1938 Amateur World Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Great Britain |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Dates | 13–20 August |
| Teams | 2 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Great Britain (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 5 |
| WBSC Championship |
|---|
| Amateur World Series |
| Baseball World Cup |
| World Baseball Classic |
The 1938 Amateur World Series was the inaugural Amateur World Series, the tournament that would eventually become the Baseball World Cup. It was contested by Great Britain and the United States over a series of five games from August 13 to August 20 in England. It was won by Great Britain.
Participants[edit]
Venues[edit]
      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[edit]
| 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 |
Final standings[edit]
| Pos. | Team | W | L | RS | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 | Great Britain
|
4 | 1 | 20 | 14 |
|
2 | United States
|
1 | 4 | 14 | 20 |
Rosters[edit]
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| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| C | Irvine Ruvinsky | London |
| 1B | Ken Robinson | Oldham |
| 2B | Sid Bissett | Birmingham |
| 3B | Chummy McNeil (mgr.) | Leeds |
| SS | Sam Hanna | Halifax |
| RF | Frank Cadorette | Halifax |
| CF | Danny Wright | Halifax |
| LF | Jack Ritchie | Liverpool |
| P | Ross Kendrick | Oldham |
| — | Jerry Strong | Hull |
| — | Doc Holden[2] | Bradford |
| — | Larry Marsh | Hull |
United States[edit]
Manager: Leslie Mann
| Pos. | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| C | Dean Graff (cpt.) | |
| 1B | Lefty Schemer | |
| 2B | Leo Benson | |
| 3B | John McDermott | |
| SS | Tommy O'Rourke | |
| RF | George Binger | |
| CF | Lloyd Johnson | |
| LF | Whitey Platt | |
| P | Virgil Thompson | |
| P | Clyde "Dizzy" Dean | |
| — | Charles Tate | |
| — | Ora Linda | |
| — | Wendell Ringland | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Who's Who in the England Team". Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Doc Holden". 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Leslie Mann (1940). Baseball Around the World. International Amateur Baseball Federation. p. 25.
Bibliography[edit]
- Josh Chetwynd (2019). Baseball in Europe. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1-4766-7912-9.
Categories:
- 1938 in baseball
- 1938 in British sport
- Baseball World Cup
- Baseball competitions in the United Kingdom
- International baseball competitions in Europe
- August 1938 sports events
- International sports competitions in Liverpool
- 1930s in Liverpool
- Sports competitions in Leeds
- Sport in Kingston upon Hull
- Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
- Sport in Halifax, West Yorkshire
- 1930s in Leeds
- 1930s in the East Riding of Yorkshire