Baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

in Barcelona

Barcelona

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

. Eight nations competed, with the preliminary phase consisting of each team playing every other team. Playoffs were then held, with the four highest ranked teams advancing. For the semifinals, the 1st place team played the 4th place team and the 2nd place team played against the 3rd place team. The winners of those semifinals competed against each other for the gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

, with the loser getting the silver medal

Silver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

. The teams defeated in the semifinal played a match for the bronze medal

Bronze medal

A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

.

Baseball was an event open only to male amateurs.

Medallists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Antonio Pacheco Massó Antonio Pacheco Massó Antonio Pacheco Massó is a retired Cuban baseball player, and is also a 3 times Olympic medalist. He also coached the Cuban national baseball team to a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He played for Japanese corporate team Shidax between 2002 and 2004. He is the current manager of... Ermidelio Urrutia Ermidelio Urrutia Ermidelio Urrutia Quiroga is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.Urrutia is a one time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Luis Ulacia Luis Ulacia Luis Ulacia Álvarez is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold and silver medalist.... Alberto Hernández Alberto Hernández José Alberto Hernández Pérez is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.... Lázaro Vargas Alverez Omar Linares Omar Linares Omar Linares Izquierdo is a former Cuban baseball player. Linares, who played third base for the Cuban national team and for Pinar del Río and Vegueros in the Cuban National Series wearing the number 10 on his jersey, is considered one of the greatest Cuban players of all time... Germán Mesa Germán Mesa German Mesa is a former Cuban shortstop for the Industriales of the Cuban National League and for the Cuba national baseball team. Mesa was known as "El Imán" or "The Magnet" for his superior fielding skills. He was also an above average hitter and base runner who led Cuban baseball in hits,... Juan Padilla Juan Padilla (second baseman) Juan Padilla Alfonso was a member of the Gold Medal-winning Cuban team at the Olympics in 1992 and 1996.-Cuban leagues:... Lourdes Gourriel Lourdes Gourriel Lourdes Gourriel Delgado is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.Gourriel is a one time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1992 Summer Olympics... José Estrada González José Estrada González José Antonio Estrada González is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.González is a two time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.... Osvaldo Fernández Osvaldo Fernandez Osvaldo Fernández Rodríguez is a former Cuban professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from - and -. He was a member of the Cuban baseball team which won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain... Orlando Hernández Orlando Hernández Orlando Hernández Pedroso , nicknamed "El Duque", is a former Cuban right-handed baseball pitcher.... Giorge Diaz Giorge Díaz Giorge Díaz Loren is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist. Díaz is a one-time gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Omar Ajete Omar Ajete Omar Ajete Iglesias is a former baseball player, who starred for the Cuban National Series' Pinar del Río Vegueros and the Cuban national team.... Victor Mesa Víctor Mesa Victor Mesa Martínez is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.Mesa is a one time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Jorge Luis Valdes Jorge Luis Valdés Jorge Luis Valdés Berriel is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.Valdés is a one time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... José Delgado Rolando Arrojo Rolando Arrojo Luis Rolando Arrojo Avila was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched from to .Arrojo made his mark with the teams from Villa Clara in the Cuban National Series, where he still is the all-time leader in hit batsmen. He was the staff ace on the Villa Clara team that won 3 consecutive Cuban... Orestes Kindelán Orestes Kindelán Orestes Kindelán Olivares is the most prolific home run hitter in the history of post-revolutionary Cuban baseball, well known as "El Cañon de Dos Rios" and one of the offensive stars of the Cuban national baseball team, which won numerous World Cups and two Olympic gold medals during his tenure...	Chang Cheng-Hsien Chang Cheng-hsien Chang Cheng-Hsien is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as catcher.-External links:*... Chang Wen-Chung Chang Wen-Chung Chang Wen-Chung is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as outfielder.-External links:*... Chang Yaw-Teing Chang Yaw-Teing Chang Yaw-Teing is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as infielder.-External links:*... Chen Chi-Hsin Chen Chi-Hsin Chen Chi-Hsin is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as catcher.-External links:*... Chen Wei-Chen Chen Wei-Chen Chen Wei-Chen is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as outfielder.-External links:*... Chiang Tai-Chuan Chiang Tai-Chuan Chiang Tai-Chuan is a retired Taiwanese professional baseball player and currently a baseball coach. He is best known for being the first baseball player to compete in 3 consecutive Olympic Games: in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics where he won a bronze medal in 1984 and silver medal in 1992.A... Huang Chung-Yi Huang Chung-Yi Huang Chung-Yi is a Taiwanese retired baseball player who currently plays and fielding coach the Sinon Bulls.A bright star since young, Huang competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal... Huang Wen-Po Huang Wen-Po Huang Wen-Po is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He is a right-handed pitcher.-External links:*... Jong Yeu-Jeng Jong Yeu-Jeng Jong Yeu-Jeng is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He is a right-handed pitcher.-External links:*... Ku Kuo-Chian Ku Kuo-Chian Ku Kuo-Chian is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as infielder.