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 second appearance as an official medal sport at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, with games played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, often shortened to "Fulton County Stadium," was a multi-purpose stadium that formerly stood in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.-History:...

. 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:
Juan Manrique Garcia 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... Antonio Scull Antonio Scull Antonio Scull Hernández is a first baseman with Industriales of the Cuban National Series and a longtime member of the Cuban national baseball team... Alberto Hernández Alberto Hernández José Alberto Hernández Pérez is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.... 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... 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:... 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... Lázaro Vargas Alverez Miguel Caldés Luis Miguel Caldés Luis Miguel Caldés Luis was a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold and silver medalist.Caldés was a one time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1996 Summer Olympics.... Eduardo Paret Eduardo Paret Eduardo Paret Pérez is a Cuban baseball player. He is a shortstop for Villa Clara of the Cuban National Series, and for the Cuban national baseball team.... 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.... Rey Isaac Vaillant Luis Ulacia Alverez Pedro Luis Lazo Pedro Luis Lazo Pedro Luis Lazo Iglesias is a top pitcher in Cuban baseball. He is used predominantly as a reliever in international competition, although he is a starter in the Cuban National Series, where he plays for Pinar del Río... Eliecer Montes de Oca Eliecer Montes de Oca Eliecer Montes de Oca Fleitas is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.Eliecer Montes de Oca is a one time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... José Contreras José Contreras José Ariel Contreras Camejo is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently with the Philadelphia Phillies... Omar Luis Martinez 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.... Ormari Romero Ormari Romero Ormari Romero Turcás is a right-handed pitcher for the Cuban national baseball team and Santiago de Cuba of the Cuban National Series.... Jorge Fumero Jorge Fumero Jorge F. Fumero Fernández is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.Fumero is a one time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...	Masahiko Mori Jutaro Kimura Masao Morinaka Masao Morinaka Masao Morinaka is a former professional baseball player who played for the Yokohama BayStars. He currently works as a batting pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants organization.... Hitoshi Ono Hitoshi Ono Hitoshi Ōno is a Japanese rugby player. He plays at lock for Japan.Ono's current team is the Toshiba Brave Lupus, in Japan. Ono currently has 35 caps for Japan, with 5 tries scored, 25 points in aggregate from 2004 to 2009. He was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing three... Takashi Kurosu Masahiro Nojima Makoto Imaoka Makoto Imaoka Makoto Imaoka is a Japanese professional baseball player from Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan.Imaoka spent several uneventful seasons in the Japanese professional leagues before being chosen as the lead-off batter by Senichi Hoshino, who managed the Hanshin Tigers from 2002-2004... Kosuke Fukudome Kosuke Fukudome is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder.Prior to arriving in the United States, Fukudome played nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Central League... Takayuki Takabayashi Yasuyuki Saigo 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... Takeo Kawamura Takeo Kawamura (baseball) is a professional baseball player from Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. He is a pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars.Kawamura won 17 games in 1999 as a starter, and became a reliever in 2004... Koichi Misawa Hideaki Okubo Nobuhiko Matsunaka Nobuhiko Matsunaka is a left fielder and designated hitter for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.Matsunaka is the only active hitter in Japanese professional baseball to have ever led the league in all three Triple Crown categories in the same season... Tadahito Iguchi Tadahito Iguchi is a Japanese second baseman currently playing for the Chiba Lotte Marines.-Early life and Japanese career:Iguchi began playing in high school and after graduating in 1993, went to Aoyama Gakuin University where he distinguished himself by hitting the Tohto University Baseball League record of... Takao Kuwamoto Daishin Nakamura Tomoaki Sato Yoshitomo Tani Yoshitomo Tani Yoshitomo Tani is a Japanese professional baseball player from Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan. He currently plays as an outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants....	Kris Benson Kris Benson Kristin James Benson is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Benson pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates from to , New York Mets from to , Baltimore Orioles in to , Texas Rangers in , and Arizona Diamondbacks in .... R.A. Dickey Troy Glaus Troy Glaus Troy Edward Glaus is a Major League Baseball first baseman and third baseman who is currently a free agent. Previously, Glaus played with the Anaheim Angels , Arizona Diamondbacks , Toronto Blue Jays , St. Louis Cardinals , and the Atlanta Braves . Glaus lettered in baseball while attending UCLA... Chad Green Chad Green Chad Elton Green is a former switch-hitting, right-handed minor league baseball player. An outfielder, he attended Mentor High School and then the University of Kentucky.... Seth Greisinger Seth Greisinger Seth Adam Greisinger is a baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball from -.-Career:... Travis Lee Travis Lee Travis Lee is a former Major League Baseball first baseman.Lee graduated from Capital High School in Olympia, Washington in 1993, where he also played football. Being ambidextrous Lee played as a lefty in baseball and as a QB for the Capital High football team threw with his right... Augie Ojeda Augie Ojeda Octavio "Augie" Ojeda is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent... Jason Williams Jason Williams (baseball) Jason Gerald Williams is a former professional baseball player and an Olympic bronze medalist in baseball. His minor league baseball career spanned from 1997 to 2003.-External links:**... Chad Allen Kip Harkrider Kip Harkrider Kiplan Paul "Kip" Harkrider is a former professional baseball player and an Olympic bronze medalist in baseball. His minor league baseball career spanned from 1997 to 2007.-External links:**... A.J. Hinch Jacque Jones Jacque Jones Jacque Dewayne Jones is a Major League Baseball outfielder who currently is a free agent-Early life:... Mark Kotsay Mark Kotsay Mark Steven Kotsay is an American professional baseball outfielder with the San Diego Padres... Matt LeCroy Braden Looper Braden Looper Braden LaVerne Looper is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.-High school:Looper was a scholar athlete while a student at Mangum High School in Mangum, Oklahoma... Brian Loyd Brian Loyd Brian Rchard Loyd is a former professional baseball player and an Olympic bronze medalist in baseball. His minor league baseball career spanned from 1996 to 2003.-External links:**... Warren Morris Warren Morris Warren Morris is a former college and Major League Baseball player. He is most remembered for his 9th inning walk-off home run that won the 1996 College World Series for the Louisiana State University Tigers.-College career:Morris joined the LSU baseball team in , just out of high school in... Jeff Weaver Jeff Weaver Jeffrey Charles Weaver is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has pitched in the majors for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, St. Louis Cardinals, and Seattle Mariners... Jim Parque Jim Parque James Vo Parque is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Devil Rays from to .-High school:... Billy Koch Billy Koch William Koch is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He entered the majors with the Toronto Blue Jays and most recently pitched for the Florida Marlins in 2004.- Baseball career :...

