourth placeFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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The 1956 Global World Series was the second edition of the Global World Series, an international baseball tournament organized by the International Baseball Congress in the mid-1950s. It was held in Milwaukee from September 7 to 13, 1956.

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Background

The Global World Series emerged as an alternative tournament to the Amateur World Series (AWS), the internationally sanctioned baseball world championship, which was last held in 1953, and would not be held again until 1961. [1] [2] While the AWS was strictly for amateurs and did not allow professional baseball players, the Global World Series was organized by the semi-professional National Baseball Congress (NBC), under the auspices of NBC President Ray Dumont and former Major League Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler. [3] [4] The first edition of the tournament was held in 1955, with the United States (represented by a semi-pro club from Wichita, Kansas) taking the gold medal. [3]

Participants

The 1956 United States squad was represented by the Allen Dairymen, a semi-pro team from Fort Wayne, Indiana. The team included two players with Negro league experience: John Kennedy, who would soon become the first African American to play for the Philadelphia Phillies, and Wilmer Fields, an all-star with the Homestead Grays. It also included Don Pavletich, a future catcher for the Cincinnati Reds. [3] [5]

Japan was represented by the Yokohama Nippon Oil club, which won the 1956 intercity baseball tournament. The team, managed by Keiichiro Masuyama, was captained by outfielder Tokichiro Ishii and included pitcher Motoshi Fujita, a future player and manager of the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. [6] Yu Hanai  [ ja ], billed in American media as "the Babe Ruth of Japan", would go on to play with the Nishitetsu Lions of NPB. [3] [7]

The Canadian representatives were the North Battleford Beavers, champions of the Western Canada League; the team was led by player-manager Emile Francis, best known as a professional ice hockey coach and former player. [8] [9] [10] Hawaii was again represented by the Honolulu Red Sox, managed by Lawrence Kunihisa. One pitcher, John Sardinha, would later play two seasons in Japan with the Nankai Hawks. [3] [11]

The other national teams were true all-star selections. [3] Carlos "Petaca" Rodríguez was on the Colombian team. [12] The Netherlands national team, winners of the 1956 European Baseball Championship, were managed by Henk Keulemans and headlined by pitchers Jan Smidt and Han Urbanus. [13] Puerto Rico included Félix Torres, recently of the Reds system, who would later play with the Los Angeles Angels. [14]

Venue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County Stadium
Capacity: 15,000
Milwaukee County Stadium satellite view.png

Results

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCT
1Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States (H)5412912+17.800
2Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 6422713+14.667
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5321918+1.600
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4221326−13.500
5Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 3121912+7.333
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 3121412+2.333
7Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 202515−10.000
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 202321−18.000
Source: [3]
(H) Hosts
September 7, 1956
8:00 (UTC-6)		Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 4–5 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 8, 1956
13:00 (UTC-6)		Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 3–5 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 8, 1956
18:00 (UTC-6)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2–14 (F/7)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 8, 1956Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8–5 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 9, 1956
13:00 (UTC-6)		Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 7–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 9, 1956Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 10–1 (F/8)Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 9, 1956
18:00 (UTC-6)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6–2 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 9, 1956Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5–0 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 10, 1956
12:30 (UTC-6)		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6–3 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 10, 1956
18:00 (UTC-6)		Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3–4 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 10, 1956Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2–3 Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 11, 1956
18:00 (UTC-6)		Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–13 (F/6)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 11, 1956Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 2–0 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 11, 1956
18:00 (UTC-6)		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3–9 Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
September 11, 1956
18:00 (UTC-6)		Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 2–0 Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee

Final standings

RkTeamWL
1Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 41 Gold medal world centered-2.svg
2Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 42 Silver medal world centered-2.svg
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 32 Bronze medal world centered-2.svg
Eliminated after four games
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 22
Eliminated after three games
5Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 12
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 12
Eliminated after two games
7Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 02
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 02

See also

References

  1. ↑ "THE NETHERLANDS" (PDF). Premier12.WBSC.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 2019. p. 19. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Historia de la Copa Mundial/World Cup History XI-XX (1950-1972)". Baseball de Cuba (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Buege, 2012
  4. ↑ "Baseball Interest Growing in Free World". USIS Features. US Department of State. 1952. p. 159.
  5. ↑ "Wilmer Fields". SABR. Society for American Baseball Research.
  6. ↑ "Second annual Global World Series baseball scorecard". Detroit Public Library. National Baseball Congress. 1956. p. 13. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Yu Hanai". Baseball Reference (minors).
  8. ↑ "1956 North Battleford Beavers". Western Canada Baseball. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Scorecard, p. 30
  10. ↑ "Remembering the 1956 NB Beavers, the team Emile Francis built". SaskToday. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "John Sardinha". Baseball Reference (minors).
  12. ↑ "Derrotaron a Senadores Dos por Una" (in Spanish). El Informador. 10 September 1956. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  13. ↑ National Baseball Congress, pp. 18–19
  14. ↑ Scorecard, p. 31

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