 Poster commissioned by Radio Havana Cuba; IBF president Jaime Mariné is on the cover | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cuba |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 27 September – 22 October |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Venezuela (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Cuba |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Panama |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 36 |
| MVP | José Casanova |
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]
Venezuela won its first major 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 Héroes del '41" ("Heroes of '41").[2][3]
- ^ Bjarkman, Peter (2007). A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006. McFarland. ISBN 0786428295.
- ^ "A guide to Venezuela's baseball tradition". MLB.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "On the ball: 80 years of the heroes of 41 and 80 years of "Últimas Noticias". Últimas Noticias. March 29, 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2024.