Has a World Baseball Classic game ever ended 3-1?
It has. 3-1 has been a World Baseball Classic final 10 times in 270 games. The first was Cuba beat Dominican Republic on March 18, 2006; the latest was Israel beat Nicaragua on March 12, 2023.
That makes 3-1 the 3rd most common final score out of 87 that have ever occurred in World Baseball Classic. One point away, 4-1 has happened 12 times and 3-2 has happened 7 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 3-1 in World Baseball Classic history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-12 | Israel over Nicaragua | 2023 | |
| 2023-03-09 | Netherlands over Panama | 2023 | |
| 2023-01-01 | Czech Republic over Spain | 2023 | |
| 2022-10-05 | Nicaragua over Brazil | 2023 | |
| 2017-03-14 | Puerto Rico over Dominican Republic | 2017 | |
| 2013-03-17 | Puerto Rico over Japan | 2013 | |
| 2013-03-14 | Dominican Republic over United States | 2013 | |
| 2009-03-14 | Venezuela over Netherlands | 2009 | |
| 2009-03-09 | Puerto Rico over Netherlands | 2009 | |
| 2006-03-18 | Cuba over Dominican Republic | 2006 |