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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| City | Mexico City |
| Venue(s) | Parque del Seguro Social |
| Dates | November 2–10, 1968 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States |
| Runner-up |  Cuba |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Puerto Rico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 12 |
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
edit| Pos | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
5 | 1 |
| 2 | Cuba |
4 | 2 |
| 3 | Mexico |
2 | 4 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico |
1 | 5 |
Results
edit| November 2, 1968 | Cuba
|
1 – 2 | United States
|
Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City |
| Boxscore |
| November 3, 1968 | Puerto Rico
|
8 – 21 | Cuba
|
Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City |
| Boxscore |
| November 3, 1968 | United States
|
0 – 1 | Mexico
|
Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City |
| Boxscore |
| November 4, 1968 | United States
|
10 – 9 | Puerto Rico
|
Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City |
| Boxscore |
| November 5, 1968 | Mexico
|
2 – 5 | Cuba
|
Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City |
| Boxscore |
| November 6, 1968 | Puerto Rico
|
2 – 15 | Mexico
|
Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City |
| Boxscore |
| November 7, 1968 | Cuba
|
8 – 1 | Mexico
|
Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City |
| Boxscore |
| November 7, 1968 | United States
|
9 – 2 | Puerto Rico
|
Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City |
| Boxscore |
| November 8, 1968 | Cuba
|
12 – 4 | Puerto Rico
|
Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City |
| Boxscore |
| November 9, 1968 | United States
|
9 – 4 | Mexico
|
Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City |
| Boxscore |
| November 10, 1968 | Puerto Rico
|
2 – 4 | Mexico
|
Parque del Seguro Social, Mexico City |
| Boxscore |
Final
edit| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cuba |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Brent Strom LP: Andres Leaño Home runs: USA: Gary Sanserino CUB: None Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "De los pocos que han ganado a EU" (in Spanish). Delicias, Chihuahua. El Diario de Delicias. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Robert Wood (November 2022). "Olympic Baseball Demonstration Mexico 1968". Topend Sports.
- ^ "Danny Litwhiler". American Baseball Coaches Association.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "En Diez Actos, Mexico Derroto a Estados Unidos una a cero" (in Spanish). El Informador. Nov 2, 1968. p. 19.
- ^ "Estados Unidos Derrotó a México y Empató en la Cima con Cuba" (in Spanish). El Informador. Nov 10, 1968. p. 21.