1981 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

{{Infobox international baseball tournament

| name = 1981 Intercontinental Cup

| image =

| size =

| country ={{flagicon|CAN}} Canada

| dates = August 6 – 16, 1981

| num_teams = 8

| defending_champion = CUB

| prev_year = 1979

| medal_type = world minor

| champion = USA

| num_championships = 2

| second = CUB

| third = DOM

| fourth =

| best_avg_hitter = {{flagicon|CUB}} Luis Casanova

| best_avg = .517

| most_hr_hitter = {{flagicon|CUB}} Luis Casanova

| most_hr = 6

| most_sb_runner = {{flagicon|JPN}} Mitsugu Kobayashi

| most_sb = 8

| best_era_pitcher = {{flagicon|CAN}} Perry Lychak

| best_era = 0.66

| most_k_pitcher =

| most_k =

| mvp = {{flagicon|CUB}} Luis Casanova

| games =

| attendance =

| prevseason = 1979

| nextseason = 1983

}}

The 1981 Intercontinental Cup was held from August 6 to August 16 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Eight teams participated in the tournament, which was won by the United States national baseball team.{{cite news |title=U.S. Captures Cup |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard-us-captures-cup/167110189/ |access-date=3 March 2025 |work=The Standard |date=17 August 1981 |pages=19}}

The participating teams included the United States, Canada, Cuba, Japan, Panama, South Korea, the Dominican Republic, and Australia.{{cite web |title=Sports Briefs |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/04/28/Sports-Briefs/7283357278400/ |website=UPI |access-date=January 30, 2025}}

The United States secured the championship, with Cuba finishing as the runner-up and the Dominican Republic placing third.