1973 Amateur World Series (FEMBA)

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1973 Amateur World Series (FEMBA)
Tournament details
CountryFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras
Teams11
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Runners-upFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Third placeFlag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
Fourth placeFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
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The 1973 FEMBA Amateur World Series was organized by World Amateur Baseball Federation (FEMBA), a splinter organization from the International Baseball Federation (FIBA). The tournament, which ran from November 22 through December 5, 1973, was primarily held in Nicaragua, with some games also held in neighboring Honduras and Costa Rica. [1] It was one of two international championships held in 1973, along with the FIBA tournament held in Cuba, amid a period of conflict between the two rival governing bodies of an international baseball.

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Most games were held in various cities in Nicaragua (Masaya, Granada, León, and Chinandega); after opening the series in Granada, Costa Rica and Honduras played the rest of their games in San José and Tegucigalpa, respectively. [1] The tournament saw the first international championship for the United States, which defeated Nicaragua in the championship game, an extra innings pitcher's duel between Rich Wortham and Dennis Martínez. [2] It was also one of the first international tournaments to use the designated hitter, which had been adopted by the American League of Major League Baseball earlier that year. [3]

The 1973 FEMBA AWS is retroactively recognized as the 22nd edition of the Amateur World Series ("Amateur World Series XXII"), while the Havana edition is recognized as the 21st; despite this, the Nicaragua tournament started and ended earlier that the one held in Havana. [4]

Venues

Games were played at the Estadio Efrain Tijerino in Chinandega US Navy 090711-F-5647K-087 Boatswain's Mate Seaman Miguel Aguiar bats during a baseball game against a team of Nicaraguan citizens at a baseball stadium in Chinandega.jpg
Games were played at the Estadio Efraín Tijerino in Chinandega

Games in Costa Rica were held at the Estadio Antonio Escarré  [ es ] in the capital of San José; in Honduras, they were held at the Parque de Pelota Lempira Reina Zepeda in Tegucigalpa. [3] [5] In Nicaragua, games were held at the Estadio Municipal Flor de Caña in Granada, the Estadio Roberto Clemente in Masaya, and the Estadio Efraín Tijerino in Chinandega. [6] [7] Nicaragua's largest stadium, the Estadio Nacional General Somoza in Managua, with a capacity of 40,000 spectators, was not used due to damage from the 1972 Nicaragua earthquake. This limited ticket sales, as the stadiums in Masaya, Granada, and Chinandega were limited to no more than 11,000 spectators. [8] The final game was played in the Nicaraguan city of León. [2]

Teams

The United States was managed by college coach Ron Fraser, who had just steered the Netherlands to the 1973 European Championship. [1] Colombia was piloted by Antonio Torres. [9] Nicaragua was steered by Argelio Cordoba. [10]

Final standings

PosTeamWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 100
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 82
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 82
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 82
5Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 82
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 46
7Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 46
8Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 37
9Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 37
10Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 19
11Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 010

Honors and awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "FEMBA 1st. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). Baseball Mercury (5). Project COBB. February 1974. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 "E.U. gano mundial de beisbol". La Republica. 7 December 1973. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Mañana parte para Nicaragua la selección de beisbol". Diario de Costa Rica. 20 November 1973. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Bjarkman, Peter (2007). A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006. McFarland. p. 200. ISBN   0786428295.
  5. ↑ "PUERTO RICO 14 - HONDURAS 5". Diario de Costa Rica. 25 November 1973. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Costa Rica y Honduras inauguran mundial de beis". Diario de Costa Rica. 22 November 1973. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "El mundial de beisbol: EN GRAN JUEGO ESTADOS UNIDOS VENCIO MEXICO". Diario de Costa Rica. 24 September 1973. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Hoy se inaugura el Mundial de beisbol en Nicaragua". La Republica. 22 November 1973. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Estados Unidos doblego a Colombia 7x1". Diario de Costa Rica. 28 November 1973. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Anoche en el mundial de beisbol". Diario de Costa Rica. 30 November 1973. Retrieved 26 August 2025.


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