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Baseball has not traditionally been played at the Southeast Asian Games, but a baseball tournament was held at the 2005 and 2007 games, then again in 2011 and 2019.
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Baseball has not traditionally been played at the Southeast Asian Games, but a baseball tournament was held at the 2005 and 2007 games, then again in 2011 and 2019.
| Year | Hosts | Gold Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2005 Details |  Manila |  Philippines | 11–0 |  Thailand |  Indonesia | 3–2 |  Myanmar |
| 2007 Details |  Pathum Thani | Thailand | no playoffs | Philippines | Indonesia | no playoffs | Myanmar |
| 2011 Details |  Palembang | Philippines | 2–0 | Indonesia | Thailand | 12–4 |  Vietnam |
| 2019 Details | Mabalacat | Philippines | 15–2 | Thailand | Indonesia | 10–4 |  Singapore |
As of 2011
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Thailand | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Team | 2005 | 2007 | 2011 | 2019 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cambodia | 6th | 5th | 2 | ||
 Indonesia | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4 |
 Malaysia | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3 | |
 Myanmar | 4th | 4th | 2 | ||
 Philippines | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4 |
 Singapore | 4th | 1 | |||
 Thailand | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 4 |
 Vietnam | 4th | 1 | |||
| Number of teams | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
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