Copa Simón Bolívar (baseball)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Venezuela |
| City | Caracas |
| Venue | Estadio Universitario de Caracas |
| Dates | October 5–15, 1985 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico |
| Third place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 18 |
The Copa Simón Bolívar was the name of the inaugural edition of the Pan American Amateur Baseball Championship (Spanish: Primer Campeonato Panamericano de Béisbol Aficionado; now known as the Copa América), which was held in Caracas, Venezuela from October 5 to 15, 1985.[1][2][3] Nine countries participated in the tournament, which was a qualifier for the 1986 Amateur World Series, held in the Netherlands.[4][5][6] Five spots from the Americas at the 1986 world championship were up for grabs; Cuba had already qualified by virtue of winning the 1984 Amateur World Series.[4]
Games were played at the Estadio Universitario de Caracas and two other stadiums in Venezuela.[4] The tournament was won by Cuba.[1]
Teams
[edit | edit source]Nine nations competed in the tournament. Mexico was invited, but ultimately did not send a team due to the effects of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. Canada also did not attend, as they had just hosted the Intercontinental Cup in Edmonton earlier that year.[4]
- File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles
Colombia- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (holders)
- United States
- File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
- File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico(did not attend)- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (hosts)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
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Nicaragua was managed by César Jarquín; the team went 2–5, with its sole victories against Puerto Rico national baseball team and Colombia.[7]
The United States was managed by Duane Banks, head coach of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes; his assistants were Skip Bertman, of LSU, and Rich Alday, fresh off a JUCO World Series appearance with the Pima Aztecs.[8] Andy Stankiewicz, Mike Fetters, and Darryl Hamilton were all on the team.[9][2]
Hensley Meulens played with the Netherlands Antilles.[2]
References
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