1938 Amateur World Series
Tournament details | |
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Country | Great Britain |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Dates | 13–20 August |
Teams | 2 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 5 |
WBSC Championship |
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Amateur World Series |
Baseball World Cup |
World Baseball Classic |
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The 1938 Amateur World Series was the inaugural Amateur World Series, the tournament that would eventually become the Baseball World Cup. It was contested by Great Britain and the United States over a series of five games from August 13 to August 20 in England. It was won by Great Britain.
Participants
Venues
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1938 Amateur World Series (England) | City | Stadium |
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![]() | Wavertree Stadium | |
![]() | Old Craven Park | |
![]() | Spotland Stadium | |
![]() | The Shay | |
![]() | Headingley Stadium |
Results
August 13, 1938 | Great Britain ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Wavertree Stadium, Liverpool |
August 15, 1938 | Great Britain ![]() | 8 – 6 | ![]() | Kingston upon Hull |
August 17, 1938 | Great Britain ![]() | 0 – 5 | ![]() | Spotland Stadium, Rochdale |
August 19, 1938 | Great Britain ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | The Shay, Halifax |
August 20, 1938 | Great Britain ![]() | 5 – 3 | ![]() | Leeds |
Final standings
Pos. | Team | W | L | RS | RA | |
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![]() | 1 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 20 | 14 |
![]() | 2 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 |
Rosters
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Pos. | Player | Club |
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C | Irvine Ruvinsky | London |
1B | Ken Robinson | Oldham |
2B | Sid Bissett | Birmingham |
3B | Chummy McNeil (mgr.) | Leeds |
SS | Sam Hanna | Halifax |
RF | Frank Cadorette | Halifax |
CF | Danny Wright | Halifax |
LF | Jack Ritchie | Liverpool |
P | Ross Kendrick | Oldham |
— | Jerry Strong | Hull |
— | Doc Holden[2] | Bradford |
— | Larry Marsh | Hull |
United States
Manager: Leslie Mann
Pos. | Player | |
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C | Dean Graff (cpt.) | |
1B | Lefty Schemer | |
2B | Leo Benson | |
3B | John McDermott | |
SS | Tommy O'Rourke | |
RF | George Binger | |
CF | Lloyd Johnson | |
LF | Whitey Platt | |
P | Virgil Thompson | |
P | Clyde "Dizzy" Dean | |
— | Charles Tate | |
— | Ora Linda | |
— | Wendell Ringland |
References
Bibliography
- Josh Chetwynd (2019). Baseball in Europe. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1-4766-7912-9.