1938 Amateur World Series

The 1938 Amateur World Series was the inaugural Amateur World Series, the tournament that would eventually become the Baseball World Cup. It was contested by Great Britain and the United States over a series of five games from August 13 to August 20 in England. It was won by Great Britain.

Participants

1938 Amateur World Series (England)	City	Stadium
	Liverpool	Wavertree Stadium
	Kingston upon Hull	Old Craven Park
	Rochdale	Spotland Stadium
	Halifax	The Shay
	Leeds	Headingley Stadium

August 13, 1938	Great Britain	3 – 0	United States	Wavertree Stadium, Liverpool

August 15, 1938	Great Britain	8 – 6	United States	Kingston upon Hull

August 17, 1938	Great Britain	0 – 5	United States	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale

August 19, 1938	Great Britain	4 – 0	United States	The Shay, Halifax

August 20, 1938	Great Britain	5 – 3	United States	Leeds

	Pos.	Team	W	L	RS	RA
	1	Great Britain	4	1	20	14
	2	United States	1	4	14	20

Player/manager: Chummy McNeil^[1]

Manager: Leslie Mann

^ "Who's Who in the England Team". Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ "Doc Holden". 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ Leslie Mann (1940). Baseball Around the World. International Amateur Baseball Federation. p. 25.

Josh Chetwynd (2019). Baseball in Europe. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1-4766-7912-9.

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