1972 Amateur World Series

1972 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
Host country  Nicaragua
Teams 16 (from 4 continents)
Defending champions  Cuba (1971)
Final positions
Champions
 Cuba (12th title)
Runner-up
 United States
Third place
 Nicaragua
Fourth place  Japan
1971
1973 Cuba
1973 Nicaragua

The 1972 Amateur World Series took place in Nicaragua and was won by Cuba.

There were 16 participating countries. It was also Cuba's 12th title in what was to become the Baseball World Cup.

Final standings

Rank Team
1st, gold medalist(s) Cuba
2nd, silver medalist(s) United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Nicaragua
4 Japan
5 Panama
6 Puerto Rico
7 Dominican Republic
8 Chinese Taipei
9 Canada
10 Guatemala
11 Honduras
12 Brazil
13 Costa Rica
14 El Salvador
15 Italy
16 West Germany

References

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