1970 Amateur World Series

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1970 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Teams11
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Runner-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
Fourth placeFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
  1969
1971  

The 1970 Amateur World Series was held in Cartagena, Colombia from November 18 through December 4, 1970.[ citation needed ] It was the first Amateur World Series in over 30 years to feature a European team and was the first to include two European teams, in the form of Italy and the Netherlands. It also marked the debut of Canada in Amateur World Series play.

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The tournament was won by Cuba, for their second consecutive title and their sifth in the past eight editions. The United States finished in second, also for the second consecutive year.

Participants

The Italian and Dutch national teams were both fixtures of the European Baseball Championship, but neither had ever appeared in an Amateur World Series tournament until 1970. They would be the first European teams in the tournament since Great Britain defeated the United States in the inaugural Amateur World Series in 1938. While Italy and the Netherlands both won a game, the newcomers clearly struggled; nevertheless, within 35 years, both would make it to the medal round of the tournament.[ citation needed ]

This was the second year of competition for the United States national baseball team, which returned to the AWS after a near-three decade absence. Jack Stallings, head coach of Florida State University, managed the team. [1]

Final standings

PosTeamWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 121
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 103
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 92
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 83
5Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela 74
6Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 65
7Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg  Nicaragua 47
8Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 38
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19
11Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 110

Honors and awards

Statistical leaders

  1. Félix Isasi (CUB), Wilfredo Sánchez (CUB), Abel Leal (COL), Wilson Pérez (DOM)
  2. Gaspar Legón (CUB), O. García (COL), Rich Troedson (USA), Mike Caldwell (USA), A. Córdova (VEN)

Awards

AwardPlayerRef.
Most Valuable Player Flag of Colombia.svg Abel Leal [2]

References

  1. "Baseball Takes Another Step Towards Olympics". The Sporting News. 2 January 1971. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Historia de la Copa Mundial/World Cup History XI-XX (1950-1972)". Baseball de Cuba (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 November 2011.