Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Demonstration sport | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | United States |
City | Los Angeles, California |
Dates | July 31 – August 7, 1984 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 16 |
Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport. Although single exhibition games had been played in conjunction with five previous Olympics, it was the first time that the sport was officially included in the program, and also the first time that the sport was played in Olympics held in the United States. Eight teams competed in Los Angeles, California, in the tournament. Games were held at Dodger Stadium. Cuba originally qualified but withdrew as a result of the Soviet-led boycott.
Teams
[edit]Qualification
[edit]Source:[1]
Canada – Invited
Chinese Taipei – 1983 Asian Baseball Championship gold medalist, defeat Japan in a playoff
Dominican Republic – 1983 Pan American Games Fourth place – Replaced Cuba as the highest Americas team
Italy – 1983 European Baseball Championship gold medalist
Japan – Invited
South Korea – 1982 Amateur World Series gold medalist
Nicaragua – 1983 Pan American Games silver medalist
United States – Host nation
Rosters
[edit]Venue
[edit]Los Angeles | |
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Dodger Stadium | |
Capacity: 56,000 | |
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Preliminary round
[edit]There were two pools for the preliminary round. Teams played each of the three other teams in their division.
White Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 1.000 | — | Advance to knockout round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | +21 | .667 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 33 | −22 | .333 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 35 | −27 | .000 | 3 |
31 July Game 1 |
Italy ![]() |
10–7 | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
31 July Game 2 |
Chinese Taipei ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
2 August Game 5 |
Dominican Republic ![]() |
1–13 | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
2 August Game 6 |
United States ![]() |
16–1 | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
4 August Game 9 |
Dominican Republic ![]() |
0–12 | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
4 August Game 10 |
Italy ![]() |
0–10 | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
Blue Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | .667 | — | Advance to knockout round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | .667 | — | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 29 | −18 | .333 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | .333 | 1 |
1 August Game 3 |
Canada ![]() |
3–4 (F/12) | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
1 August Game 4 |
Japan ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
3 August Game 7 |
South Korea ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
3 August Game 8 |
Nicaragua ![]() |
1–19 | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
5 August Game 11 |
Canada ![]() |
6–4 | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
5 August Game 12 |
Nicaragua ![]() |
6–7 | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
Knockout round
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
6 August – Dodger Stadium (F/10) | ||||||
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7 August – Dodger Stadium | ||||||
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6 August – Dodger Stadium | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
7 August – Dodger Stadium (F/14) | ||||||
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Semifinals
[edit]The semifinals pitted the first-place team of each division against the second-place team of the other division. Thus, the United States (3–0) played against Korea (2–1), which had a tied record with Japan (2–1) but had lost in head-to-head competition against them. The first-place Japanese played against Chinese Taipei (2–1).
6 August Game 13 |
Chinese Taipei ![]() |
1–2 (F/10) | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
6 August Game 14 |
South Korea ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
Third-place final
[edit]The third-place final pitted the losers of the semifinals against each, with the winner taking third place and the loser taking fourth.
7 August Game 15 |
Chinese Taipei ![]() |
3–0 (F/14) | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
First-place final
[edit]Since baseball was a demonstration sport, no official medals were awarded. The winners of the semifinals played each other for first and second place, with the Japanese team prevailing, 6–3.
7 August Game 16 |
Japan ![]() |
6–3 | ![]() |
Dodger Stadium |
References
[edit]- Cava, Pete (Summer 1992). "Baseball in the Olympics". Citius, Altius, Fortius. 1 (1): 7–15.
- Official Report Archived 29 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles, 1984.
- 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers Media Guide