The 1978 Amateur World Series was the 25th Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (which titled it the Baseball World Cup as of the 1988 tournament). The tournament took place in Italy, only the second time outside the Americas, from 25 August to 6 September, and was won by Cubaits 15th AWS victory.
There were 11 participating countries, including first-time participants Belgium and Australia.
Final standings
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Honors and awards Statistical leaders
+ Batting leadersStatisticNameTotalBatting average Roberto Espino .500Hits Roberto Espino Luis Casanova 16Runs Antonio Muñoz Tim Wallach 14Home runs Antonio Muñoz 8Runs batted in Antonio Muñoz 18Stolen bases Mitsugu Kobayashi 13
+Pitching leadersStatisticNameTotalWins Choi Dong-won Shigekazu Mori 4Earned run average Mark Thurmond 0.00Strikeouts Choi Dong-won 45
Awards Award Player Ref. Most Valuable Player Antonio Muñoz
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