The 1941 Amateur World Series was the fourth Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's

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tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the

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(which titled it the Baseball World Cup as of the 1988 tournament). The tournament took place, for the third consecutive time, in

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. It was contested by nine national teams playing eight games each from September 27 through October 22 in

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won its first AWS title.

Format

All teams participated in a single-match round-robin, resulting in eight games for each team. In case of a tie for best record at the end of the round-robin, a single playoff game would be held to determine the overall winner.

Playoffs

Final standings

Players

* **

Héctor Benítez Héctor Benítez (November 1, 1918 – June 17, 2011) was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. Listed at 5' 7" (1.73 m), 160 lb. (73 k), he batted and threw left handed. (Spanish) Born in Caracas, Benítez spent 21 years in Ven ...

collected at least one hit in each of his nine games and led the series with three triples. **

Daniel Canónico Daniel Canónico (February 3, 1916 – August 20, 1975) was a Venezuelan baseball right handed pitcher. His friends and fans affectionately called him ''Chino'', a moniker that he proudly used throughout his life. (Spanish). Venezuela Tuya website ...

(4–0, 1.69

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) was the most dominant pitcher in the series, winning five of the team's games including the series-tying and deciding games against Cuba. He would go on to a career as a player and manager in the

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José Antonio Casanova José Antonio Casanova (February 18, 1918 – July 8, 1999) was a shortstop and manager in Venezuelan baseball. He batted and threw right handed. (Spanish) Born in Maracaibo, Zulia, Casanova is regarded as the most successful manager in Venezue ...

earned the Most Valuable Player award for the tournament. ** José Pérez Colmenares drove in five runs and scored 11 times in the nine contests. **

Chucho Ramos Jesús Manuel Ramos García (April 12, 1918 – September 2, 1977) was an outfielder/first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly during the season. Listed at 5' 10.5", 167 lb., Ramos batted right-handed and threw left-handed. ...

was on the team as an outfielder and would have a brief stint with the

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in 1944. **

Dalmiro Finol Dalmiro Finol (August 21, 1920 – May 16, 1994) was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. Finol batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Barrancas, Zulia State. A versatile utility man, Finol was able to play all positions except p ...

, who years later would hit the first home run in Venezuelan professional baseball (1946) as well as the first homer in Caribbean Series history (1949).
* ** Bernardo Cuervo hit a .400 average and led the tournament with 10

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Andrés Fleitas Andrés Fleitas lei'-tasz(November 8, 1916 – December 18, 2011) was a professional Cuban baseball catcher and first baseman. Listed at 5' 11", 175 lb., he batted and threw right handed. Born in Las Villas Province, Fleitas came from a b ...

(.378) was the brother of Washington Senators shortstop

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. ** Clemente González (.395) had the most hits in the tournament with 17. **

Connie Marrero Conrado Eugenio Marrero Ramos (April 25, 1911 – April 23, 2014), nicknamed "Connie", was a Cuban professional baseball pitcher. The right-handed Marrero pitched in Major League Baseball from to for the Washington Senators. Marrero made his m ...

(3-0, 0.46

) was very effective during round-robin play, but suffered the loss in the playoff game. ** Rogelio Martínez (2-0, 0.00 ERA) would have a cup of coffee with the Washington Senators in 1950. ** Julio Moreno (1-1, 1.29 ERA) was another effective pitcher for the team. He went on to play four seasons with the Washington Senators in the early 1950s. **

Tony Ordeñana Antonio Ordeñana Rodríguez 'Or-deh-nyahna''(October 30, 1918 – September 29, 1988), nicknamed "Mosquito", was a Major League Baseball shortstop who appeared in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1943. The 5'9", 158 lb. rookie was a nati ...

(.256) led the tournament with 14 runs scored, and go on to play a single major league game with the

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in 1943. **

Nap Reyes Napoleón Aguilera Reyes (November 24, 1919 – September 15, 1995) was a Major League Baseball third baseman–first baseman who played for the New York Giants from 1943 to 1945, and again in 1950. A native of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, ...

(.343) contributed for a second Amateur World Series.
* ** Victor Canales hit five doubles to lead the tournament and would go on to play for several years in the minor leagues.
* **

León Kellman Edric León Kellman (September 4, 1924 – September 13, 1981) was a Panamanian professional baseball player and manager. Listed at 5' 11", 160 lb., Kellman batted and threw right handed. He was born in Gatún, Panama Canal Zone. Although ...

hit the only home run of the series and would go on to a career in the

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s and

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. **

Pat Scantlebury Patricio Athelstan Scantlebury (November 11, 1917 – May 24, 1991) was a Panamanians, Panamanian professional baseball pitcher whose 16-season career included six games pitched for the Cincinnati Redlegs of Major League Baseball. Born in Gatun L ...

pitched for the team and would go on to have a long Negro leagues career as well as a short stint with the

.
* ** Carlos Navas would take the base stealing title for the tournament by swiping six bags. * **Miguel Angel Jimenez - Pitcher

References

External links

Historia de la Copa Mundial (1938-1948)
(Spanish)
IV Serie Mundial de Béisbol Amateur – 1941
(Spanish) {{Baseball World Cup Amateur World Series, 1941 Baseball World Cup

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