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1970 Amateur World Series
The 1970 Amateur World Series was held in Cartagena, Colombia from November 18 through December 4, 1970. It was the first Amateur World Series in over 30 years to feature a European team and was the first to include two European teams. While both won a game, the newcomers clearly struggled; within 35 years, both will have made it to the Medal round. Final standings References 1970 in baseball, Baseball World Cup, 197 Baseball World Cup International baseball competitions hosted by Colombia, 1970 1970 in Colombian sport, Amateur World Series November 1970 sports events in South America, Amateur World Series December 1970 sports events in South America, Amateur World Series Sport in Cartagena, Colombia {{baseball-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Amateur World Series (in Nicaragua)
The 1969 Amateur World Series was an international baseball tournament held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 15 through August 26, 1969. The competition marked the first time the United States national baseball team, United States of America sent a team to the Amateur World Series since 1942. Cuba national baseball team, Cuba and the US were both 9-0 when they met in the finals, with Cuba winning 2–1. Gaspar Pérez was the winning pitcher for Cuba and also drove in their first run to tie the game and scored the second, decisive run. Most of the 20,000 fans who watched the finals were pro-Cuba, reportedly due to lingering resentment from the 1965 United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1965–66), US invasion of the Dominican Republic. Final standings References 1969 in baseball, Baseball World Cup, 1969 Baseball World Cup International baseball competitions hosted by the Dominican Republic, 1969 1969 in Dominican Republic sport, Amateur Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |