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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
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 Cuba (1st title)
Runner-up
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 Nicaragua
Third place
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 United States
Tournament statistics
Games played 9
Most Valuable Player Juan Torres
1938
1940

The 1939 Amateur World Series was the second Amateur World Series, later known as the Baseball World Cup. Great Britain did not defend the title which they had won in the inaugural event the previous year. It was instead contested by Cuba, Nicaragua and the United States playing six games each from August 12 through August 26 in Cuba, who won the tournament.


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