1986 World Junior Baseball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| Dates | August 2 – 9 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Chinese Taipei |
| Third place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 23 |
| Attendance | 53,000 (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",". per game) |
| Best batting average | Jarrett White (.529) |
| Most homeruns | Raul Ajete (4) |
| Most solen bases | Luis Delís & Evaristo Melendez (3) |
| Best ERA | Mike Mussina (0.00) |
| Most strikeouts (as pitcher) | Mike Mussina (22) |
| Most valuable player | Jose Baez |
The 1986 World Junior Baseball Championship was the sixth edition of the World Junior Baseball Championship, an under-18 international baseball tournament. It was held in Windsor, Ontario, Canada from August 2 to August 9, 1986.
Venue
The budget for the tournament was CA$175,000 (equivalent to CA$Error when using {{Inflation}}: |index=CA (parameter 1) not a recognized index. in 2018) and was raised by a local athletics club. The organizers said that an average of 2,000 spectators needed to attend what was expected to be 30 games in order for them to break even. The tournament was held at Mic Mac Stadium in Mic Mac Park. The stadium's capacity was increased to 5,000 in advance of the event. General admission tickets were sold for CA$2 apiece (equivalent to CA$Error when using {{Inflation}}: |index=CA (parameter 1) not a recognized index. in 2018).[1]
Finals
Third-place game
| August 9, 1986 | Template:Bbu-rt | 3–2 | Template:Bbu | Mic Mac Park |
| LP: Ryan Bowen | WP: Denis Boucher |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Bbu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Template:Bbu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Championship
| August 9, 1986 | Template:Bbu-rt | 13–0 (F/7) | Template:Bbu | Mic Mac Stadium Attendance: 4,000[2] |
| WP: Jose Baez | Boxscore | LP: Chiu-Chi Sen | ||
| HR: Vicente Rios (2), Oscar Macías |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Bbu | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 15 | 2 |
| Template:Bbu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Final standings
| Rk | Team | W | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Bbu | 6 | 1 | ||
| Qualified for championship game | |||||
| 2 | Template:Bbu | 5 | 2 | ||
| Won third-place game | |||||
| 3 | Template:Bbu | 4 | 3 | ||
| Qualified for third-place game | |||||
| 4 | Template:Bbu (H) | 4 | 3 | ||
| Did not qualify for medal game | |||||
| 5 | Template:Bbu | 2 | 4 | ||
| Template:Bbu | 2 | 4 | |||
| 7 | Template:Bbu | 0 | 6 | ||
Awards
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Jose Baez[3]
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| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Right-handed Pitcher | Mike Mussina
|
| Left-handed Pitcher | Denis Boucher
|
| Catcher | Jarrett White
|
| First Base | Wu Che-Chung
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| Second Base | Dave Tronchin
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| Third Base |  Gil Favela
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| Shortstop | Mariano Gonzalez
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| Left Field | Raul Ajete
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| Center Field | Alexis Cabreja
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| Right Field | Dan Opperman
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| Manager | Juan Delis
|
References
- ↑ Caton, Mary (19 June 1986). "Coach Ridley flying high on youth team prospects". The Windsor Star. p. B6. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ↑ Fathers, Ken (11 August 1986). "Cuba strikes gold quickly". The Windsor Star. p. C1. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ↑ "Mueller's fast on the slopes". Calgary Herald. 10 August 1986. p. F6. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
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