1938 Amateur World Series|
Country | Great Britain |
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Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
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Dates | 13–20 August |
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Teams | 2 |
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Champions | Great Britain (1st title) |
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Runner-up | United States |
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Games played | 5 |
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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.
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Player/manager: Chummy McNeil[1] 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 | | 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 | |
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