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1947 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
CountryColombia
Teams9
Final positions
Champions  Venezuela
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Nicaragua
Fourth place  Mexico

The 1947 Amateur World Series was held from November 29 through December 20 in Barranquilla, Colombia. [1] It was the 9th Amateur World Series. The Cuban national team sat out and the competition only consisted of other Caribbean, Central American and South American teams.[ citation needed] Thus, host Colombia won its first title.[ citation needed]

Final standings

Rk Team W L
1   Colombia 7 2
2   Puerto Rico 6 2
3   Nicaragua 6 2
4   Mexico 5 3
5   Venezuela 5 3
6   Panama 3 5
7   El Salvador 2 6
8   Costa Rica 2 6
9   Guatemala 1 7

References

  1. ^ Bjarkman, Peter C. (2005). Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 321. ISBN  978-0-313-32268-6.