Tournament details | |
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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 |
WBSC Championship |
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Amateur World Series |
Baseball World Cup |
World Baseball Classic |
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City | Stadium | |
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Liverpool | Wavertree Stadium | |
Kingston upon Hull | Old Craven Park | |
Rochdale | Spotland Stadium | |
Halifax | The Shay | |
Leeds | Headingley Stadium |
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 |
Pos. | Team | W | L | RS | RA | |
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1 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 20 | 14 | |
2 | United States | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 |
Great BritainPlayer/manager: Chummy McNeil [1]
| United StatesManager: Leslie Mann
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