1974 Amateur World Series

August 2023 9 File:1974 AWS Logo.png Cuba United States Nicaragua Colombia Dominican Republic 1973 1976 The 1974 Amateur World Series was held mainly in St. Petersburg, Florida from November 13 through November 24, 1974. It was the second baseball Amateur World Series staged by the short-lived World Amateur Baseball Federation (FEMBA), which had split off from the International Baseball Federation (FIBA) the previous year.Bjarkman Peter A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006 2007 McFarland 0786428295 195–210 It was the first and only Baseball World Cup tournament to be held in the United States. Most of the tournament, including the final series between Nicaragua and the champion United States teams, was played at Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg, though some games were held in nearby Tampa, as well as Lakeland, Sarasota, and Bradenton.Amateur baseball meet set https://www.newspapers.com/image/ St. Petersburg Times Slayton Jack 1 November 1974 Newspapers.com 57U.S. rules baseball world https://www.newspapers.com/image/318573875/ St. Petersburg Times Flowers Jack 25 November 1974 Newspapers.com 29Jordan Pat Dubious triumph in Florida https://vault.si.com/vault/1974/12/09/dubious-triumph-in-florida https://web.archive.org/web/20201129143721/https://vault.si.com/vault/1974/12/09/dubious-triumph-in-florida dead November 29, 2020 9 June 2025 Sports Illustrated 9 December 1974Twinbill set at McKechnie Field: Canada, China, Nicaragua Win World Baseball Games https://www.newspapers.com/image/717641039 The Bradenton Herald 15 November 1974 Newspapers.com 23 The tournament was kept on the books after FEMBA once again joined with the FIBA, retroactively recognized as the Baseball World Cup XXIII. The next edition of the Amateur World Series would be played in Tournament summary The 1974 Amateur World Series was the second to be organized by FEMBA after the organization split from FIBA, and the first to be staged in the United States. As such, FIBA member states such as Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico, and Panama were not invited (they participated in a FIBA tournament held in Havana the previous year). The Honduras national team had been invited, but withdrew after Hurricane Fifi hit the country.No money, no angel, Honduras shut out https://www.newspapers.com/image/318596152/ St. Petersburg Times 14 Nov 1974 45 From the beginning, the tournament suffered from attendance and financing issues; the organizing budget had been set for only $10,000. Teams were critical of the conditions for their athletes, including the Dominican team, which had to leave its motel after it was unable to pay the bill, which was footed by the team rather than the organizers.Economy disturbs world tourney, too https://www.newspapers.com/image/318561766/ St. Petersburg Times 22 November 1974 47 There were also several on-field controversies; police had to be called to the stadiums on two occasions, and the Taiwanese team nearly withdrew after a contentious decision that saw a player get called out after he hit a triple, on the charge that he had used a colored bat. In one instance, Puerto Rico forfeited their game with the United States after the team's manager and catcher were both ejected for arguing a hit-by-pitch call, and refused to leave the field.Puerto Rico: Fiesta turns to forfeit https://www.newspapers.com/image/318587615/ St. Petersburg Times 20 November 1974 37 The final tie-breaker between Nicaragua and the United States also sparked controversy. Both teams finished with identical 7-0-1 records, with their only meeting having been called because of darkness while tied 6-6. The Nicaraguans claimed that according to international rules, the game should be replayed in its entirety, with the winner being crowned world champion. However, FEMBA president William Fehring ruled the teams would instead play a best-of-three series, with the winner taking the championship. Nicaragua won the first game, which they said counted as the replayed game, but lost the second in a doubleheader on Saturday, Nov. 23. Several Nicaraguan players protested the ruling, saying they had won the tournament by virtue of winning the first game; even Nicaraguan executive and FEMBA vice president Carlos García Solórzano said "we should be champions right now," to no avail.U.S. splits; finale