1941 Amateur World Series
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The 1941 Amateur World Series was the fourth edition of the Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation. The tournament took place, for the third consecutive time, in Cuba. It was contested by nine national teams playing eight games each from September 27 through October 22 at the Estadio La Tropical in Havana.[1]
![]() Poster commissioned by Radio Havana Cuba; IBF president Jaime Mariné is on the cover | |
Tournament details | |
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Country | Cuba |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 27 September – 22 October |
Teams | 9 |
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Games played | 36 |
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Venezuela won its first international baseball title, defeating defending champions Cuba in a tie-breaker championship game. The victory is cited as the catalyst for baseball's exploding popularity in Venezuela, and the championship team was hailed as "Los Heroes del '41" ("Heroes of '41").[2][3]