Day 1 (July 20)

10:00AM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
United States	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	6	0
Nicaragua	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1

3:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	2	0	3	3	0	8	0	3		19	20	2
Australia	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0		8	12	5

8:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Japan	1	1	1	0	1	2	6			12	17	0
Netherlands	0	1	0	0	0	0	1			2	6	4

Day 2 (July 21)

3:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Korea	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
Italy	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	x	2	6	1

8:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Japan	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	7	6	0
Cuba	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	12	1

Day 3 (July 22)

10:00AM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Netherlands	8	2	0	0	0	4	0	2		16	18	1
Australia	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0		6	7	2

3:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Italy	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	1
Nicaragua	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	x	7	5	2

8:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Korea	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	8	4
United States	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	x	7	10	3

Day 4 (July 23)

10:00AM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Netherlands	0	1	0	0	0	1	0			2	4	0
Cuba	2	0	2	1	6	7	x			18	17	0

3:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nicaragua	0	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	8	14	4
South Korea	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	8	1

3:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Australia	0	1	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	9	14	0
Japan	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	6	11	3

Day 5 (July 24)

3:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
United States	6	0	5	2	0	2	0			15	11	0
Italy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			3	6	2

8:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	1	1	4	0	3	2	3	0	14	20	0
South Korea	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	5	11	17	2

Day 6 (July 25)

10:00AM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nicaragua	1	0	4	0	0	0				5	10	0
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	5	1

3:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Italy	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	12	15	3
Australia	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	8	12	3

8:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
United States	7	0	0	0	7	1	0			15	14	0
Japan	2	0	2	1	0	0	0			5	6	1

Day 7 (July 27)

10:00AM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Japan	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	13	13	1
Nicaragua	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	6	11	2

3:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Italy	0	0	0	0	4	0	2			6	11	7
Cuba	0	4	5	5	4	2	x			20	19	0

8:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Australia	1	2	2	0	0	0	0			5	9	1
United States	7	0	2	6	0	0	x			15	13	0

Day 8 (July 28)

10:00AM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Netherlands	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	10	0
South Korea	0	3	2	1	5	0	0	0	x	11	16	1

3:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	4	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	10	13	0
United States	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	1	8	13	2

8:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	5	2
Nicaragua	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	5		10	13	0

Day 9 (July 29)

10:00AM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Netherlands	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	8	13	1
Italy	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	7	9	1

3:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nicaragua	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	7	13	1
Cuba	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	1	X	8	12	1

8:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Korea	1	0	0	0	0	3	0			4	8	2
Japan	0	0	2	3	5	3	1			14	19	0

Day 10 (July 30)

10:00AM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
United States	5	0	2	2	1	4	3			17	18	1
Netherlands	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			1	3	3

3:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Italy	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	6	1
Japan	1	2	0	1	3	2	1	2		12	13	0

8:00PM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	2	0	11	14	2
South Korea	2	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	10	3

Standing

Team	W	L	Tiebreaker
	7	0
	6	1
	4	3	1-0
	4	3	0-1
	2	5	2-0
	2	5	1-1
	2	5	0-2
	1	6

Semifinals (August 1)

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Japan	0	3	0	0	3	0	2	2	1	11	15	0
United States	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	6	1

Bronze medal match (August 2)

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

Final (August 2)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Japan	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	2	9	9	1
Cuba	3	3	0	0	0	4	1	2	x	13	14	0

Final standing

Place	Team
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