World Cup Results
Group Stage Final Standings
Round of 16 Results
#1 United States def. #16 South Korea 2-0
#2 Italy def. #15 Japan 2-0
#3 France def. #14 Australia 2-0
#4 Netherlands def. #13 Costa Rica 2-1
#5 Canada def. #12 Tunisia 2-1
#11 Taiwan def. #6 Ireland 2-1
#7 Venezuela def. #10 Cuba 2-1
#8 Spain def. #9 Russia 2-1
Round of 8 Results
#1 United States def. #8 Spain 3-0
#2 Italy def. #7 Venezuela 3-1
#11 Taiwan def. #3 France 3-1
#5 Canada def. #4 Netherlands 3-1
Round of 4 Results
#1 United States def. #5 Canada 3-2
#2 Italy def. #11 Taiwan 3-0
World Cup Championship Game
#2 Italy def. #1 United States (Final Score 7-5)
Congratulations to Italy for a stunning upset of the heavily favored United States in the 1st ever World Cup of Baseball!
World Cup MVP - RF Danilo Ponti, Italy
World Cup Outstanding Pitcher - SP John Pushak, Canada
Offseason Recap
Top 10 MLB Contracts
1. 2B Jackie Robinson (USA) - Signed for 6 years, $492,000 with the Detroit Tigers
2. CF Larry Doby (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $280,000 with the New York Giants
3. CF Hank Thompson (USA) - Signed for 8 years, $555,000 with the San Francisco Seals
4. C Yogi Berra (USA) - Signed for 8 years, $540,600 with the Chicago White Sox
5. 3B George Kell (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $303,000 with the Portland Beavers
6. 2B Pawelek Nowak (Poland) - Signed for 5 years, $297,000 with the New York Giants
7. SS Feng Leong (China) - Signed for 8 years, $472,000 with the Los Angeles Angels
8. SS Phil Rizzuto (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $293,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals
9. C Qadir bin Farooq (Algeria) - Signed for 5 years, $277,600 with the Philadelphia Athletics
10. SP Howie Pollet (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $222,000 with the Baltimore Orioles
Other Top Signings from Offseason Preview
C Roy Campanella (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $227,000 with the Indianapolis Clowns (MLB)
CF Richie Ashburn (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $71,600 with the San Diego Padres (USBA)
SP Harry Brecheen (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $145,800 with the Chicago White Sox
SP Magali Vick (Venezuela) - Signed for 5 years, $251,200 with the Brooklyn Dodgers - Note: Vick tore his flexor tendon during the World Cup and will miss the 1950 season
SP Virgil Trucks (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $256,000 with the Chicago White Sox
SP Hal Newhouser (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $154,400 with the New York Yankees
Top 5 USBA Contracts
1. SP Kenneth Yount (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $90,400 with the Danville Dragons
2. 1B Jack Hussey (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $90,000 with the Fort Worth Cats
3. 3B Eddie Yost (USA) - Signed for 7 years, $209,800 with the Columbus Clippers
4. SP Ted Kucharczyk (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $119,000 with the New Orleans Pelicans
5. SP Bill Forst (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $115,200 with the Joplin Miners
Top 5 CBL Contracts
1. C Andy Seminick (USA) - Signed for 6 years, $205,200 with the Chattanooga Lookouts
2. RF Bobby Henson (USA) - Signed for 7 years, $203,400 with the Nashua Falcons
3. 3B Sid Gordon (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $143,000 with the Decatur Commodores
4. SS Tyler Martin (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $111,800 with the Duluth Dukes
5. 2B Anthony Popelsky (USA) - Signed for 7 years, $182,000 with the Bakersfield Blaze
Top 5 AmBL Contracts
1. 2B Joe Cannon (USA) - Signed for 6 years, $139,000 with the Meridian Hawks
2. 1B Jack Daniels (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $61,600 with the Fargo-Moorhead Twins
