1999 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

1999 Intercontinental Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Sydney
Dates	3 – 14 November
Teams	8
Defending champions	Japan (1997)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (1st title)
Runner-up	Cuba
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	United States
Tournament statistics
Games played	32
Best batting average	Akinori Iwamura (.447)
Most homeruns hit	Michael Moyle Oscar Macías (3)
Most stolen bases	Yobel Duenas (5)
Best ERA	Taiyo Fujita (0.00)
Most Valuable Player	Dave Nilsson

The 1999 IBAF Intercontinental Cup was held in Australia from 3 November to 14 November 1999. Eight countries contested the tournament, and has been the only Intercontinental Cup hosted in the Southern Hemisphere. The eight participating countries were Cuba, Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, United States and Chinese Taipei. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation.

The Cup was perhaps the brightest moment in the history of the Australia national baseball team, as they stunned the Cuba national baseball team in the finals, winning the game 4-3. The MVP of the tournament was also Australian MLB player and former All-Star, Dave Nilsson.

All-Star team

• C: Dave Nilsson, Australia
• 1B: Dan Held, USA
• 2B: Oscar Macías, Cuba
• SS: Danel Castro, Cuba
• 3B: Akinori Iwamura, Japan
• OF: Yuan-Chia Chen, Chinese Taipei
• OF: Yobal Dueñas, Cuba
• OF: Claudio Liverziani, Italy
• DH: Michael Moyle, Australia
• P: Faustino Corrales, Cuba
• P: Adrian Meagher, Australia