1978 Amateur World Series

The 1978 Amateur World Series was the 25th 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 in Italy, only the second time outside the Americas, from 25 August to 6 September, and was won by Cuba  its 15th AWS victory.

1978 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates25 August 6 September
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Cuba (15th title)
Runners-up United States
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Japan

There were 11 participating countries, including first-time participants Belgium and Australia.

Final standings

Rank Team
1 Cuba
2 United States
3 South Korea
4 Japan
5 Nicaragua
6 Italy
7 Netherlands
8 Mexico
9 Canada
10 Australia
11 Belgium

References

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