1978 Amateur World Series

The 1978 Amateur World Series took place in Italy and was won by Cuba.

1978 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
Host country Italy
Dates 25 August 6 September
Teams11 (from 5 continents)
Defending champions Cuba (1976)
Final positions
Champions
 Cuba (15th title)
Runner-up
 United States
Third place
 South Korea
Fourth place Japan
1976
1980

There were 11 participating countries. It was also Belgium's and Australia's first Amateur World Series, later to be known as the Baseball World Cup.

Final standings

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

References

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