-External links:*... Kuo Lee Chien-Fu Kuo Lee Chien-Fu Kuo Lee Chien-Fu is a retired Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher and currently a baseball coach. He is best known for being the ace pitcher in the Chinese Taipei national baseball team in the 1992 Olympics where he was twice the winning pitcher in the two Chinese Taipei versus Japan matches,... Liao Ming-Hsiung Liao Ming-Hsiung Liao Ming-Hsiung is a retired Taiwanese professional baseball player . A well-known slugger since college era in the Chinese Culture University, Liao is best known for hitting the game winning RBI twice in the two Chinese Taipei versus Japan matches in the 1992 Summer Olympics's preliminary round... Lin Chao-Huang Lin Chao-Huang Lin Chao-Huang is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He is a right-handed pitcher.-External links:*... Lin Kun-Han Lin Kun-Han Lin Kun-han, , is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as infielder.-External links:*... Lo Chen-Jung Lo Chen-Jung Lo Chen-Jung is a retired Taiwanese left-handed baseball pitcher. He had been a member of the amateur Taiwan Power Company Baseball Team throughout his career... Lo Kuo-Chong Lo Kuo-Chong Lo Kuo-Chong is a retired Taiwanese professional baseball player and currently a baseball coach. He had been well known for his excellent fielding ability, which was demonstrated by setting CPBL's record of did not error in a streak of continuous 153 fielding chances during his rookie 1994 season,... Pai Kun-Hong Pai Kun-Hong Pai Kun-Hong is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as catcher.-External links:*... Tsai Ming-Hung Tsai Ming-Hung Tsai Ming-Hung is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He is a right-handed pitcher.-External links:*... Wang Kuang-Shih Wang Kuang-Shih Wang Kuang-Shih is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as infielder.-External links:*... Wu Shih-Hsih Wu Shih-Hsih Wu Shih-Hsih is a Taiwanese baseball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese Taipei baseball team which won the silver medal. He played as infielder....	Koichi Oshima Koichi Oshima is a retired Japanese professional baseball player from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. He played for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, Orix BlueWave, and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles during his professional career, and currently works as a minor league hitting coach for the Orix Buffaloes.Oshima was a... Shigeki Wakabayashi Shigeki Wakabayashi is a Japanese baseball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:*... Masafumi Nishi Masafumi Nishi is a Japanese baseball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Koji Tokunaga Koji Tokunaga is a Japanese baseball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Akihiro Togo Akihiro Togo is a Japanese baseball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Hirotami Kojima Hirotami Kojima is a Japanese baseball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and has been a coach for Japan at international level.-External links:*... Hiroki Kokubo Hiroki Kokubo Hiroki Kokubo is a professional baseball player from Wakayama, Japan. He currently plays for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the Japanese Pacific League.... Hiroyuki Sakaguchi Hiroyuki Sakaguchi is a Japanese baseball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Yasunori Takami Yasunori Takami is a Japanese baseball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He has also been a coach of Japan at international level.-References:*... Yasuhiro Sato Yasuhiro Sato is a Japanese baseball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:*... Kento Sugiyama Kento Sugiyama is a retired Japanese professional baseball player from Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan. He played for the Seibu Lions, Hanshin Tigers, Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, and Yokohama BayStars during his 10-year career in the Japanese professional leagues.... Katsumi Watanabe Katsumi Watanabe is a Japanese baseball player. He was awarded the bronze medal, along with the rest of the Japanese team, during baseball's first ever appearance as an official Olympic sport, during the 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:... Kazutaka Nishiyama Kazutaka Nishiyama is a retired Japanese professional baseball player from Kōchi, Japan.Nishiyama was drafted in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft by the Lotte Orions, but did not sign with the team. He entered the professional leagues in 1993 as the 3rd round draft pick of the Yomiuri Giants... Masahito Kohiyama Masahito Kohiyama is a former professional baseball player from Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.Kohiyama was drafted in the first round of the 1992 amateur draft by the Yokohama BayStars. He was successful in his rookie year, pitching as the setup man for closer Kazuhiro Sasaki, but problems with control led the BayStars to... Tomohito Ito Tomohito Ito Tomohito Ito is a Japanese former professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He played for the Yakult Swallows from 1993-2003 before retiring... Masanori Sugiura Masanori Sugiura Masanori Sugiura is a retired Japanese Olympic baseball player from Kudoyama, Wakayama, Japan.Sugiura was the ace pitcher of the Nippon Life Insurance Company baseball team, and was chosen to join the Japanese national team in the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal... Takashi Miwa Takashi Miwa Takashi Miwa is a former professional baseball player from Chiba, Japan. He was drafted by the Orix BlueWave in the second round of the 1993 amateur draft, and played with the team until 2004... Shinichi Sato Shinichi Sato , born August 7, 1965) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player from Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan.Sato joined the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks at age 28, but did not live up to expectations with the team. He was traded to the Yakult Swallows in 1996, and played in 113 games in 1999, marking a .341... Hiroshi Nakamoto Hiroshi Nakamoto is a Japanese baseball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Shinichiro Kawabata Shinichiro Kawabata is a Japanese baseball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

