Has a World Baseball Classic game ever ended 4-2?
It has. 4-2 has been a World Baseball Classic final 5 times in 270 games. The first was Israel beat Spain on September 21, 2012; the latest was Netherlands beat Cuba on March 8, 2023.
That makes 4-2 the 15th most common final score out of 87 that have ever occurred in World Baseball Classic. One point away, 5-2 has happened 7 times and 4-3 has happened 10 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 4-2 in World Baseball Classic history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-08 | Netherlands over Cuba | 2023 | |
| 2017-03-15 | United States over Venezuela | 2017 | |
| 2017-03-09 | Israel over Netherlands | 2017 | |
| 2013-03-10 | Dominican Republic over Puerto Rico | 2013 | |
| 2012-09-21 | Israel over Spain | 2013 |