1989 World Youth Baseball Championship
The 1989 World Youth Baseball Championship was the inaugural edition of the under-15 international baseball competition held in Japan from July to August, 1989.
July 27, 1989 | Brazil 01 ![]() |
13 – 1 | ![]() |
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July 27 or 28, 1989 | Venezuela ![]() |
11 – 4 | ![]() |
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VEN's 2nd victory CAN's 1st loss
July 27 or 28, 1989 | China ![]() |
10 – 0 | ![]() |
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CAN's 2nd loss
July 27 or 28, 1989 | Taiwan ![]() |
6 – 0 | ![]() |
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July 27 or 28, 1989 | Taiwan ![]() |
5 – 0 | ![]() |
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Until now, BRA 1-1, CHN 2-1, TWN 2-1, KOR 1-2, CAN 0-3, JPN idle on 27 July, 1-1.[1]
July 31, 1989 | Japan ![]() |
4 – 3 | ![]() |
Tokyo Dome |
July 31 or Aug 1, 1989 | Taiwan ![]() |
11 – 1 | ![]() |
Yokohama |
July 31 or Aug 1, 1989 | Japan ![]() |
8 – 3 | ![]() |
Jingu Stadium |
July 31 or Aug 1, 1989 | South Korea ![]() |
4 – 2 | ![]() |
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VEN idle on July 31 JPN, TWN 4-1, VEN, CHN 3-2, KOR 3-3, USA 2-3, BRA 1-3, CAN 0-5[2]
Round-robin final
JPN, TWN 5-1, CHN, KOR 4-3, VEN 3-4, USA, BRA 2-4, CAN 0-5
Some games postponed by rain were finally cancelled after it was determined they would not affect the placings
Final
Aug 3, 1989 | Japan ![]() |
5 – 4 | ![]() |
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3rd-place match
Aug ?, 1989 | China ![]() |
4 – 3 | ![]() |
Jingu Stadium |
All-Star Team
- Right-handed pitcher: Wu Chunliang (TWN)
- Left-handed pitcher: Gao Lijun (CHN)
- Catcher: Chang Sung Kook (KOR)
- 1st baseman: Kouta Soejima (JPN)
- 2nd baseman: Tseng Hsin-chang (TWN)
- 3rd baseman: Kei Shibata (JPN)
- Shortstop: Akihito Suzuki (JPN)
- Center fielder: Marcelo Takao Tanaka (BRA)
- Right fielder: Ricardo Momose (BRA)
- Left fielder: Geoff Jenkins (USA)
References
- ^ "U.S. bows in youth baseball". Pacific Stars and Stripes. 29 July 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "World Youth Baseball Championships". Pacific Stars and Stripes. 2 August 1989. p. 25. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Japan tips Taiwan 5-4 for world youth baseball crown". Pacific Stars and Stripes. 5 August 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 24 June 2022.