Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Demonstration sport
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
City Los Angeles, California
DatesJuly 31 – August 7, 1984 (1984-07-31 1984-08-07)
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Runner-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Fourth placeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Tournament statistics
Games played16
  1964
1988  

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.

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Teams

Qualification

Source: [1]

Rosters

Preliminary round

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

White Division

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)330308+221.000Advance to knockout round
2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 321243+21.6671
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 312113322.3332
4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 30383527.0003
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
31 July
Game 1
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg10–7 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Dodger Stadium
31 July
Game 2
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg1–2 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Dodger Stadium

2 August
Game 5
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg1–13 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Dodger Stadium
2 August
Game 6
United States  Flag of the United States.svg16–7 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Dodger Stadium

4 August
Game 9
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg0–12 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Dodger Stadium
4 August
Game 10
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–10 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Dodger Stadium

Blue Division

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 321257+18.667Advance to knockout round
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 321109+1.667
3Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 312112918.3331
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 31210111.3331
Source: [ citation needed ]
1 August
Game 3
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–4 (F/12)Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Dodger Stadium
1 August
Game 4
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–0 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Dodger Stadium

3 August
Game 7
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Dodger Stadium
3 August
Game 8
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg1–19 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Dodger Stadium

5 August
Game 11
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6–4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Dodger Stadium
5 August
Game 12
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg6–7 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Dodger Stadium

Knockout round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 August – Dodger Stadium (F/10)
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1
 
7 August – Dodger Stadium
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 6
 
6 August – Dodger Stadium
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5
 
Third place
 
 
7 August – Dodger Stadium (F/14)
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0

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).

6 August
Game 13
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg1–2 (F/10)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Dodger Stadium
6 August
Game 14
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–5 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Dodger Stadium

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.

7 August
Game 15
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg3–0 (F/14)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Dodger Stadium

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.

7 August
Game 16
Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg6–3 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Dodger Stadium

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