1981 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

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1981 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)
Tournament details
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
DatesAugust 6 – 16, 1981
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Third placeFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Tournament statistics
Best BA Flag of Cuba.svg Luis Casanova (.517)
Most HRs Flag of Cuba.svg Luis Casanova (6)
Most SBs Flag of Japan.svg Mitsugu Kobayashi (8)
Best ERA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Perry Lychak (0.66)
Awards
MVP Flag of Cuba.svg Luis Casanova
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The 1981 Intercontinental Cup was held from August 6 to August 16 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Eight teams participated in the tournament, which was won by the United States national baseball team. [1]

Contents

The participating teams included the United States, Canada, Cuba, Japan, Panama, South Korea, the Dominican Republic, and Australia. [2]

The United States secured the championship, with Cuba finishing as the runner-up and the Dominican Republic placing third.

Medalists

The following list of medalists is based on the rosters announced at the start of the tournament. [3]

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bob Batesole
Pat Clements
Mike Dotterer
Burk Goldthorn
Terry Johnson
Dan Jones
Todd Lamb
Gregg Lomnicky
Tony Mack
Oddibe McDowell
Spike Owen
Jim Paciorek
John Russell
Augie Schmidt
Howard Simmons
Dave Stenhouse
Franklin Stubbs
Mike Toothman
Ed Vosberg
Brian Wolcott
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Austin Arias
Orlando Cano
Luis Casanova
Johnny Cordoba
Luis Dominguez
Lourdes Gourriel
Pedro Jova
Francisco Martinez
Victor Mendoza
Victor Mesa
Antonio Munoz
Hector Olivera
Carmelo Pedroso
Crispin Poveda
Rodolfo Puente
Fernando Sanchez
Wilfredo Sanchez
Alfonso Urquiola


Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Juan Caram
Ramon Castro
Junior Gelbal
Federico Javier
Francisco Jimenez
Victor Mercedes
Julio Montas
Ivan Morales
Jose Ortega
Juan Ozoria
Alfredo Paulino
Jose Pelegrin
Jose Peralta
Orlando Pina
Pablo Salas
Juan Sosa
Jony Tavarez
Pedro Taveras
Isidro Valdez

All-Tournament Team

Source [4]

PositionPlayer
C Flag of the United States.svg Burk Goldthorn
1B Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Victor Mercedes
2B Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Orlando Guerrero
3B Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Tani
SS Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jai-bok
LF Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Junior Gelbal
CF Flag of Cuba.svg Luis Casanova
RF Flag of Panama.svg Roberto Dominguez
DH Flag of the United States.svg John Russell
LHP Flag of the United States.svg Ed Vosberg
RHP Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Dong-won

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Captures Cup". The Standard . 17 August 1981. p. 19. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sports Briefs". UPI. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Team rosters for Intercontinental Cup". Edmonton Journal . 5 August 1981. p. 39. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Cuban Named Tourney MVP". Saint John Times Globe. 17 August 1981. p. 24. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
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