today https://www.newspapers.com/image/318566253/ St. Petersburg Times 24 November 1974 49 The two teams played a third game on Sunday, Nov. 24, with the U.S. winning 9–2. Venue St. Petersburg, FloridaUSA Florida 300 center USA Florida 27.7681 -82.6331 left St. Petersburg USA Florida 27.485833 -82.570278 right Bradenton USA Florida 28.074722 -81.950833 right Lakeland USA Florida 27.975833 -82.503333 top Tampa USA Florida 27.33407 -82.529068 bottom Sarasota Tampa, Florida Al Lang Field Al Lopez Field Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 5,000 250px 250px Bradenton, Florida Lakeland, Florida Sarasota, Florida McKechnie Field Joker Marchant Stadium Payne Park Capacity: 2,000 Capacity: 4,900 Capacity: 4,000 250px 250px 250px Group stage main WDL runs perc true complete yes yes yes USA, NCA, COL, DOM, CAN, ITA, ROC, PRI, ZAF Q Q B 7 0 1 63 13 H 7 0 1 51 17 5 3 45 26 3 5 37 43 3 5 45 62 3 5 23 40 3 5 36 28 3 5 34 39 1 7 13 79 COL USA NCA DOM ZAF 1928 CAN PRI 1952 ITA ROC green1 #cc9965 St. Petersburg Times Results November 13, 1974 USA 10–0 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318596407/ DOM Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg 1,000 November 14, 1974 16:30 (UTC-5) PRI 0–6 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318602024/ ROC Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 14, 1974 19:30 (UTC-5) ITA 2–7 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318602024/ CAN Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 14, 1974 19:30 (UTC-5) NIC 11–2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318602024/ South Africa 1928 Joker Marchant Stadium, Bradenton November 15, 1974 16:30 (UTC-5) PRI 0–5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318572402/ NIC Payne Park, Sarasota November 15, 1974 17:30 (UTC-5) South Africa 1928 1–11 6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318572402/ DOM Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 15, 1974 20:30 (UTC-5) ITA 1–7 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318572402/ COL Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 15, 1974 16:30 (UTC-5) ROC 2–3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318572402/ USA Payne Park, Sarasota November 16, 1974 11:30 (UTC-5) COL 0–5 DOM McKechnie Field, Bradenton November 16, 1974 14:30 (UTC-5) USA 6–6 9 NIC McKechnie Field, Bradenton November 16, 1974 16:30 (UTC-5) South Africa 1928 4–3 10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318575292 ITA Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 16, 1974 19:30 (UTC-5) ROC 6–7 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318575292 CAN Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 17, 1974 10:00 (UTC-5) ITA 3–2 10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318583132/ DOM Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 17, 1974 10:00 (UTC-5) South Africa 1928 0–10 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318583132/ COL Al Lopez Field, Tampa November 17, 1974 13:00 (UTC-5) NIC 5–1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318583132/ ROC Al Lopez Field, Tampa November 17, 1974 16:00 (UTC-5) CAN 5–6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318583132/ PRI Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 18, 1974 11:00 (UTC-5) South Africa 1928 1–11 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318585412/ USA Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 18, 1974 14:00 (UTC-5) ROC 3–6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318585412/ ITA Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 18, 1974 17:00 (UTC-5) PRI 7–2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318585412/ DOM Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 18, 1974 20:00 (UTC-5) CAN 5–14 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318587630/ COL Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 19, 1974 16:00 (UTC-5) ITA 0–6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318587630/ NIC Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 19, 1974 16:30 (UTC-5) DOM 12–11 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318587630/ CAN Al Lopez Field, Tampa November 19, 1974 19:30 (UTC-5) COL 5–2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318587630/ ROC Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 19, 1974 19:30 (UTC-5) USA 5–1 