Round 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	8	0
	1	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	x	8	12	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	2	x	8	14	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0
	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	3	0	9	11	1
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

Round 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	3	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	10	14	1
	0	0	0	4	0	1	4	0	0	9	9	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	5	8	4
	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	x	7	10	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			1	3	1
	2	4	0	2	0	4	x			12	11	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	8		18	20	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	8	2

Round 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
	0	0	0	5	2	2	1	0	x	10	13	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	5	4
	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	5		10	15	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	8	15	1
	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	4
	0	4	1	0	1	3	0	2	x	11	13	3

Round 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	1	1	4	1	1	5	4			17	18	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	3	2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	x	2	7	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	9	5
	0	0	4	2	0	3	0	0	x	9	13	4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	2	0
	7	3	4	6	0	0	x			20	19	1

Round 5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		3	6	0
	4	0	1	5	0	2	0	1		13	11	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	4	0	0	1	1	3	2			11	13	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	6	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	6	0	6	0	6	0			18	16	1
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	2	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	15	3
	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	x	8	9	1

Round 6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	4	10	3
	4	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	x	9	15	2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	7	1
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	3	1	0	0	0			4	8	3
	1	2	2	2	5	1	1			14	14	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	2	3
	0	3	0	1	4	1	1			10	11	1

Round 7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	7	13	4
	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	10	2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	6	12	3
	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	7	10	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	7	14	0
	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	1
	0	3	0	0	3	0	2	0	x	8	13	2

Standing

Team	W	L	Tiebreaker
	7	0
	5	2	1-1, 1.50 RA/9
	5	2	1-1, 5.00 RA/9
	5	2	1-1, 8.00 RA/9
	2	5	1-0
	2	5	0-1
	1	6	1-0
	1	6	0-1

Semifinals

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	5	9	0
	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	1
	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	x	6	11	1

Bronze medal match

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	8	14	1
	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	2

Final

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	2	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	2	11	18	2
	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	3

Final standing

Place	Team

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Schedule

Baseball events took place over 11 days, from July 26 to August 5.

1. July 26
   • ITA - TPE (10:30, L'Hospitalet)
   • DOM - CUB (10:30, Viladecans)
   • USA - ESP (18:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • JPN - PUR (18:00, Viladecans)
2. July 27
   • USA - TPE (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • CUB - ITA (15:00, Viladecans)
   • DOM - PUR (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • ESP - JPN (21:00, Viladecans)
3. July 28
   • PUR - TPE (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • ITA - USA (15:00, Viladecans)
   • CUB - JPN (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • ESP - DOM (21:00, Viladecans)
4. July 29
   • JPN - DOM (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • ITA - PUR (15:00, Viladecans)
   • USA - CUB (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • ESP - TPE (21:00, Viladecans)
5. July 31
   • ITA - JPN (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • TPE - DOM (15:00, Viladecans)
   • CUB - ESP (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • PUR - USA (21:00, Viladecans)
6. August 1
   • PUR - CUB (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • TPE - JPN (15:00, Viladecans)
   • ESP - ITA (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • DOM - USA (21:00, Viladecans)
7. August 2
   • DOM - ITA (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • PUR - ESP (15:00, Viladecans)
   • JPN - USA (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • TPE - CUB (21:00, Viladecans)
8. August 4
   • TPE - JPN (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • USA - CUB (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
9. August 5
   • JPN - USA (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
   • CUB - TPE (21:00, L'Hospitalet)