1980 Amateur World Series

US amateur baseball tournament 12 Cuba Cuba 15 South Korea 1949 Japan 1947 United States 1978 1982 The 1980 Amateur World Series was the 26th 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 in Japan, the first time outside the Americas or Europe, from August 22 to September 5, and was won by Cubaits 16th AWS victory. There were 12 participating countries. Standings Pos Team P W L 1 Cuba 11 11 0 2 South Korea 1949 11 9 2 3 Japan 1947 11 9 2 4 USA 11 8 3 5 Canada 11 6 5 6 Italy 11 5 6 7 Venezuela 1930 11 4 7 8 Puerto Rico 1952 11 4 7 9 Colombia 11 4 7 10 Australia 11 4 7 11 Mexico 11 1 10 12 Netherlands 11 1 10 References Men: World Cup at Sports123.com Amateur World Series 1980 Amateur World Series Amateur World Series Amateur World Series