1980 Amateur World Series

The 1980 Amateur World Series was the 26th 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 Japan, the first time outside the Americas or Europe, from August 22 to September 5, and was won by Cuba – its 16th AWS victory.

1980 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Cuba (15th title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Japan
Fourth place United States
← 1978
1982 →

There were 12 participating countries.

Standings

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Pos Team P W L
1   Cuba 11 11 0
2   South Korea 11 9 2
3   Japan 11 9 2
4   United States 11 8 3
5   Canada 11 6 5
6   Italy 11 5 6
7   Venezuela 11 4 7
8   Puerto Rico 11 4 7
9   Colombia 11 4 7
10   Australia 11 4 7
11   Mexico 11 1 10
12   Netherlands 11 1 10

References

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