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1940 Amateur World Series

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Host country
  
Cuba

Venue
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Champions
  
Cuba (2nd title)

Teams
  
7 (from 2 continents)

Defending champions
  
Cuba (1939)

Dates
  
14 September – 6 October

The 1940 Amateur World Series was the third Amateur World Series, later known as the Baseball World Cup. It was contested by seven different teams playing twelve games each from September 14 through October 6 in Cuba, who won the tournament for the second consecutive time.

Players

Some players of note who took part in the tournament include:

  •  Cuba
  • Connie Marrero (3-2, 1.15 ERA), winner of the tournament most valuable player award
  • Pedro Orta (.282), father of journeyman Jorge Orta
  • Nap Reyes (.297), future major league player
  • Segundo Rodriguez (.433), team batting leader
  •  Nicaragua
  • Stanley Cayasso led the tournament in hits with 19
  • Jose Melendez had a record of 3-0
  • Jonathan Robinson (.444) led the tournament in batting average, as well as runs with 14
  •  United States
  • Stubby Overmire, future major league player
  •  Hawaii
  • L. Kunihisha led the tournament with 7 stolen bases
  • References

    1940 Amateur World Series Wikipedia