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1978 Amateur World Series

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1978 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
CountryItaly
Dates25 August – 6 September
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Cuba (15th title)
Runner-up United States
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Japan
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1980 →

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.

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

Final standings

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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

Honors and awards

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Statistical leaders

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Awards

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Award Player Ref.
Most Valuable Player Cuba Antonio Muñoz [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Historia de la Copa Mundial/World Cup History XXI-XXX (1973-1988)". Baseball de Cuba (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 November 2011.
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