1938 Amateur World Series

1938 Amateur World Series

Tournament details
Host country	Great Britain
Dates	13–20 August
Teams	2 (from 2 continents)
Venues	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Great Britain (1st title)
Runner-up	United States
Tournament statistics
Games played	5
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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 13–20 in England. It was won by Great Britain.

Participants[]

•  Great Britain
•  United States

Venues[]

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[]

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

References[]

• Chetwynd, J. Baseball in Europe
• "1938 Amateur World Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 18 March 2013.