International Amateur Baseball Tournament
Baseball competition held in 1968
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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 | Parque del Seguro Social |
| Dates | November 2–10, 1968 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States |
| Runners-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
| Pos | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Cuba | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Mexico | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 5 |
Results
| 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
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||