1941 Amateur World Series

Summary

The 1941 Amateur World Series was the fourth Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation. The tournament took place, for the third consecutive time, in Cuba. It was contested by nine national teams playing eight games each from September 27 through October 22 in Havana. Venezuela won its first AWS title.[1]

1941 Amateur World Series
Poster commissioned by Radio Havana Cuba; IBF president Jaime Mariné is on the cover
Tournament details
CountryCuba
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 September – 22 October
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Venezuela (1st title)
Runner-up Cuba
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Games played36
MVPVenezuela José Casanova

Format edit

All teams participated in a single-match round-robin, resulting in eight games for each team. In case of a tie for best record at the end of the round-robin, a single playoff game would be held to determine the overall winner.

Playoffs edit

Playoff Game
   
1   Venezuela 3
2   Cuba 1

Final standings edit

Final Standings
Pos. Team W L RS RA
  1   Venezuela 8 1
  2   Cuba 7 2
  3   Mexico 6 2
4 (tied)   Dominican Republic 5 3
4 (tied)   Panama 5 3
6 (tied)   Nicaragua 2 6
6 (tied)   United States 2 6
8 (tied)   El Salvador 1 7
8 (tied)   Puerto Rico 1 7

Players edit



  •   Mexico
    • Victor Canales hit five doubles to lead the tournament and would go on to play for several years in the minor leagues.



References edit

  1. ^ Bjarkman, Peter (2007). A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006. McFarland. ISBN 0786428295.
  2. ^ "Chucho Ramos". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Rogelio Martínez". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Julio Moreno". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Tony Ordenana". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 21 March 2013.

External links edit

  • Historia de la Copa Mundial (1938-1948) (Spanish)
  • IV Serie Mundial de Béisbol Amateur – 1941 (Spanish)