Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics marked the debut of baseball as an official medal sport at the Olympics. The games were contested in Barcelona as part of the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] Baseball was an event open only to amateurs, although Cuba used its best players as they were amateurs in name only with all necessary funding coming from the state.[2][better source needed] The maximum roster size was 20 players per team.
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 first place team played the fourth place team, and the second place team played against the third place team. The winners of those semifinals competed against each other for the gold medal, with the loser getting the silver medal. The teams defeated in the semifinals played a match for the bronze medal. Cuba won gold, with Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) winning silver, and Japan winning bronze.[3]
Medalists
Teams
Preliminary round
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Round 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | R | H | E |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Chinese Taipei | 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 |
United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Spain | 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 |
Japan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
Puerto Rico | 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 |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Japan | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | x | | | 12 | 11 | 0 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | R | H | E |
Cuba | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | | 18 | 20 | 0 |
Italy | 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 |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 5 | 4 |
United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | | 10 | 15 | 1 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | R | H | E |
Cuba | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Round 4
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | R | H | E |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Puerto Rico | 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 |
United States | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
Cuba | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | x | 9 | 13 | 4 |
Round 5
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | R | H | E |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Japan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 13 | 11 | 0 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | R | H | E |
Cuba | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | 18 | 16 | 1 |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Round 6
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | R | H | E |
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
Cuba | 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 |
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Japan | 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 |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 4 | 8 | 3 |
Italy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | 14 | 14 | 0 |
Round 7
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | R | H | E |
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
Spain | 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 |
Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
United States | 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 |
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Cuba | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | x | 8 | 13 | 2 |
Knockout round
Semifinals
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | R | H | E |
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Japan | 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 |
United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Cuba | 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 |
Japan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
United States | 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 |
Cuba | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Final standing
| 1992 Olympic champions | Cuba First title | |
Schedule
Baseball events took place over 11 days, from July 26 to August 5.
- July 26
- ITA - TPE (10:30, L'Hospitalet)
- DOM - CUB (10:30, Viladecans)
- USA - ESP (18:00, L'Hospitalet)
- JPN - PUR (18:00, Viladecans)
- July 27
- USA - TPE (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
- CUB - ITA (15:00, Viladecans)
- DOM - PUR (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
- ESP - JPN (21:00, Viladecans)
- July 28
- PUR - TPE (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
- ITA - USA (15:00, Viladecans)
- CUB - JPN (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
- ESP - DOM (21:00, Viladecans)
- July 29
- JPN - DOM (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
- ITA - PUR (15:00, Viladecans)
- USA - CUB (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
- ESP - TPE (21:00, Viladecans)
- July 31
- ITA - JPN (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
- TPE - DOM (15:00, Viladecans)
- CUB - ESP (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
- PUR - USA (21:00, Viladecans)
- August 1
- PUR - CUB (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
- TPE - JPN (15:00, Viladecans)
- ESP - ITA (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
- DOM - USA (21:00, Viladecans)
- August 2
- DOM - ITA (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
- PUR - ESP (15:00, Viladecans)
- JPN - USA (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
- TPE - CUB (21:00, Viladecans)
- August 4
- TPE - JPN (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
- USA - CUB (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
- August 5
- JPN - USA (15:00, L'Hospitalet)
- CUB - TPE (21:00, L'Hospitalet)
References
- ^ Preston, Mike (August 6, 1992). "Dismayed U.S. Beaten at Its Own Game". Los Angeles Times. p. C7. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Harral, Emily (2018). The Utility Player: An Examination of the Role of Baseball in Cuban Society (BA thesis). University of Mississippi.
- ^ Barcelona 1992 Baseball Results olympics.com
External links
- Barcelona 1992 – Baseball Men Results at Olympics.com
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