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| ⚫ | The Cuban squad, managed by León Rojas, beat defending champion Venezuela, avenging a [[Daniel Canónico#1941 Baseball World Cup|disappointing loss the previous year]], with [[Connie Marrero]] out pitching [[Daniel Canónico]]. The Dominican Republic had a strong finish to win the Silver Medal and beat Cuba in 2 of 3 match-ups. Venezuela failed in their attempt to defend their title. [[Luis Aparicio, Sr.]], father of future Hall of Famer [[Luis Aparicio]], played shortstop. Mexico earned just three wins, finishing in fourth place. |
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The United States team was outmatched during the series, suffering two blowout losses to Cuba (20–0 and 17–0); the squad won only two games, against Mexico on Oct. 5 (6–1) and its final game against the Dominican Republic on Oct. 11 (3–1).<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. DEFEATS MEXICO, 6-1; Annexes Amateur World Series Contest at Havana |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1942/10/06/archives/us-defeats-mexico-61-annexes-amateur-world-series-contest-at-havana.html? |access-date=7 July 2024 |agency=The New York Times |date=October 6, 1942}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Nine Wins in Amateur Series Game |url=https://access-newspaperarchive-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/us/new-mexico/gallup/gallup-independent/1942/10-12/page-3 |access-date=7 July 2024 |agency=Gallup Independent |date=Oct 12, 1942}}</ref> The Oct. 11 game would become notorious due to a brawl between the Dominican team and members of the crowd, which were cheering for the American team; Dominican manager Luis Ernesto Rodríguez, who was being heckled by the crowd with his nickname "Burrulote" (meaning "big donkey"), angrily threw an errant ball and a bat into the stands, causing the crowd to surge onto the field.<ref name="gonzalez">{{cite book |last1=Echevarria |first1=Roberto González |author-link=Roberto González Echevarría |title=The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball |date=1999 |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=245–46}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Rafael V. Peña |title=La Tercera es la Vencida |url=https://archivodeportivo.wordpress.com/2023/02/ |agency=Archivo Deportivo |date=February 2023 |language=es}}</ref> The police quickly intervened to maintain order, and Rodriguez was arrested on the field.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Cuqui Cordova |title=El Gran Cachicamo: Burrulote Rodriguez |url=https://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2018/01/05/497502/burrulote-rodriguez-el-gran-cachicamo.html |access-date=7 July 2024 |agency=Listin Diario |date=January 5, 2018 |language=es}}</ref> Some accounts go as far as to say that Dominican dictator [[Rafael Trujillo]] tried to influence the brawl.<ref name="schiroli">{{cite book |author1=Riccardo Schiroli |title=The Game We Love |date=2019 |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation |url=https://static.wbsc.org/assets/files/2019_WBSC_The_Game_We_Love_SMALL.pdf |page=30}}</ref> The U.S. team withdrew from the tournament immediately after the game, forfeiting their last four games (though contemporary accounts cite U.S. government travel restrictions, not the Rodriguez incident, as the cause).<ref>{{cite news |title=Hoy en los Deportes |url=https://dloc.com/AA00022089/01676/images/4 |access-date=7 July 2024 |agency=Noticias de Hoy |date=October 13, 1942 |language=es}}</ref> |
The United States team was outmatched during the series, suffering two blowout losses to Cuba (20–0 and 17–0); the squad won only two games, against Mexico on Oct. 5 (6–1) and its final game against the Dominican Republic on Oct. 11 (3–1).<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. DEFEATS MEXICO, 6-1; Annexes Amateur World Series Contest at Havana |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1942/10/06/archives/us-defeats-mexico-61-annexes-amateur-world-series-contest-at-havana.html? |access-date=7 July 2024 |agency=The New York Times |date=October 6, 1942}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Nine Wins in Amateur Series Game |url=https://access-newspaperarchive-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/us/new-mexico/gallup/gallup-independent/1942/10-12/page-3 |access-date=7 July 2024 |agency=Gallup Independent |date=Oct 12, 1942}}</ref> The Oct. 11 game would become notorious due to a brawl between the Dominican team and members of the crowd, which were cheering for the American team; Dominican manager Luis Ernesto Rodríguez, who was being heckled by the crowd with his nickname "Burrulote" (meaning "big donkey"), angrily threw an errant ball and a bat into the stands, causing the crowd to surge onto the field.<ref name="gonzalez">{{cite book |last1=Echevarria |first1=Roberto González |author-link=Roberto González Echevarría |title=The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball |date=1999 |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=245–46}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Rafael V. Peña |title=La Tercera es la Vencida |url=https://archivodeportivo.wordpress.com/2023/02/ |agency=Archivo Deportivo |date=February 2023 |language=es}}</ref> The police quickly intervened to maintain order, and Rodriguez was arrested on the field.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Cuqui Cordova |title=El Gran Cachicamo: Burrulote Rodriguez |url=https://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2018/01/05/497502/burrulote-rodriguez-el-gran-cachicamo.html |access-date=7 July 2024 |agency=Listin Diario |date=January 5, 2018 |language=es}}</ref> Some accounts go as far as to say that Dominican dictator [[Rafael Trujillo]] tried to influence the brawl.<ref name="schiroli">{{cite book |author1=Riccardo Schiroli |title=The Game We Love |date=2019 |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation |url=https://static.wbsc.org/assets/files/2019_WBSC_The_Game_We_Love_SMALL.pdf |page=30}}</ref> The U.S. team withdrew from the tournament immediately after the game, forfeiting their last four games (though contemporary accounts cite U.S. government travel restrictions, not the Rodriguez incident, as the cause).<ref>{{cite news |title=Hoy en los Deportes |url=https://dloc.com/AA00022089/01676/images/4 |access-date=7 July 2024 |agency=Noticias de Hoy |date=October 13, 1942 |language=es}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Cuban catcher [[Andrés Fleitas]] hit .405 (15-for-37) and was named Most Valuable Player, while pitchers [[Julio Moreno (baseball)|Julio Moreno]] and [[Izzy León|Isidoro León]] won three games apiece and posted sub 2.00 [[earned run average]]s. [[Luis Suárez (baseball)|Luis Suárez]] batted .579 (11-for-19) and [[Juan Ealo]] hit .375 and led the series with four [[double (baseball)|doubles]]. |
