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Baseball at the 1951 Pan American Games

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Baseball at the 1951 Pan American Games
VenueBuenos Aires, Argentina
Competitors8 teams
Medalists
Gold medal 
Silver medal 
Bronze medal 
1955»

Baseball at the 1951 Pan American Games was contested between eight national teams representing Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States, and Venezuela in the first edition of the Pan American Games held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Cuba won the gold medal after finshing the tournament in first place with a 6–1 record losing only to Venezuela. United States and Mexico finished tied with a 5–2 record, but the United States defeated Mexico during the round robin and was awarded the silver medal while the Mexican team was awarded the bronze medal.[1][2][3]

Medal summary

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Uniform and gloves used by the Argentine team.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba1001
2 United States0101
3 Mexico0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's  Cuba
  • Juan Izaguirre
  • Angel Scull
  • Derubin Jácome
  • Juan Vistuer
  • Angelio Brito
  • Luís Fiuza
  • Leonardo Feijo
  • Aurélio Herrera
  • Juan Ravelo
  • Gustavo Martínez
  • Osvaldo Orgalles
  • Marío Díaz
  • Nélson Campbell
  • Jorge Silva
  • Gilberto Delgado
  • Celso Oviedo

Manager: Fabio de la Torre
 United States
  • Alton "Tunney" Brooks
  • Bob Coluni
  • Max Eller
  • Junie Floyd
  • Stanley Johnson
  • Jack Liptak
  • Dick McCleney
  • Ellsworth "Kay" Rogers
  • Jack Stallings
  • Wiley Warren
  • Frank Wehner
  • Don Woodlief

Manager: Taylor Sanford
 Mexico
  • Antonio Mondragon
  • R. de Hoyos
  • G. Figueroa
  • Manuel Contreras
  • Nicolas Genestas
  • H. Leal
  • R. López Ortíz
  • J. Sánchez
  • A. Uribe
  • R. Delgado
  • Sabino García
  • A. Méndez
  • R. Cárdenas
  • M. López Ortíz
  • A. Flores
  • J. López Ruíz
  • Fernando García
  • Alberto Sosa

Manager: Chile Gómez

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team represented the United States in the competition.[4][5]

Results

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB  CUB  USA  MEX  NCA  VEN  COL  BRA  ARG
1  Cuba 7 6 1 68 15 +53 .857 8–1 3–0 6–5 3–4 5–2 25–3 18–0
2  United States 7 5 2 85 37 +48 .714 1 1–8 9–3 8–9 8–5 7–5 23–4 29–3
3  Mexico 7 5 2 56 30 +26 .714 1 0–3 3–9 4–2 8–1 6–5 16–5 19–5
4  Nicaragua 7 4 3 52 32 +20 .571 2 5–6 9–8 2–4 8–6 4–5 10–1 14–2
5  Venezuela 7 4 3 76 30 +46 .571 2 4–3 5–8 1–8 6–8 7–2 22–1 31–0
6  Colombia 7 3 4 42 36 +6 .429 3 2–5 5–7 5–6 5–4 2–7 5–3 18–4
7  Brazil 7 1 6 25 107 −82 .143 5 3–25 4–23 5–16 1–10 1–22 3–5 8–6
8  Argentina (H) 7 0 7 20 137 −117 .000 6 0–18 3–29 5–19 2–14 0–31 4–18 6–8
Source: Panam Sports
(H) Hosts

Sources

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  • Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786443369. ISBN 9780786443369.
  • Sports 123: Baseball at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-10-06)

References

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  1. ^ "1st Pan American Games, Buenos Aires, Argentina" (PDF). Panam Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Buenos Aires 1951 Memoria" (PDF) (in Spanish). Panam Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Béisbol Panamericano: Breve historia de los elencos cubanos en citas continentales, 1951-1967". Baseball de Cuba (in Spanish). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Wake Forest Accepts Offers To Play In Argentina Test". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. AP. February 6, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Demon Deacons In Tie For Second Place". Rocky Mount Telegram. Rocky Mount, North Carolina. AP. March 7, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via newspapers.com.