1978 Amateur World Series

November 2023 September 2022 25 August – 6 September 11 Cuba Cuba 15 United States South Korea 1949 Japan 1947 1976 1980 The 1978 Amateur World Series was the 25th 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 Italy, only the second time outside the Americas, from 25 August to 6 September, and was won by Cubaits 15th AWS victory. There were 11 participating countries, including first-time participants Belgium and Australia. Final standings RankTeam1Cuba2United States3South Korea 19494Japan 19475Nicaragua6Italy7Netherlands8Mexico9Canada10Australia11Belgium Honors and awards Statistical leaders + Batting leadersHistoria de la Copa Mundial/World Cup History XXI-XXX (1973-1988) http://www.baseballdecuba.com/WCup2011/History1973-1988.html Baseball de Cuba https://web.archive.org/web/20111122004525/http://www.baseballdecuba.com/WCup2011/History1973-1988.html 22 November 2011 esStatisticNameTotalBatting average NIC Roberto Espino .500Hits NIC Roberto Espino CUB Luis Casanova 16Runs CUB Antonio MuñozUSA Tim Wallach 14Home runs CUB Antonio Muñoz 8Runs batted in CUB Antonio Muñoz 18Stolen bases JAP Mitsugu Kobayashi 13 +Pitching leadersStatisticNameTotalWins ROK Choi Dong-wonJAP Shigekazu Mori 4Earned run average USA Mark Thurmond 0.00Strikeouts ROK Choi Dong-won 45 Awards Award Player Ref. Most Valuable Player CUB Antonio Muñoz References External links http://www.baseball-worldcup.com/worldcup-history/1978-italy/ XXV Baseball World Cup Italy Baseball World Cup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090327030345/http://www.baseball-worldcup.com/worldcup-history/1978-italy/ 27 March 2009 World Cup Category:Baseball World Cup 1978 Amateur World Series Amateur World Series Amateur World Series