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*The Dominican Republic had a strong finish to win the Silver Medal and beat Cuba in 2 of 3 match-ups. |
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*Venezuela failed in their attempt to defend their title. [[Luis Aparicio, Sr.]], father of future Hall of Famer [[Luis Aparicio]], played shortstop. |
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*Mexico earned just three wins, finishing in fourth place. |
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*The United States had a 1–7 record before withdrawing and forfeiting its final four contests. |
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Revision as of 20:35, 7 July 2024
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cuba |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 26 September – 20 October |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  Dominican Republic |
| Third place |  Venezuela |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 30[a] |
| MVP | Andrés Fleitas |
The 1942 Amateur World Series was the fifth edition of the Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (which titled it the Baseball World Cup as of the 1988 tournament). The tournament took place, for the fourth consecutive time, in Cuba. It was contested by four national teams playing twelve games each from September 26 through October 20 in Havana. Cuba won its third AWS title.
There was a noticeably lower participation of teams, in part due to the effects of World War II. The United States withdrew part-way and forfeited their last four games; it would be the last Amateur World Series contested by the U.S. until the 1969 Amateur World Series.
Final standings
| Pos. | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba
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10 | 2 |
| 2 | Dominican Republic
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9 | 3 |
| 3 | Venezuela
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7 | 5 |
| 4 | Mexico
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3 | 9 |
| 5 |  United States
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1 | 11 |
Tournament summary
The Cuban squad, managed by León Rojas, beat defending champion Venezuela, avenging a disappointing loss the previous year, with Connie Marrero out pitching Daniel Canónico. The Dominican Republic had a strong finish to win the Silver Medal and beat Cuba in 2 of 3 match-ups. Venezuela failed in their attempt to defend their title. Luis Aparicio, Sr., father of future Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio, played shortstop. Mexico earned just three wins, finishing in fourth place.
The United States team was outmatched during the series, suffering two blowout losses to Cuba (20–0 and 17–0); the squad won only two games, against Mexico on Oct. 5 (6–1) and its final game against the Dominican Republic on Oct. 11 (3–1).[1][2] The Oct. 11 game would become notorious due to a brawl between the Dominican team and members of the crowd, which were cheering for the American team; Dominican manager Luis Ernesto Rodríguez, who was being heckled by the crowd with his nickname "Burrulote" (meaning "big donkey"), angrily threw an errant ball and a bat into the stands, causing the crowd to surge onto the field.[3][4] The police quickly intervened to maintain order, and Rodriguez was arrested on the field.[5] Some accounts go as far as to say that Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo tried to influence the brawl.[6] The U.S. team withdrew from the tournament immediately after the game, forfeiting their last four games (though contemporary accounts cite U.S. government travel restrictions, not the Rodriguez incident, as the cause).[7]
Cuban catcher Andrés Fleitas hit .405 (15-for-37) and was named Most Valuable Player, while pitchers Julio Moreno and Isidoro León won three games apiece and posted sub 2.00 earned run averages. Luis Suárez batted .579 (11-for-19) and Juan Ealo hit .375 and led the series with four doubles.
Instead of the John Moores Cup, the Cuban team was awarded the "Copa Presidente Batista," renamed by Col. Jaime Mariné (head of the International Baseball Federation) in honor of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista.[3]
Notes
- ^ Because the United States withdrew and forfeited its last four games, the number of games contested was actually 26
References
- ^ "U.S. DEFEATS MEXICO, 6-1; Annexes Amateur World Series Contest at Havana". The New York Times. October 6, 1942. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Nine Wins in Amateur Series Game". Gallup Independent. Oct 12, 1942. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b Echevarria, Roberto González (1999). The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball. Oxford University Press. pp. 245–46.
- ^ Rafael V. Peña (February 2023). "La Tercera es la Vencida" (in Spanish). Archivo Deportivo.
- ^ Cuqui Cordova (January 5, 2018). "El Gran Cachicamo: Burrulote Rodriguez" (in Spanish). Listin Diario. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Riccardo Schiroli (2019). The Game We Love (PDF). World Baseball Softball Confederation. p. 30.
- ^ "Hoy en los Deportes" (in Spanish). Noticias de Hoy. October 13, 1942. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
Bibliography
- Bjarkman, Peter C., 2005. Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-32268-6