1988 Baseball World Cup

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1988 Baseball World Cup
1988 Baseball World Cup logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates23 August – 7 September
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (19th title)
Runners-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Fourth placeFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Tournament statistics
Games played70
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1986
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1990

The 1988 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 30th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament took place, for the second time, in Italy, from August 23 to September 7, and was won by Cuba  its 19th overall victory (their first under the BWC name).

Contents

There were 12 participating countries.

The next nine competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, then was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.

First round

Standings

PosTeamWLRSRA
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 11011235
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10112022
3Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 837732
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 746529
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 747372
6Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 657746
7Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 564661
8Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 565947
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 475170
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 294993
11Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg  Netherlands Antilles 11044115
12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0119160

Final round

Semifinals Final
    
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 3
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 4
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3 Third place
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 4

Final standings

PosTeamWL
Med 1.png Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 130
Med 2.png Flag of the United States.svg  United States 112
Med 3.png Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 94
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 76
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 74
6Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 65
7Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 56
8Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 56
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 47
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 29
11Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg  Netherlands Antilles 110
12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 011

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