1972 Amateur World Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Nicaragua |
| Teams | 16 (from 4 continents) |
| Venues | Estadio Rigoberto Lopez Perez (in Managua host cities) |
| Defending champions |  Cuba (1971) |
| Final positions | |
Champions | Nicaragua (1st title) |
Runner-up | Cuba |
Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Japan |
← 1971 | |
The 1972 Amateur World Series was the 20th Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (which titled it the Baseball World Cup as of the 1988 tournament). The tournament took place, for the third time, in Nicaragua, and was won by Nicaragua national baseball team – their 1st championship .
There were 16 participating countries.
Final standings[]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Nicaragua
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Cuba
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United States
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| 4 | Japan
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| 5 |  Panama
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| 6 |  Puerto Rico
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| 7 |  Dominican Republic
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| 8 |  Chinese Taipei
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| 9 |  Canada
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| 10 |  Guatemala
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| 11 |  Honduras
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| 12 |  Brazil
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| 13 |  Costa Rica
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| 14 |  El Salvador
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| 15 |  Italy
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| 16 |  West Germany
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References[]
- World Cup Nicaragua Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1972 in baseball
- Baseball World Cup
- International baseball competitions hosted by Nicaragua
- 1972 in Nicaraguan sport