International Amateur Baseball Tournament
Tournament details
CountryMexico
CityMexico City
Venue(s)Parque del Seguro Social
DatesNovember 2–10, 1968 (1968-11-02 – 1968-11-10)
Teams4
Final positions
Champions United States
Runner-up Cuba
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Games played12

The International Amateur Baseball Tournament was held in Mexico City in 1968 between four different national baseball teams.[1][2] The tournament occurred shortly after the 1968 Olympic Games, also in Mexico City, though it was not considered part of the Olympic program. It was billed as the first edition of the tournament, but the format was not continued; future international amateur tournaments, including the following year in Santo Domingo, would continue to bill themselves as the Amateur World Series.

The champion United States team was coached by veteran college coach Danny Litwhiler.[3] It lost only one game, in a ten-inning shutout to Mexico.[4][5] The U.S. team included several future major leaguers, namely Brent Strom, Larry Gura, Lenny Randle, and Steve Rogers. Other future major leaguers included Puerto Rico's Miguel Fuentes.[6]

Standings

Pos Team W L
1 United States51
2 Cuba42
3 Mexico24
4 Puerto Rico15

Results

November 2, 1968 Cuba  1 – 2  United States Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City
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November 3, 1968 Puerto Rico  8 – 21  Cuba Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City
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November 3, 1968 United States  0 – 1  Mexico Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City
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November 4, 1968 United States  10 – 9  Puerto Rico Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City
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November 5, 1968 Mexico  2 – 5  Cuba Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City
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November 6, 1968 Puerto Rico  2 – 15  Mexico Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City
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November 7, 1968 Cuba  8 – 1  Mexico Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City
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November 7, 1968 United States  9 – 2  Puerto Rico Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City
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November 8, 1968 Cuba  12 – 4  Puerto Rico Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City
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November 9, 1968 United States  9 – 4  Mexico Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City
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November 10, 1968 Puerto Rico  2 – 4  Mexico Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City
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Final

November 10, 1968 at Parque del Seguro Social
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 United States000010040581
 Cuba010000000160
WP: Brent Strom   LP: Andres Leaño
Home runs:
USA: Gary Sanserino
CUB: None
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See also

References

  1. ↑ "De los pocos que han ganado a EU" (in Spanish). Delicias, Chihuahua. El Diario de Delicias. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Robert Wood (November 2022). "Olympic Baseball Demonstration Mexico 1968". Topend Sports.
  3. ↑ "Danny Litwhiler". American Baseball Coaches Association.
  4. ↑ Martin Ortiz Mares (3 June 2020). "Juan Palafox, El Pitcher Que Venció A Estados Unidos" (in Spanish). Delicias, Chihuahua. El Diario de Delicias. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "En Diez Actos, Mexico Derroto a Estados Unidos una a cero" (in Spanish). El Informador. Nov 2, 1968. p. 19.
  6. ↑ "Estados Unidos Derrotó a México y Empató en la Cima con Cuba" (in Spanish). El Informador. Nov 10, 1968. p. 21.
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