3. SS Ray Boone (USA) - Signed for 7 years, $143,200 with the Wenatchee Wild
4. RF Chris Kula (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $58,200 with the St. Augustine Saints
5. LF John Mello (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $76,800 with the Sherman Underdogs
Top 5 LL Contracts
1. CF Earl Rapp (USA) - Signed for 6 years, $131,600 with the Greenville Spinners
2. RF Pat Masters (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $108,000 with the Leesburg Anglers
3. LF Joe Collins (USA) - Signed for 6 years, $124,800 with the Hartford Aces
4. LF Ryan Osborn (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $96,000 with the Wilkes-Barre Barons
5. 3B Willie Valladolid (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $82,800 with the Durham Bulls
Top 5 UBL Contracts
1. C Joe Slyfield (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $67,800 with the San Antonio Missions
2. 3B Doug Wright (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $84,800 with the Winston-Salem Spirits
3. 3B Joel Moore (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $80,000 with the Springfield Vandals
4. SP Don Newcombe (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $46,200 with the Harrisburg Senators
5. RF Corey Fellers (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $43,000 with the Wilmington Blue Rocks
Top 5 FBL Contracts
1. CF Jake Moser (USA) - Signed for 7 years, $140,800 with the Marion Cardinals
2. RF Frank Baumholtz (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $98,000 with the Tallahassee Pirates
3. C Clint Cameron (USA) - Signed for 6 years, $104,400 with the Butler Yankees
4. RF Bob Lennon (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $69,200 with the Hutchinson Prairie Thunder
5. LF Victor Zamora (Puerto Rico) - Signed for 3 years, $51,600 with the Boise Hawks
Top 5 NBL Contracts
1. C Kevin Black (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $83,000 with the Greenville Greenies
2. 1B Michael Natisin (USA) - Signed for 2 years, $32,800 with the Amarillo Gold Sox
3. 1B Scott Simson (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $48,600 with the Geneva Redlegs
4. SP Paul Jennings (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $57,600 with the Sheboygan Indians
5. CF Marv Rackley (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $56,200 with the Newark Titans
Top 5 GNA Contracts
1. LF Bruce Silva (Mexico) - Signed for 2 years, $25,200 with the Goldsboro Goldbugs
2. C Clyde McCullough (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $44,800 with the LaGrange Hounds
3. CF Toby Atwell (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $32,400 with the LaGrange Hounds
4. 3B Romain Maccioni (Italy) - Signed for 2 years, $21,200 with the Americus Tide
5. 2B Sirak Gamba (Morocco) - Signed for 3 years, $29,500 with the Ogden Spikes
Top 5 PLC Contracts
1. RF Denny Silva (Cuba) - Signed for 4 years, $93,200 with the Camagüey Toros
2. 2B Danny Medina (Puerto Rico) - Signed for 7 years, $132,600 with the Tigres de Quintana Roo
3. 1B Ernesto Montes (Dominican Republic) - Signed for 1 year, $17,800 with the Tigres del Licey
4. 2B Bobby Soto (Cuba) - Signed for 1 year, $17,200 with the Camagüey Toros
5. RF Juan Linares (Mexico) - Signed for 1 year, $16,800 with the Tigres de Quintana Roo
Top 5 BC Contracts
1. 1B Randy Hollett (Canada) - Signed for 6 years, $132,000 with the Montreal Royals
2. 1B Joey Hawkins (Canada) - Signed for 3 years, $65,400 with the Vancouver Captains
3. SS Mel Thomson (Canada) - Signed for 2 years, $43,600 with the Toronto Maple Leafs
4. C Alex Naranjo (Dominican Republic) - Signed for 3 years, $65,200 with the Montreal Royals
5. 1B Tom Burgess (Canada) - Signed for 4 years, $86,600 with the Toronto Blue Jays
Top 5 EPL Contracts
1. 1B Clyde West (England) - Signed for 3 years, $90,200 with Arsenal B.C.
