Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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 – Replaced Cuba
  3. Italy – 1983 European Baseball Championship gold medalist
  4. United States – Host nation
• Blue Division
  1. Canada
  2. Japan
  3. South Korea – 1982 Amateur World Series 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 Team Japan taking the gold medal.

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

• Henry Andrulis, DH
• Larry Downes, 1B
• Mike Gardiner, P
• Joe Heeney, DH
• Rod Heisler, P
• John Ivan, 3B
• Barry Kuzminski, P
• Scott Mann, RF
• Scott Maxwell, LF
• Bob McCullough]], SS
• Doug McPhail, CF
• Tom Nelson, 2B
• Alain Patenaude, P
• Rob Thomson, C
• Steve Wilson, P
• Mark Wooden, P
• Michael Carnegie, P

Chinese Taipei

• George Chao, DH/1B
• Chiang Tai-Chuan, DH
• Chuang Sheng-Hsiung, P
• Kuo Tai-Yuan, P
• Lee Chu-Ming, CF
• Lu Wen-sheng, 2B
• Li Chih-Chun, LF
• Lin Hua-Wei, 3B
• Lin I-Tseng, RF
• Liu Chiu-Lung, P
• Sung Yung-Tai, 1B/LF/CF
• Tsai Sen-Fong, RF
• Tseng Chih-chen, C
• Tu Fu-Ming, P
• Tu Hung-Chin, P
• Twu Jong-Nan, C
• Wu Fu-Lien, SS
• Wu Te-Shen, 3B/SS
• Yang Ching-Long, 1B
• Yeh Chih-Shien, 2B

Dominican Republic

• Rafael Almonte, P
• Nelson Cespedes, P
• Ivan Crispin, SS
• Nicholas Domitilo, P
• Jose Florentino, P
• Junio Gelbal, C
• Pedro Gomez (baseball)|Pedro Gomez, 1B
• Victor Gomez, P
• Orlando Guerreo, 2B
• Secundina Lora, P
• Ramón Martínez, P
• Miguel Mota, LF
• Jony Olivo, P
• Hector Paniagua, RF
• Francisco Pans, 2B
• Bernardo Reyes, CF
• Antonio Sanchez, DH
• Abad Santana, C
• Aristides Taveras, 3B

Italy

• Ruggero Bagialemani, 2B
• Roberto Bianchi, DH
• Giuseppe Carelli, RF
• Paolo Ceccaroli, P
• David Chiono, P
• Louis Colabello, P
• Giovanni Costa, 3B
• Keith D'Amato, P
• David DiMarco, 1B
• David Farina, P
• Massimo Fochi, P
• Paolo Gagliano, 2B/CF
• Johnnyjoseph Guggiana, 3B
• Anthony Lo Nero, C
• Roberto Man, P
• Stefano Manzini, LF
• David Marco, 1B
• Michele Romano, SS
• Mark Talarico, CF/LF
• Guglielmo Trinci, 1B/LF
• Robert John Turcio, DH/P

Japan

• Yukio Arai, RF
• Katsuyuki Fukumoto, 1B
• Shinichi Furukawa, LF
• Shinji Hata, DH/C
• Katsumi Hirosawa, DH/1B
• Akimitsu Ito, P
• Atsunori Ito, P
• Terumitsu Kumano, CF
• Kazutomo Miyamoto, P
• Noboru Morita, LF
• Yoshihiko Morita, SS
• Yoshiaki Nishikawa, P
• Munehiko Shimada, C
• Kozo Shoda, 2B
• Kazuaki Ueda, DH/3B
• Yasushi Urahigashi, 3B
• Yutaka Wada, 1B/2B/DH
• Akira Yonemura, P
• Yasuo Yoshida, C
• Yukio Yoshida, P

Korea

• Ahn Un-Hak, 1B/SS/3B
• Baek In-Ho, SS
• Choy Kai-Young, DH/LF/RF
• Han Hee-Min, P
• Kang Ki-Woong, 2B
• Kim Hyoung-Suk, 1B
• Kim Yong-Kuk, 3B
• Kim Yong-soo, P
• Kim Young-Sin, C
• Lee Jong-Doo, RF/DH
• Lee Kang-Don, DH/RF
• Lee Sang-Kun, P
• Lee Soon Chul, LF/CF
• Oh Myong-Lok, P
• Park Heung-Sik, CF
• Park Noh-Jun, P/DH
• Sun Dong-Ryeul, P
• Yoo Joong-Il, SS
• Yoon Hak-Kil, P

Nicaragua

• Luis Arauz, P
• Leonardo Cardenas, CF/RF
• Juan Centeno, P
• Cesar Chavarria, C
• Francisco Cruz, P
• José Cruz, RF/CF
• Ariel Delgado, 3B
• Roberto Espino, 1B
• Julio Espinoza, P
• Fabio Garcia, CF
• Juan Garmendez, DH
• Jose Guzman, C
• Julio Medina, 2B
• Jaime Miranda, RF
• Julio Moya, P
• Arnoldo Munoz, SS
• Diego Raudez, P
• Julio Sanchez, 1B/DH
• Richard Taylor, LF

United States

• Sid Akins, P
• Flavio Alfaro, SS
• Don August, P
• Scott Bankhead, P
• Bob Caffrey, DH/C
• Will Clark, DH/LF
• Mike Dunne, P
• Gary Green, SS
• Chris Gwynn, RF
• John Hoover, P
• Barry Larkin, 2B/DH/LF
• Shane Mack, LF/RF
• John Marzano, C
• Oddibe McDowell, CF
• Mark McGwire, 1B
• Robert Myers, P
• Pat Pacillo, P
• Cory Snyder, 3B
• B. J. Surhoff, C
• Bill Swift, P
• Bobby Witt, P
• Mac Varner, 1B

References

• Cava, Pete (Summer 1992). "Baseball in the Olympics" (PDF). 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