Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics Demonstration sport
Games played	16
Dates	July 31 – August 7, 1984
Venue	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Finishing order	1. Japan 2. United States 3. Chinese Taipei
Baseball at the Summer Olympics
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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.

Results[]

Preliminary round[]

There were two pools for the preliminary round. Teams played each of the three other teams in their division.

• White Division
  1.  Chinese Taipei – 1983 Asian Baseball Championship gold medalist
  2.  Dominican Republic – 1983 Pan American Games Fourth place - Replaced Cuba
  3.  Italy – 1983 European Baseball Championship gold medalist
  4.  United States – Host nation, also 1983 Pan American Games bronze medalist
• Blue Division
  1.  Canada 1983 Pan American Games seventh place
  2.  Japan - 1983 Asian Baseball Championship gold medalist Note: Chinese Taipei defeat Japan in an Asian playoff, but Japan still qualified later.
  3.  South Korea – 1982 Amateur World Series gold medalist, also 1983 Asian Baseball Championship gold medalist
  4.  Nicaragua – 1983 Pan American Games silver medalist

White Division[]

Round 1[]

•  Italy, 1–0
•  United States, 1–0
•  Chinese Taipei, 0–1
•  Dominican Republic, 0–1

Game 1, 31 July

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

Game 2, 31 July

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	4	1
United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	x		2	9	2

Round 2[]

•  United States, 2–0
•  Chinese Taipei, 1–1
•  Italy, 1–1
•  Dominican Republic, 0–2

Game 5, 2 August

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	6	5
Chinese Taipei	0	5	7	0	0	0	0	1	x		13	16	2

Game 6, 2 August

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

Round 3[]

•  United States, 3–0
•  Chinese Taipei, 2–1
•  Italy, 1–2
•  Dominican Republic, 0–3

Game 9, 4 August

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	4	3
United States	0	2	0	0	4	3	3	0			12	14	0

Game 10, 4 August

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	1
Chinese Taipei	2	1	3	0	2	1	1	0	x		10	16	0

Blue Division[]

Round 1[]

•  Japan, 1–0
•  Nicaragua, 1–0
•  Canada, 0–1
•  South Korea, 0–1

Game 3, 1 August

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12		R	H	E
Canada	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		3	11	0
Nicaragua	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		4	9	2

Game 4, 1 August

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

Round 2[]

•  Japan, 2–0
•  South Korea, 1–1
•  Nicaragua, 1–1
•  Canada, 0–2

Game 7, 3 August

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

Game 8, 3 August

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

Round 3[]

•  Japan, 2–1
•  South Korea, 2–1
•  Nicaragua, 1–2
•  Canada, 1–2

Game 11, 5 August

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

Game 12, 5 August

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

Semifinals[]

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).

Game 13, 6 August

Rank	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R	H	E
White #2	Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	4	1
Blue #1	Japan	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	10	3

Game 14, 6 August

Rank	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Blue #2	South Korea	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	10	0
White #1	United States	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	x		5	6	3

Third-place final[]

The third-place final pitted the losers of the semifinals against each, with the winner taking third place and the loser taking fourth.

Game 15, 7 August

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14		R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		3	10	1
South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	0

First-place final[]

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.

Game 16, 7 August

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

Rosters[]

Canada[]

Chinese Taipei[]

Dominican Republic[]

Italy[]

Japan[]

Korea[]

Nicaragua[]

United States[]

References[]

• Cava, Pete (Summer 1992). "Baseball in the Olympics". Citius, Altius, Fortius. 1 (1): 7–15.
• Official Report. Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles, 1984.
• 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers Media Guide