The 2005 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 36th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament was held, for the second time, in the Netherlands, from September 2 to 17. Cuba defeated South Korea in the final, winning its 25th title.

There were 18 participating countries, split into two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals. Games were played in the Dutch cities of Rotterdam, Haarlem, Almere, Amsterdam and Eindhoven.

The next three competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.

Venues Rotterdam Haarlem Almere Neptunus Familiestadion Pim Mulier Stadion Fanny Blankers Koen Sportpark Capacity: 2,200 Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 2,500 Amsterdam Eindhoven Sportpark Ookmeer Sportpark de Heihoef Capacity: 2,000 Capacity: 2,000

First round Pool A Standings Pos Team W L RS RA 1 8 0 70 15 2 7 1 81 18 3 6 2 54 35 4 5 3 36 27 5 4 4 63 41 6 3 5 42 58 7 2 6 28 53 8 1 7 22 88 9 0 8 15 76

Schedule and results

Pool B Standings Pos Team W L RS RA 1 7 1 73 19 2 6 2 53 27 3 6 2 53 34 4 6 2 61 40 5 4 4 41 26 6 3 5 48 39 7 2 6 32 61 8 2 6 25 62 9 0 8 13 91

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

5th–8th place

Semi-finals

7th place game

5th place game

Bronze medal game

Final

Final standings Pos Team W L 11 0 7 4 8 3 4 8 3 5 9 2 6 7 4 7 7 4 8 6 5 9 4 4 10 4 4 11 3 5 12 3 5 13 2 6 14 2 6 15 2 6 16 1 7 17 0 8 18 0 8

Awards

+ Tournament Awards Award Player MVP Eduardo Paret Leading hitter Eduardo Paret Pitcher with best ERA Pedro Luis Lazo Pitcher with best win/loss average Ramón Ramírez Most Runs batted in Joey Votto Most Home runs Yuliesky Gourriel Most Stolen bases Eduardo Paret Most Runs scored Eduardo Paret Outstanding defensive player Dirk van 't Klooster

+ All Star Team Position Player Pitchers Pedro Luis Lazo Diegomar Markwell Catcher Tsutomu Takanezawa First base Percy Isenia Second base Chen Yung-chi Third base Yuliesky Gourriel Shortstop Eduardo Paret Outfield Freddy Herrera Danny Rombley Tiago Magalhães Designated hitter Joey Votto

References

External links XXXVI Baseball World Cup - XXXVI Copa del Mundo de Béisbol World Cup Baseball 2005 XXXVI World Cup Baseball 2 - 17 September 2005, Netherlands