Has a World Baseball Classic game ever ended 5-3?
It has. 5-3 has been a World Baseball Classic final 4 times in 270 games. The first was Venezuela beat United States on March 11, 2009; the latest was France beat Spain on March 18, 2016.
That makes 5-3 the 18th most common final score out of 87 that have ever occurred in World Baseball Classic. One point away, 6-3 has happened 6 times and 5-4 has happened 6 times.
Every 5-3 in World Baseball Classic history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-18 | France over Spain | 2017 | |
| 2013-03-02 | Japan over Brazil | 2013 | |
| 2009-03-23 | Japan over South Korea | 2009 | |
| 2009-03-11 | Venezuela over United States | 2009 |