1938 Amateur World Series

The 1938 Amateur World Series was the inaugural Amateur World Series tournament (the Baseball World Cup as of the 1988 tournament). 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.

1938 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
Host country Great Britain
Dates 13–20 August
Teams2 (from 2 continents)
Venues5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions
 Great Britain (1st title)
Runner-up
 United States
Tournament statistics
Games played5
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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

Venues
1938 Amateur World Series (England)
 CityStadium
LiverpoolWavertree Stadium
Kingston upon HullOld Craven Park
RochdaleSpotland Stadium
HalifaxThe Shay
LeedsHeadingley 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[1]		 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
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References
  1. http://www.projectcobb.org.uk/anthony_taylor/1938a_4.jpg
  • Chetwynd, J. Baseball in Europe
  • "1938 Amateur World Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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