2. C Iwan Hesseling (Belgium) - Signed for 5 years, $131,000 with Tottenham Hotspur
3. CF Tokio Taniguchi (Brazil) - Signed for 6 years, $155,000 with Atlético Madrid
4. RF Andres Martinez (Venezuela) - Signed for 4 years, $85,600 with Tottenham Hotspur
5. SP Abdul-Hasib bin Fouad (Lebanon) - Signed for 7 years, $141,800 with Tottenham Hotspur
Top 5 CSB Contracts
1. 3B Rainer MacDonald (Netherlands) - Signed for 7 years, $185,800 with São Paulo Beisebol Clube
2. 2B Antonio Benites (Chile) - Signed for 6 years, $119,800 with the Toros de Sincelejo
3. 1B Alex Montes (Chile) - Signed for 7 years, $134,600 with São Paulo Beisebol Clube
4. SP Jose Ruiz (Colombia) - Signed for 3 years, $57,600 with Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
5. 3B Manny Ruiz (Dominican Republic) - Signed for 3 years, $51,600 with the Navegantes del Magallanes
Top 5 APBL Contracts
1. CF Luis Marquez (Puerto Rico) - Signed for 6 years, $138,000 with the Nagoya Dragons
2. 1B Matis Faure (Haiti) - Signed for 1 year, $16,000 with the Osaka Buffaloes
3. RP Valentin Beshirov (Ukraine) - Signed for 3 years, $44,600 with the Yokahama BayStars
4. C Orlando Guevara (Nicaragua) - Signed for 3 years, $41,200 with the Gwangju Tigers
5. 1B Grigori Dabryshin (Russia) - Signed for 1 year, $13,600 with the Yokohama BayStars
Top 5 EBL Contracts
1. 3B Antonino Patriarco (Italy) - Signed for 2 years, $31,200 with SSC Napoli
2. RP Rafael Urquidez (Spain) - Signed for 1 year, $8,900 with Atalanta B.C.
3. SP Neil Eales (England) - Signed for 1 year, $7,900 with Aston Villa
4. C Frank Pena (Costa Rica) - Signed for 1 year, $7,400 with Olympiacos B.C.
5. 1B Mike Bedolla (Cuba) - Signed for 1 year, $6,600 with F91 Diddeleng
Top 5 AuBL Contracts
1. 3B Jordan Rosales (Dominican Republic) - Signed for 3 years, $57,800 with the Sydney Blue Sox
2. SP Josh Litton (USA) - Signed for 1 year, $15,800 with the Canberra Cavalry
3. 1B Karif Kaseeb (Algeria) - Signed for 3 years, $42,400 with the Sydney Blue Sox
4. SS Peter Shurman (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $42,000 with the Sydney Blue Sox
5. 2B Danny Gonzalez (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $69,000 with the Melbourne Aces
Top 5 BASR Contracts
1. 3B Gavriil Sascheikov (Russia) - Signed for 1 year, $12,800 with BK Ural Yekaterinburg
2. LF David McCabe (USA) - Signed for 1 year, $11,600 with Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.
3. 1B Leonide Pyadyshev (Russia) - Signed for 1 year, $10,600 with BK Dinamo Moskva
4. SP Lukasha Gabov (Russia) - Signed for 1 year, $9,700 with BK Dinamo Moskva
5. 2B Alan Slade (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $37,900 with Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.
Top 5 CPBL Contracts
1. 2B Manchu Kwan (China) - Signed for 7 years, $173,200 with the Sichuan Dragons
2. 2B Xiang-ling Sa (Taiwan) - Signed for 7 years, $135,000 with the Lamigo Monkeys
3. 3B Russell Brovold (USA) - Signed for 1 year, $16,000 with Dalian Professional B.C.
4. RF Quiang Zhào (Taiwan) - Signed for 2 years, $31,600 with the Jiangsu Pegasus
5. RF Chi-young Ruan (Taiwan) - Signed for 1 year, $14,800 with the Sichuan Dragons
Top 5 ArBL Contracts
1. 3B Dave Knapp (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $40,000 with Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie
2. SS Usama bin Basil (Algeria) - Signed for 6 years, $45,000 with Al Ahed Baseball Club
3. 2B Sug Haines (USA) - Signed for 1 year, $3,720 with Al Ahed Baseball Club
4. RF John Wilburn (USA) - Signed for 1 year, $3,540 with Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie
5. CF John Naponic (USA) - Signed for 1 year, $3,080 with Al Ahed Baseball Club