1990 Baseball World Cup

The 1990 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 31st international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament was held, for the only time, in Canada from August 4 to 19. Cuba defeated Nicaragua in the final to win its 20th title.[1]

1990 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Dates4–19 August
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Cuba (20th title)
Runner-up Nicaragua
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Games played53
MVPChinese Taipei Kuo Lee Chien-Fu
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There were 12 participating countries, with all games played at the John Ducey Park in the city of Edmonton.[2]

The next eight competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, then was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.

First round

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Pool A

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Pos Team W L RS RA
1   Cuba 5 0 70 8
2   Nicaragua 3 2 25 16
3   Japan 3 2 29 14
4   South Korea 2 3 26 39
5   Mexico 1 4 9 53
6   Italy 1 4 20 49

Pool B

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Pos Team W L RS RA
1   Puerto Rico 5 0 26 9
2   United States 4 1 66 22
3   Chinese Taipei 3 2 29 23
4   Canada 2 3 21 48
5   Netherlands 1 4 20 35
6   Venezuela 0 5 21 46

Second round

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Pool C

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Pos Team W L RS RA
1   Cuba 3 0 44 5
2   South Korea 2 1 17 9
3   Chinese Taipei 1 2 14 34
4   United States 0 3 11 38

Pool D

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Pos Team W L RS RA
1   Nicaragua 2 1 16 15
2   Puerto Rico 2 1 22 21
3   Japan 2 1 31 24
4   Canada 0 3 17 26

Pool E

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Pos Team W L RS RA
1   Netherlands 2 1 28 25
2   Italy 2 1 21 17
3   Mexico 1 2 19 21
4   Venezuela 1 2 12 17

Final round

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7th place game

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17 August 1990 United States   9 – 4   Canada John Ducey Park, Edmonton

5th place game

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17 August 1990 Chinese Taipei   3 – 14   Japan John Ducey Park, Edmonton

Bronze medal game

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18 August 1990 Puerto Rico   4 – 7   South Korea John Ducey Park, Edmonton

Final

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18 August 1990 Nicaragua   0 – 14   Cuba John Ducey Park, Edmonton
19 August 1990 Cuba   11 – 5   Nicaragua John Ducey Park, Edmonton

Final standings

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

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Nicaragua takes second at baseball championships without flash, power". UPI Archives. 20 August 1990. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Cuba pounds Italy in world baseball". UPI Archives. 4 August 1990. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "XXXI Baseball World Cup - XXXI Copa del Mundo de Béisbol". Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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