Baseball at the 1926 Central American and Caribbean Games

Baseball at the 1926 Central American and Caribbean Games
Venue	Estadio Nacional
Competitors	34 from 2 nations
Teams	2
Medalists
Cuba     Mexico
1930  →

Baseball was contested at the 1926 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico City, Mexico, between teams representing Mexico and Cuba. Guatemala, the third nation participating in the games, did not send a baseball selection to the tournament.

The competition consisted of a three game series, where Cuba defeated Mexico 12–0 in the first game, 10–3 in the third game and 8–2 in the third game to claim the gold medal; Mexico was awarded the silver medal. ^[1]

Participating nations

A total of two countries participated. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. ^[2]

•   Cuba  (17)
•   Mexico  (17)

Medalists

The Cuban team was made up of players from the country's amateur league, mostly from the powerhouse Vedado Tennis Club team. The rest of the roster was composed of players from the Police, Havana Yacht, Loma Tennis, and University of Havana clubs. ^[3]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's baseball	Cuba Miguel Aguilera Gustavo Alfonso Joaquín Calvo Antonio Castro Antonio Casuso Alfredo Consuegra Jorge Consuegra José Echarri Porfirio Espinosa Cándido Hernández Rafael Inclán Tomás Minguillón Silvio O'Farrill Roberto Puig Bernardo Rodríguez Pedro Ruiz Camilo Vietti	Mexico R. Ampudia Eduardo Ampudia Reyna Rómulo Carrasco Cantú García Sarabia González Ortega Enrique Pinedo Stoopen Herrera Mirabete Anzures Becerril Aranda Castro	Not awarded

Round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB
1	Cuba	3	3	0	30	5	+25	1.000	—
2	Mexico (H)	3	0	3	5	30	−25	.000	3

Source: Centro Caribe Sports
(H) Hosts

Estadio Nacional

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	3	0	0	1	4	1	0	3	12	15	1
Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3

Estadio Nacional

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Cuba	0	0	2	8	0	0	10	11	0
Mexico	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	5	2

Estadio Nacional

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	8	10	2
Mexico	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	3

Statistical leaders

Statistic	Name	Total
Batting average	Joaquín Calvo	.714
Hits	Joaquín Calvo	5
Runs	Cándido Hernández	6
Runs batted in	Cheíto Rodríguez	37
Home runs	José Echarri	1
	Cándido Hernández

^[3]

References

1. "Memoria Séptimos Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (PDF). Centro Caribe Sports (in Spanish). p. 28.
2. Montesinos, Enrique. "Los juegos regionales más antiguos: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (PDF) (in Spanish). Organización Deportiva Centroamericana y del Caribe. p. 179. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
3. Peter C. Bjarkman (2006). A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864–2006. McFarland & Company. p. 225. ISBN   0-7864-2829-5.