1939 Amateur World Series

1939 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
Host country  Cuba
Dates 12 - 26 August
Teams (from 1 continent)
Venue (in 1 host city)
Defending champions  Great Britain (1938)
Final positions
Champions  Cuba (1st title)
Runner-up  Nicaragua
Third place  United States
Tournament statistics
Games played 9
Most Valuable Player Juan Torres
โ† 1938
1940 โ†’

The 1939 Amateur World Series was the second Amateur World Series, presently known as the Baseball World Cup. It was contested by Cuba, Nicaragua and the United States playing six games each from August 12 through August 26 in Cuba, who won the tournament.

Cuba went 6-0 for the tournament, Nicaragua 3-3 and the United States weren't able to secure a win, going 0-6.

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