Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Demonstration sport
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
CityLos Angeles, California
DatesJuly 31 – August 7, 1984 (1984-07-31 – 1984-08-07)
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Japan
Runner-up United States
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Games played16

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.

Teams

Qualification

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Rosters

Preliminary round

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

White Division

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 30 2 +28 1.000 — Advance to knockout round
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 24 3 +21 .667 1
3  Italy 3 1 2 11 33 −22 .333 2
4  Dominican Republic 3 0 3 8 35 −27 .000 3
Source:
(H) Hosts
31 July
Game 1		 Italy  10–7  Dominican Republic Dodger Stadium
31 July
Game 2		 Chinese Taipei  1–2  United States Dodger Stadium
2 August
Game 5		 Dominican Republic  1–13  Chinese Taipei Dodger Stadium
2 August
Game 6		 United States  16–7  Italy Dodger Stadium
4 August
Game 9		 Dominican Republic  0–12  United States Dodger Stadium
4 August
Game 10		 Italy  3–10  Chinese Taipei Dodger Stadium

Blue Division

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 25 7 +18 .667 — Advance to knockout round
2  South Korea 3 2 1 10 9 +1 .667 —
3  Nicaragua 3 1 2 11 29 −18 .333 1
4  Canada 3 1 2 10 11 −1 .333 1
Source:
1 August
Game 3		 Canada  3–4 (F/12)  Nicaragua Dodger Stadium
1 August
Game 4		 Japan  2–0  South Korea Dodger Stadium
3 August
Game 7		 South Korea  3–1  Canada Dodger Stadium
3 August
Game 8		 Nicaragua  1–19  Japan Dodger Stadium
5 August
Game 11		 Canada  6–4  Japan Dodger Stadium
5 August
Game 12		 Nicaragua  6–7  South Korea Dodger Stadium

Knockout round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 6 August – Dodger Stadium (F/10)
 
 
  Chinese Taipei 1
 
 7 August – Dodger Stadium
 
  Japan 2
 
  Japan 6
 
 6 August – Dodger Stadium
 
  United States 3
 
  South Korea 2
 
 
  United States 5
 
Third place
 
 
 7 August – Dodger Stadium (F/14)
 
 
  Chinese Taipei 3
 
 
  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  1–2 (F/10)  Japan Dodger Stadium
6 August
Game 14		 South Korea  2–5  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  3–0 (F/14)  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  6–3  United States Dodger Stadium

References

  • Cava, Pete (Summer 1992). "Baseball in the Olympics". Citius, Altius, Fortius. 1 (1): 7–15.
  • Official Report Archived 29 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles, 1984.
  • 1984 Los Angeles Dodgers Media Guide
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