1938 Amateur World Series

1938 Amateur World Series

Tournament details
Host country	Great Britain
Dates	13–20 August
Teams	2 (from 2 continents)
Venues	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Great Britain (1st title)
Runner-up	United States
Tournament statistics
Games played	5
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The 1938 Amateur World Series was the inaugural tournament in what was later known as the Baseball World Cup. It was contested by Great Britain and the United States over a series of five games from August 13 through August 18 in England. It was won by Great Britain.

In contrast to later years, the USA national squad was not composed of minor league players, who are by definition not amateurs. Rather, it consisted mainly of high school and college students preparing to compete in the 1940 Olympics (which eventually never actually occurred due to the Second World War). The team's the manager was Les Mann. The British team was chosen from the London and Yorkshire Major Leagues and included a large number of Canadian-born players.

Participants

•  Great Britain
•  United States

Venues

1938 Amateur World Series (England)	City	Stadium
	Liverpool	Wavertree Stadium
	Kingston upon Hull	Old Craven Park
	Rochdale	Spotland Stadium
	Halifax	The Shay
	Leeds	Headingley Stadium

Results

1938 Amateur World Series
Champion	Runners-Up
United Kingdom 1st award	United States 1st award

Final standings

	Pos.	Team	W	L	RS	RA
	1	Great Britain	4	1	20	14
	2	United States	1	4	14	20

Game log

August 13, 1938	Great Britain	3 – 0	United States	Wavertree Stadium, Liverpool

August 15, 1938	Great Britain	8 – 6	United States	Kingston upon Hull

August 17, 1938	Great Britain	0 – 5	United States	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale

August 19, 1938	Great Britain	4 – 0	United States	The Shay, Halifax

August 20, 1938	Great Britain	5 – 3	United States	Leeds

Rosters

Great Britain	United States
Manager: Chummy McNeil	Manager: Leslie Mann
Players: Sid Bissett Frank Cadorette Sam Hanna Doc Holden Ross Kendrick Larry Marsh Chummy McNeil Jack Ritchie Ken Robinson Irving Ruvinsky Jerry Strong Danny Wright	Players: Lee Benson George Binger Clyde Dean Harold Graff Lloyd S. Johnson Ora Lindau John McDermott Tommy O'Rourke Wendell Ringland Mike Schemer Charles Tate Virgil Thompson Whitey Platt

References

• Chetwynd, J. Baseball in Europe
• "1938 Amateur World Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013.