1938 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
CountryGreat Britain
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates13–20 August
Teams2
Final positions
Champions Great Britain (1st title)
Runner-up United States
Tournament statistics
Games played5

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 to August 20 in England. It was won by Great Britain.

Participants

Venues

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CityStadium
LiverpoolWavertree Stadium
Kingston upon HullOld Craven Park
RochdaleSpotland Stadium
HalifaxThe Shay
LeedsHeadingley Stadium

Results

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

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

Rosters

 Great Britain  United States
Player/manager:
Chummy McNeil[1]
Manager:
Leslie Mann
Players:
Sid Bissett
Frank Cadorette
Sam Hanna
Doc Holden[2]
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

  1. "Who's Who in the England Team". Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. "Doc Holden". Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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