1938 Amateur World Series

Tournament details
Country	Great Britain
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates	13–20 August
Teams	2
Final positions
Champions	Great Britain (1st title)
Runner-up	United States
Tournament statistics
Games played	5

The 1938 Amateur World Series was the inaugural Amateur World Series tournament (the Baseball World Cup as of the 1988 tournament). It was contested by Great Britain and the United States over a series of five games from August 13 to August 20 in England. It was won by Great Britain.

Participants

•  Great Britain
•  United States

Venues

1938 Amateur World Series (England)	City	Stadium
	Liverpool	Wavertree Stadium
	Kingston upon Hull	Old Craven Park
	Rochdale	Spotland Stadium
	Halifax	The Shay
	Leeds	Headingley Stadium

Results

August 13, 1938	Great Britain	3 – 0	United States	Wavertree Stadium, Liverpool

August 15, 1938	Great Britain	8 – 6	United States	Kingston upon Hull

August 17, 1938	Great Britain	0 – 5	United States	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale

August 19, 1938	Great Britain	4 – 0	United States	The Shay, Halifax

August 20, 1938	Great Britain	5 – 3	United States	Leeds

Final standings

	Pos.	Team	W	L	RS	RA
	1	Great Britain	4	1	20	14
	2	United States	1	4	14	20

Rosters

Great Britain	United States
Player/manager: Chummy McNeil[1]	Manager: Leslie Mann
Players: Sid Bissett Frank Cadorette Sam Hanna Doc Holden[2] Ross Kendrick Larry Marsh Chummy McNeil Jack Ritchie Ken Robinson Irving Ruvinsky Jerry Strong Danny Wright	Players: Lee Benson George Binger Clyde Dean Harold Graff Lloyd S. Johnson Ora Lindau John McDermott Tommy O'Rourke Wendell Ringland Mike Schemer Charles Tate Virgil Thompson Whitey Platt

References

• Chetwynd, J. Baseball in Europe