1973 Amateur World Series (FEMBA)

Honduras 1949 11 United States Nicaragua Puerto Rico 1952 Colombia 19721973 (FIBA) 1974 The 1973 FEMBA Amateur World Series was organized by World Amateur Baseball Federation (FEMBA), a splinter organization from the International Baseball Federation (FIBA). The tournament, which ran from November 22 through December 5, 1973, was primarily held in Nicaragua, with some games also held in neighboring Honduras and Costa Rica.FEMBA 1st. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Baseball Mercury February 1974 5 https://www.projectcobb.org.uk/misc/mercury/issue_5.pdf 25 August 2025 Project COBB It was one of two international championships held in 1973, along with the FIBA tournament held in Cuba, amid a period of conflict between the two rival governing bodies of an international baseball. Most games were held in various cities in Nicaragua (Masaya, Granada, León, and Chinandega); after opening the series in Granada, Costa Rica and Honduras played the rest of their games in San José and Tegucigalpa, respectively. The tournament saw the first international championship for the United States, which defeated Nicaragua in the championship game, an extra innings pitcher's duel between Rich Wortham and Dennis Martínez.E.U. gano mundial de beisbol https://prensacr.info/data/61812154445c2c1206700884 25 August 2025 La Republica 7 December 1973 It was also one of the first international tournaments to use the designated hitter, which had been adopted by the American League of Major League Baseball earlier that year.Mañana parte para Nicaragua la selección de beisbol https://prensacr.info/data/5e907de3445c2c29c9de709a 25 August 2025 Diario de Costa Rica 20 November 1973 The 1973 FEMBA AWS is retroactively recognized as the 22nd edition of the Amateur World Series ("Amateur World Series XXII"), while the Havana edition is recognized as the 21st; despite this, the Nicaragua tournament started and ended earlier that the one held in Havana.Bjarkman Peter A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006 2007 McFarland 0786428295 200 Venues 250px|thumb|right|Games were played at the Estadio Efraín Tijerino in Chinandega Games in Costa Rica were held at the Estadio Antonio Escarré es in the capital of San José; in Honduras, they were held at the Parque de Pelota Lempira Reina Zepeda in Tegucigalpa.PUERTO RICO 14 - HONDURAS 5 https://prensacr.info/data/5e907e6d445c2c29c9de711f 26 August 2025 Diario de Costa Rica 25 November 1973 In Nicaragua, games were held at the Estadio Municipal Flor de Caña in Granada, the Estadio Roberto Clemente in Masaya, and the Estadio Efraín Tijerino in Chinandega.Costa Rica y Honduras inauguran mundial de beis https://prensacr.info/data/5e907e17445c2c29c9de70cc 26 August 2025 Diario de Costa Rica 22 November 1973El mundial de beisbol: EN GRAN JUEGO ESTADOS UNIDOS VENCIO MEXICO https://prensacr.info/data/5e907e4b445c2c29c9de70fe 26 August 2025 Diario de Costa Rica 24 September 1973 Nicaragua's largest stadium, the Estadio Nacional General Somoza in Managua, with a capacity of 40,000 spectators, was not used due to damage from the 1972 Nicaragua earthquake. This limited ticket sales, as the stadiums in Masaya, Granada, and Chinandega were limited to no more than 11,000 spectators.Hoy se inaugura el Mundial de beisbol en Nicaragua https://prensacr.info/data/61811e57445c2c1206700610 26 August 2025 La Republica 22 November 1973 The final game was played in the Nicaraguan city of León. Teams The United States was managed by college coach Ron Fraser, who had just steered the Netherlands to the 1973 European Championship. Colombia was piloted by Antonio Torres.Estados Unidos doblego a Colombia 7x1 https://prensacr.info/data/5e907eba445c2c29c9de7169 26 August 2025 Diario de Costa Rica 28 November 1973 Nicaragua was steered by Argelio Cordoba.Anoche en el mundial de beisbol https://prensacr.info/data/5e907eee445c2c29c9de719b 26 August 2025 Diario de Costa Rica 30 November 1973 Final standings Pos Team W LUnited States100Nicaragua82Puerto Rico 1952824Colombia825Chinese Taipei826Canada467Honduras 1949468Costa Rica379Guatemala3710Mexico1911West Germany010 Honors and awards Statistical leaders + LeadersStatisticNameTotalBatting average COL Luis Gaviria .432Hits COL Luis Gaviria 19Runs USA Orlando González 12Home runs PRI René Acevedo 3Runs batted in PRI René Acevedo 11Stolen bases ROC Hsie Ming-Yung 11Slugging percentage COL Luis Gaviria .614Earned run average USA Rich Wortham 0.00 All-Star Team PositionPlayerCUSA Danny Goodwin1BCOL Luis Gaviria2BNIC Gerson Jarquín3BUSA Jim HackerSSUSA Wayne KrenchickiLFGUA Jorge CorderoCFCOL José CorpasRFROC Hsieh Ming-YungDHNIC Pedro SelvaLHPUSA Rich WorthamRHPNIC Julio Juarez Source: References Baseball World Cup, 1973 Category:Baseball World Cup 1973 Category:1973 in Nicaragua Amateur World Series Amateur World Series Amateur World Series Category:1970s in Nicaraguan sport