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318587630/ PRI Al Lopez Field, Tampa November 20, 1974 12:00 (UTC-5) COL 6–1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318558915/ PRI Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 20, 1974 19:30 (UTC-5) CAN 5–3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318558915/ South Africa 1928 Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland November 20, 1974 19:30 (UTC-5) NIC 7–3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318558915/ DOM Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 20, 1974 19:30 (UTC-5) USA 8–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318558871/ ITA Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland November 21, 1974 11:00 (UTC-5) ROC 12–0 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318561736/ South Africa 1928 Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 21, 1974 14:00 (UTC-5) CAN 4–5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318561736/ NIC Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 21, 1974 17:00 (UTC-5) PRI 3–8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318561736/ ITA Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 21, 1974 19:30 (UTC-5) COL 2–6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318561736/ USA Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 22, 1974 10:00 (UTC-5) South Africa 2–16 7 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318563588/ PRI Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 22, 1974 14:00 (UTC-5) DOM 2–4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318563588/ ROC Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 22, 1974 19:30 (UTC-5) USA 14–1 7 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318563588/ CAN Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 22, 1974 19:30 (UTC-5) NIC 6–1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318563588/ COL Joker Marchant Stadium, Sarasota Tie-breaker main WL runs perc true complete USA, NCA W S 2 1 14 8 H 1 2 8 14 USA NCA gold silver Centro Caribe Sports Results November 23, 1974 11:00 (UTC–5) USA 1–3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318566517/ NIC Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 23, 1974 NIC 3–4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318566517/ USA Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg November 24, 1938 11:00 (UTC–5) NCA 2–9 https://www.newspapers.com/image/318573902/ USA Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg Final standings RkTeamRecordUnited States9–1–1Nicaragua8–2–1Colombia5–34Dominican Republic3–55Canada3–56Italy3–57ROC3–58Puerto Rico 19523–59South Africa 19281–7 Honors and awards Statistical leaders + Batting leadersWorld Amateur Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/318573902 St. Petersburg Times 25 November 1974 Newspapers.com 30StatisticNameTotalBatting average NIC Julio Cuarezma .478Hits 2 tied withGonzalez (PRI), Moreno (COL) 12Runs 3 tied withJulio Cuarezma (NIC), Chang (ROC), Moreno (COL) 9Home runs 2 tied withDavid Coon (USA), P. Llamas (COL) 3Runs batted in NIC César Jarquin 10Stolen bases 2 tied withDave Stegman (USA), Brent Hallett (CAN) 5 +Pitching leadersStatisticNameTotalEarned run average 4 tied withPorfirio Altamirano (NIC), George Milke (USA), Mark Beem (USA), R. Izquierdo (COL) 0.00Strikeouts USA George Milke 21Shutouts NIC Porfirio Altamirano 2Innings pitched ROC Hsien-Tsung Hu 29 Awards Award Player Ref. Best Batter NIC Julio Cuarezma Best Pitcher NIC Porfirio Altamirano Best Designated Hitter NIC Pablo Juárez All-Star Team PositionPlayerCUSA Rick Cerone1BROC He Lin2BNIC Guillermo Baldizón3BCOL Carlos VelasquezSSNIC César Jarquin OFNIC Julio CuarezmaUSA Dave StegmanPRI 1952 Alejandro GonzalezCAN Brent HallettNIC Bonard LuzeyUTILUSA Steve DavisDHNIC Pablo Juárez PNIC Porfirio AltamiranoUSA George MilkeUSA Bo McLaughlinCOL Wilfrido PetroNIC Sergio LacayoROC Hsien-Tsung Hu Source:All-Star Team https://www.newspapers.com/image/318566269/ St. Petersburg Times 24 November 1974 Newspapers.com 50 References Baseball World Cup, 1974 Category:Baseball World Cup 1974 Amateur World Series Category:Baseball competitions in Florida Category:International sports competitions in Florida Amateur World Series Category:Sports competitions in St. Petersburg, Florida Category:Sports competitions in Clearwater, Florida Category:Long stubs with short prose