The 1984 Amateur World Series was the 28th Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's
amateur baseball
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tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the
International Baseball Federation
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(which titled it the Baseball World Cup as of the
1988 tournament). The tournament took place, for the ninth time, in
Cuba
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, from October 14 to 28, and was won by host
Cuba
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its 17th AWS victory.
There were 13 participating countries, including first-time participant
Netherlands Antilles.
Standings
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Baseball World Cup
Amateur World Series
Amateur World Series
1984
Events
January
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October 1984 sports events in North America