1992 Olympics

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The Baseball Competition at the 1992 Olympics was held in Barcelona, Spain. The competition was held from July 26 to August 5 at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium and Viladecans Baseball Stadium. The competition was won by Cuba.

[edit] Competing Nations

Further information: 1992 Olympics (Qualification) and 1992 Olympics (Rosters)

Nation	Qualification Slot	Notes
Chinese Taipei	Runner-up at the 1991 Asia Baseball Championship
Cuba	Winner of the 1990 Baseball World Cup
Dominican Republic	Winner of a competition between the runner-up of the 1991 European Baseball Championship (the Netherlands) and third place nation at the 1991 Pan American Games	Placed fourth at the 1991 Pan American Games, but moved up a slot due to the winner, Cuba, having already secured a berth as winner of the 1990 Baseball World Cup
Italy	Winner at the 1991 European Baseball Championship
Japan	Winner at the 1991 Asia Baseball Championship
Puerto Rico	Winner at the 1991 Pan American Games	Placed second in the 1991 Pan American Games, but moved up a slot due to the winner, Cuba, having already secured a berth as winner of the 1990 Baseball World Cup
Spain	Automatic qualifier as host nation of the Olympics
United States	Runner-up at the 1991 Pan American Games	Placed third in the 1991 Pan American Games, but moved up a slot due to the winner, Cuba, having already secured a berth as winner of the 1990 Baseball World Cup

[edit] Competition Format and Rules

The Olympic baseball tournament consists of an one-game round-robin preliminary round. The top four teams advance to the medals round. The first medal round consists of two single game semifinals between the first and fourth place teams and the second and third place teams. The semifinal losers then play a bronze medal game, with the winner earning the medal and the loser receiving 4th place. The semifinal winners play in the final, which awards the winner a gold medal and the loser a silver medal.

Rosters are limited to 24 players per team. Aluminum bats are allowed. There is also a mercy rule that is invoked if a team is winning by 10 or more runs after 7 innings (or 6 1/2 innings if the home team is leading).

[edit] Final Ranking

Rank	Nation
Gold	Cuba
Silver	Chinese Taipei
Bronze	Japan
4th	United States
5th	Puerto Rico
6th	Dominican Republic
7th	Italy
8th	Spain

[edit] Preliminary Round Results

Further Information: 1992 Olympics (Preliminary Round Results)

[edit] July 26

3:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	8	0
Chinese Taipei	1	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	x	8	12	0

3:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Cuba	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	2	x	8	14	0

9:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
United States	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0
Spain	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2

9:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Japan	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	3	0	9	11	1
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

[edit] July 27

3:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
United States	0	3	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	10	14	1
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	4	0	1	4	0	0	9	9	1

3:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	5	8	4
Puerto Rico	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	x	7	10	1

9:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	-	1	3	1
Japan	2	4	0	2	0	4	x	-	-	12	11	0

9:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	8	-	18	20	0
Italy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	8	2

[edit] July 28

3:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	5	2	2	1	0	x	10	13	0

3:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	5	4
United States	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	5	-	10	15	1

9:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

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

9:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Spain	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	4
Dominican Republic	0	4	1	0	1	3	0	2	x	11	13	3

[edit] July 29

3:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Japan	1	1	4	1	1	5	4	-	-	17	18	0
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	3	2

3:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Puerto Rico	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	x	2	7	0

9:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
United States	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	9	5
Cuba	0	0	4	2	0	3	0	0	x	9	13	4

9:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	2	0
Chinese Taipei	7	3	4	6	0	0	x	-	-	20	19	1

[edit] July 31

3:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Italy	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	-	3	6	0
Japan	4	0	1	5	0	2	0	1	-	13	11	0

3:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	4	0	0	1	1	3	2	-	-	11	13	0
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	6	0

9:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	6	0	6	0	6	0	-	-	18	16	1
Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	2	5

9:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	15	3
United States	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	x	8	9	1

[edit] August 1

3:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	4	10	3
Cuba	4	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	x	9	15	2

3:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	7	1
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

9:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Spain	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	-	-	4	8	3
Italy	1	2	2	2	5	1	1	-	-	14	14	0

9:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	2	3
United States	0	3	0	1	4	1	1	-	-	10	11	1

[edit] August 2

3:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	7	13	4
Italy	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	10	2

3:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	6	12	3
Spain	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	7	10	1

9:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Japan	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	7	14	0
United States	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0

9:00 PM at Viladecans Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	1
Cuba	0	3	0	0	3	0	2	0	x	8	13	2

[edit] Preliminary Round Standings

Nation	G	W	L	Pct	RS	RA
Cuba	7	7	0	1.000	78	14
Japan	7	5	2	0.714	60	15
Chinese Taipei	7	5	2	0.714	61	21
United States	7	5	2	0.714	49	28
Puerto Rico	7	2	5	0.286	22	48
Dominican Republic	7	2	5	0.286	23	60
Italy	7	1	6	0.143	25	62
Spain	7	1	6	0.143	15	85

• Japan, Chinese Taipei, and the United States were tied at 5 - 2 after the end of the preliminary round. All teams were also 1 - 1 in head-to-head matchups, the first tiebreaker. The second tiebreaker is fewest runs allowed per nine innings. Japan was ranked second, by allowing 0.11 runs per nine innings with Chinese Taipei (0.37), and the United States (0.59) ranked third and fourth respectively.

[edit] Final Round Results

Further Information: 1992 Olympics (Final Round Results)

[edit] Semifinals

August 4, 3:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
United States	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	1
Cuba	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	x	6	11	1

August 4, 9:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	5	9	0
Japan	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0

[edit] Bronze Medal Game

August 5, 3:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Japan	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	8	14	1
United States	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	2

[edit] Gold Medal Game

August 5, 9:00 PM at L'Hospitalet Baseball Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	2	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	2	11	18	2
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	3

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