Has a World Baseball Classic game ever ended 8-1?
Yes. World Baseball Classic has seen a final score of 8-1 4 times. It first happened on March 8, 2009, when Cuba beat South Africa, and most recently on March 9, 2023, when Japan beat China.
That makes 8-1 the 18th most common final score out of 87 that have ever occurred in World Baseball Classic. One point away, 9-1 has happened 3 times and 8-2 has happened 2 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 8-1 in World Baseball Classic history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-09 | Japan over China | 2023 | |
| 2023-01-01 | Great Britain over Germany | 2023 | |
| 2012-11-16 | Colombia over Nicaragua | 2013 | |
| 2009-03-08 | Cuba over South Africa | 2009 |