1990 Baseball World Cup

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1990 Baseball World Cup
1990 Baseball World Cup logo.jpg
Tournament details
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Dates4–19 August
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (20th title)
Runner-upFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Third placeFlag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Fourth placeFlag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Games played53
MVP Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Kuo Lee Chien-Fu
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The 1990 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 31st 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 was held, for the only time, in Canada from August 4 to 19. Cuba defeated Nicaragua in the final to win its 20th title. [1]

Contents

There were 12 participating countries, with all games played at the John Ducey Park in the city of Edmonton. [2]

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

First round

Pool A

PosTeamWLRSRA
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 50708
2Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 322516
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 322914
4Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 232639
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 14953
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 142049

Pool B

PosTeamWLRSRA
1Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 50269
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 416622
3Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 322923
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 232148
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 142035
6Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela 052146

Second round

Pool C

PosTeamWLRSRA
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 30445
2Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 21179
3Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 121434
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 031138

Pool D

PosTeamWLRSRA
1Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 211615
2Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 212221
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 213124
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 031726

Pool E

PosTeamWLRSRA
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 212825
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 212117
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 121921
4Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela 121217

Final round

7th place game

17 August 1990 United States  Flag of the United States.svg9 – 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada John Ducey Park, Edmonton

5th place game

17 August 1990 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg3 – 14 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan John Ducey Park, Edmonton

Bronze medal game

18 August 1990 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg4 – 7 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea John Ducey Park, Edmonton

Final

18 August 1990 Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg0 – 14 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba John Ducey Park, Edmonton
19 August 1990 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg11 – 5 Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua John Ducey Park, Edmonton

Final standings

PosTeamWL
Med 1.png Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 100
Med 2.png Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 55
Med 3.png Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 54
4Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 72
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 63
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 45
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 54
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 27
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 35
10Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 35
11Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 26
12Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela 17

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Nicaragua takes second at baseball championships without flash, power". UPI Archives. 20 August 1990. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Cuba pounds Italy in world baseball". UPI Archives. 4 August 1990. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 "XXXI Baseball World Cup - XXXI Copa del Mundo de Béisbol". Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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