1940 Amateur World Series

1940 Amateur World Series

Tournament details
Host country	Cuba
Dates	14 September – 6 October
Teams	7 (from 2 continents)
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Defending champions	Cuba (1939)
Final positions
Champions	Cuba (2nd title)
Runner-up	Nicaragua
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Games played	42
Most Valuable Player	Connie Marrero
← 1939 1941 →

The 1940 Amateur World Series was the third Amateur World Series, later known as the Baseball World Cup. It was contested by seven different teams playing twelve games each from September 14 through October 6 in Cuba, who won the tournament for the second consecutive time.

Results

1940 Amateur World Series
Champion	Second Place	Third Place
Cuba 2nd award	Nicaragua 2nd award	United States 2nd award

Final standings

	Pos.	Team	W	L	RS	RA
	1	Cuba	10	2
	2 (tied)	Nicaragua	9	3
	2 (tied)	United States	9	3
	4	Venezuela	5	7
	5	Hawaii	5	7
	6	Mexico	2	10
	7	Puerto Rico	2	10

Players

Some players of note who took part in the tournament include:

•  Cuba
  • Connie Marrero (3-2, 1.15 ERA), winner of the tournament most valuable player award
  • Pedro Orta (.282), father of journeyman Jorge Orta
  • Nap Reyes (.297), future major league player
  • Segundo Rodriguez (.433), team batting leader
•  Nicaragua
  • Stanley Cayasso led the tournament in hits with 19
  • Jose Melendez had a record of 3-0
  • Jonathan Robinson (.444) led the tournament in batting average, as well as runs with 14
•  United States
  • Stubby Overmire, future major league player
•  Hawaii
  • L. Kunihisha led the tournament with 7 stolen bases

References

• "1940 Amateur World Series". Retrieved 20 March 2013. 
• Bjarkman, Peter, A History of Cuban Baseball