Baseball at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games

Baseball at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games
Venue	Estadio Latinoamericano
Dates	8 – 16 August 1982
Nations	7
Teams	7
Medalists
Dominican Republic     Cuba     Netherlands Antilles   Panama
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Baseball was contested at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games in Havana, Cuba from 8 to 16 August 1982. All of the games were played at the Estadio Latinoamericano.

The tournament was contested by seven national teams in a round robin format. Dominican Republic finished first with a 5–1 record, winning the gold medal. Hosts Cuba finished second with a 4–2 record, winning the silver medal. Both Netherlands Antilles and Panama finished third with a 3–3 record and were awarded the bronze medal. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Participating nations

A total of seven countries participated. ^[2]

•   Cuba
•   Dominican Republic
•   Netherlands Antilles
•   Nicaragua
•   Panama
•   Puerto Rico
•   Venezuela

Venue

Havana, Cuba	Estadio Latinoamericano
Estadio Latinoamericano

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's baseball	Dominican Republic  (DOM) Miguel Adame José Cabrejas Iván Crispín Enrique Cruz Marino Cruz Julio Domínguez Félix Fermín Wilfredo Fernández Ángel Franco Junior Gelbal Pedro Gómez Beato López Orlando Guerrero Mario Marte Ulises Martínez Víctor Mercedes Jony Olivo Juan Ortiz Ramón Peña Juan Rivas	Cuba  (CUB) Agustín Arias Juan Baró Juan Castro Lázaro de la Torre Octavio Gálvez Giraldo González Lourdes Gourriel Fernando Hernández Wilfredo Hernández Alfonso Ilivanes Pedro Jova Lázaro Junco Pedro Medina Víctor Mesa Antonio Muñoz Félix Pino Pedro Rodríguez Fernando Sánchez Jorge Luis Valdés Braudilio Vinent	Netherlands Antilles  (AHO) Renato Amastagasti Robby Arambatzis Marlon Balentin Sherwin Cijntje Eithel de Caster Philip Elmage Regino Irausquin Rafael Jozefa Adelbert Kelboom Gerrit Kruithof Marlon Louisa Nelson Orman Rudsel Paulina Rudson Roberto Carlos Rudolph Perry Sprock Ramses Sprock Ronald Stewart Félix Thiel Robert Tromp
			Panama  (PAN) Orlando Cano Franklyn Castillo Johny Córdova Azael Domínguez Tito Espino Vicente Foster Rodrigo Luque Víctor Mendoza Porfirio Monroy Ronaldo Montero Luis Muñoz Julio Murillo Franklyn Pérez Crispín Poveda Rodrigo Orozco Benjamín Salamín Enrique Serracín Pablo Vigil Rigoberto Weeks

Round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB
1	Dominican Republic	6	5	1	22	16	+6	.833	—
2	Cuba (H)	6	4	2	32	12	+20	.667	1
3	Netherlands Antilles	6	3	3	19	28	−9	.500	2
4	Panama	6	3	3	15	17	−2	.500	2
5	Venezuela	6	2	4	27	30	−3	.333	3
6	Nicaragua	6	2	4	19	24	−5	.333	3
7	Puerto Rico	6	2	4	24	31	−7	.333	3

Source: Centro Caribe Sports
(H) Hosts

Results

8 August 1982	Venezuela	5 – 6	Netherlands Antilles	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

8 August 1982	Nicaragua	4 – 10	Puerto Rico	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

8 August 1982	Panama	2 – 1	Cuba	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

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9 August 1982	Nicaragua	6 – 0	Venezuela	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

9 August 1982	Puerto Rico	7 – 8	Netherlands Antilles	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

9 August 1982	Panama	3 – 6	Dominican Republic	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

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11 August 1982	Puerto Rico	0 – 5	Panama	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

11 August 1982	Dominican Republic	5 – 3	Nicaragua	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

11 August 1982	Cuba	10 – 0	Netherlands Antilles	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

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12 August 1982	Netherlands Antilles	1 – 3	Dominican Republic	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

12 August 1982	Panama	0 – 4	Venezuela	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

12 August 1982	Cuba	5 – 2	Nicaragua	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

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14 August 1982	Netherlands Antilles	2 – 0	Nicaragua	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

14 August 1982	Dominican Republic	2 – 1	Puerto Rico	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

14 August 1982	Venezuela	4 – 10	Cuba	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

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15 August 1982	Netherlands Antilles	2 – 3	Panama	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

15 August 1982	Dominican Republic	5 – 4	Venezuela	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

15 August 1982	Puerto Rico	3 – 2	Cuba	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

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16 August 1982	Nicaragua	4 – 2	Panama	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

16 August 1982	Venezuela	10 – 3	Puerto Rico	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

16 August 1982	Cuba	4 – 1	Dominican Republic	Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana

Statistical leaders

Batting Statistic Player Total Batting average Jesús Cartagena .524 Hits Jesús Cartagena 11 Runs Henry Valbuena 6 Antonio Muñoz Home runs Pedro Rodríguez 2 Rubén Machado Apolinar Cruz Stolen bases Orlando Guerrero 5

Pitching Statistic Name Total Wins 5 tied with [a] 2 Losses Evelio Ovalles 3 Innings pitched Orlando Torres 16.0 Mariano Quiñones Earned runs allowed Lázaro de la Torre 0.00 Strikeouts Roger López 13

Notes

1. Orlando Torres, Braudilio Vinent, Lázaro de la Torre, Mariano Quiñones. Jony Olivo

References

1. Montesinos, Enrique. "Los juegos regionales más antiguos: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (PDF) (in Spanish). Organización Deportiva Centroamericana y del Caribe. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
2. Instituto Nacional de Deportes, Educación Física y Recreación (1983). "XIV Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe – Memoria" (PDF). Centro Caribe Sports (in Spanish). p. 187. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
3. Guerrero, Mario Emilio (16 June 2018). "La medalla de oro de 1982 en béisbol". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2025.