Baseball at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games

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Baseball
at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games
Venue Estadio de Baseball, Barranquilla
Dates9 — 28 December 1946
Competitors146 from 9 nations
Teams9
Medalists
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Silver medal icon.svg  
Bronze medal icon.svg  
  1938
1950  

Baseball was contested at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia.

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Participating nations

Nine countries participated. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. [1]

Willy Miranda, a future Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles, made his debut with the Cuba national team in the 1946 Games, hitting .250. [2]

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's baseballFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)
Humberto Vargas
Armando Crizon
Pedro Miranda
Carlos Bustos
José Araújo
Isaac Villers
Julio Florez
Ramón Herazo
Carlos Rodríguez
Andrés Cavadías
Julio Galofra
Cosme Pájaro
Andrés Florez
Enrique Hernández
Pedro Zambrano
Cipriano Herrera
Manuel Peñaranda
José Corpas
Manager: Pelayo Chacón
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)
Luis M. Muñoz
Marino Pérez
Ramón E. Vargas
Vicente Scarpatte
Juan B. Álvarez
Aquiles Martínez
Rafael A. Vargas
Oscar A. Álvarez
Miguel Payano
Bienvenido Arias
Oscar Mir
José A. Matos
Manuel A. Trabous
Julio Lara
Luis T. Vinals
Diomedes Olivo
Román Ramos
Fernando Abreu
Manager: Burrulote Rodríguez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)
Rouget Ávalos
Bernardo Cuervo
Mario Chacón
Julio Delgado
Mario Díaz
Alfredo Domínguez
Ignacio Ferrer
Alberto Gómez
Ángel González
Hiram González
José L. García
Guillermo Miranda
Miguel Montiel
Mario Pérez
Ramiro Ramírez
René Solís
Gilberto Soto
Generoso Stable
Manager: Victor Muñoz

Group stage

The group stage featured a round robin format to determine the medal winners, similar to the format of the 1938 tournament.

PosTeamPldWLTPCTGB
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia (H)7610.857
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7610.857
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 7430.5712
4Flag of Puerto Rico (1895-1952).png  Puerto Rico 7331.5002.5
5Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 7331.5002.5
6Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 7232.4293
7Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 7250.2864
8Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 7070.0006
Source: Centro Caribe Sports
(H) Hosts

Final stage

PosTeamPldWLTRFRARDPCTGB
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia (H)210131+2.750
2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 210143+1.750
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2020253.0001.5
Source: Centro Caribe Sports
(H) Hosts

Gold medal game

Colombia and the Dominican Republic, which both defeated Cuba in the tie-breaker, tied in a thirteen-inning pitcher's duel on December 26. A rematch, which would decide the baseball champion at the tournament, was scheduled for December 28, after the closing ceremonies. However, the Dominican team did not appear, because their return flight had already been booked for the evening of the 28th. Thus, the games committee pronounced Colombia the winners of the tournament. [3] [4]

28 December 1946 08:00 at Estadio de Baseball
Team
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Umpires: John P. Corrigan
Notes: Game forfeited by the Dominican Republic. Colombia wins gold medal.
Boxscore

Statistical leaders

  1. Emilio Silva (VEN), Ángel González (CUB), T. Mena (CRC), José Gordón (CRC), Alberto Osorio (PAN)

References

  1. Centro Carbie
  2. Bjarkman, Peter (2007). A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006. McFarland. p. 226. ISBN   0786428295.
  3. "Terminan los Juegos del Caribe". El Tiempo. 29 December 1946. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  4. "Barranquilla 1946: ¿Por qué la presea de plata para República Dominicana en béisbol". Diario Libre. Retrieved 17 March 2025.