World Baseball Championship

The World Baseball Championship (known officially as the Kodak World Baseball Classic) was a round-robin tournament played in 1972 between the champions of the American Association, International League, Pacific Coast League, the Hawaii Islanders and a group of All-Star players from the Latin American Winter Leagues. The tournament ran from September 10 to September 19, with all games being played at Honolulu Stadium in Honolulu, HI.

Attendance was poor, with only 1,877 fans coming to see hometown Hawaii in the opener and just 992 fans in attendance at the championship game. Plans for future tournaments were shelved, and the Junior World Series was revived in 1973.

The five participating teams were:

• The Hawaii Islanders (from the PCL and the host team);
• The Evansville Triplets (AA champions);
• The Tidewater Tides (IL champions);
• The Albuquerque Dukes (PCL champions);
• The Caribbean All-Stars.

Round-robin

September 10:

Hawaii Islanders 6 - Caribbean All-Stars 2

September 11:

Albuquerque Dukes 10 - Evansville Triplets 5

September 12:

Caribbean All-Stars 5 - Albuquerque Dukes 1

Evansville Triplets 3 - Hawaii Islanders 0

September 13:

Tidewater Tides 9 - Caribbean All-Stars 7

September 14:

Tidewater Tides 5 - Evansville Triplets 3

Albuquerque Dukes 11 - Hawaii Islanders 2

September 15:

Albuquerque Dukes 4 - Tidewater Tides 1

Evansville Triplets 5 - Caribbean All-Stars 4

September 16:

Tidewater Tides 2 - Hawaii Islanders 1 (10 innings)

Final round-robin standings	GP	W	L
Albuquerque Dukes	4	3	1
Tidewater Tides	4	3	1
Evansville Triplets	4	2	2
Caribbean All-Stars	4	1	3
Hawaii Islanders	4	1	3

Tie-breaker

September 17:

Caribbean All-Stars 5 - Hawaii Islanders 3

Quarterfinal

September 17:

Caribbean All-Stars 6 - Evansville Triplets 5

Semifinal

September 18:

Caribbean All-Stars 2 - Tidewater Tides 0

Final

September 19:

Caribbean All-Stars 6 - Albuquerque Dukes 2 (12 innings)

References

• 1973 Sporting News Official Baseball Guide. J.G. Spink, editor. Sporting News, Inc., 1973.
• 2007 International League Record Book. International League, 2007.
• SABR