1996 Olympics
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The Baseball Competition at the 1996 Olympics was held in Atlanta, Georgia. The competition was held from July 20 to August 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The competition was won by Cuba.
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[edit] Competing Nations
Further information: 1996 Olympics (Qualification) and 1996 Olympics (Rosters)
| Nation | Qualification |
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 Australia | Winner a playoff between the African Champion and Oceania Champion (South Africa) |
 Cuba | First place at the Pan American Games |
 Italy | Second place at European Championships |
 Japan | First place at Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament |
 Netherlands | First place at European Championships |
 Nicaragua | Second place at the Pan American Games |
 South Korea | Second place at Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament |
 United States | Automatic qualifier as host nation of the Olympics |
[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 |
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| Gold | Cuba
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| Silver | Japan
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| Bronze | United States
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| 4th | Nicaragua
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| 5th | Netherlands
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| 6th | Italy
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| 7th | Australia
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| 8th | South Korea
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[edit] Preliminary Round Results
Further Information: 1996 Olympics (Preliminary Round Results)
[edit] July 20
10:00 AM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
3:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | - | 19 | 20 | 2 |
| Australia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 12 | 5 |
8:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 4 |
[edit] July 21
3:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 | 6 | 1 |
8:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
[edit] July 22
10:00 AM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | 16 | 18 | 1 |
| Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 7 | 2 |
3:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 7 | 5 | 2 |
8:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | x | 7 | 10 | 3 |
[edit] July 23
10:00 AM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Cuba | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | x | - | - | 18 | 17 | 0 |
3:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
8:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
[edit] July 24
3:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 |
8:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 0 |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
[edit] July 25
10:00 AM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 5 | 1 |
3:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
| Australia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
8:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 1 |
[edit] July 27
10:00 AM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
3:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 11 | 7 |
| Cuba | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | x | - | - | 20 | 19 | 0 |
8:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| United States | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | x | - | - | 15 | 13 | 0 |
[edit] July 28
10:00 AM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| South Korea | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 11 | 16 | 1 |
3:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
8:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | 10 | 13 | 0 |
[edit] July 29
10:00 AM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
3:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| Cuba | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 8 | 12 | 1 |
8:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 19 | 0 |
[edit] July 30
10:00 AM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| United States | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 17 | 18 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 |
3:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Japan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 12 | 13 | 0 |
8:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| Cuba | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 8 | 12 | 1 |
[edit] Preliminary Round Standings
| Nation | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 97 | 49 |
| United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.857 | 81 | 27 |
| Japan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | 69 | 45 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | 44 | 30 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0.286 | 32 | 76 |
| Italy | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0.286 | 33 | 71 |
| Australia | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0.286 | 47 | 86 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0.143 | 40 | 59 |
- Japan was ranked higher than Nicaragua due to head-to-head record.
[edit] Final Round Results
Further Information: 1996 Olympics (Final Round Results)
[edit] Semifinals
August 1, 2:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Nicaragua | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | x | 8 | 14 | 2 |
August 1, 7:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Japan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
[edit] Bronze Medal Game
August 2, 2:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
[edit] Gold Medal Game
August 2, 7:00 PM at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | x | 13 | 14 | 0 |
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