Baseball at the 1951 Pan American Games
| Baseball at the 1951 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||
| Competitors | 8 teams | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Baseball at the 1951 Pan American Games was contested between eight national teams representing Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States, and Venezuela in the first edition of the Pan American Games held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Cuba won the gold medal after finshing the tournament in first place with a 6–1 record losing only to Venezuela. United States and Mexico finished tied with a 5–2 record, but the United States defeated Mexico during the round robin and was awarded the silver medal while the Mexican team was awarded the bronze medal.[1][2][3]
Medal summary
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Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | Cuba
Manager: Fabio de la Torre |
United States
Manager: Taylor Sanford |
Mexico
Manager: Chile Gómez |
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team represented the United States in the competition.[4][5]
Results
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB |  CUB
|
 USA
|
 MEX
|
 NCA
|
 VEN
|
 COL
|
 BRA
|
 ARG
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 15 | +53 | .857 | — | 8–1 | 3–0 | 6–5 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 25–3 | 18–0 | ||
| 2 | United States
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 85 | 37 | +48 | .714 | 1 | 1–8 | 9–3 | 8–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 23–4 | 29–3 | ||
| 3 | Mexico
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7 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 30 | +26 | .714 | 1 | 0–3 | 3–9 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 6–5 | 16–5 | 19–5 | ||
| 4 | Nicaragua
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7 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 32 | +20 | .571 | 2 | 5–6 | 9–8 | 2–4 | 8–6 | 4–5 | 10–1 | 14–2 | ||
| 5 | Venezuela
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7 | 4 | 3 | 76 | 30 | +46 | .571 | 2 | 4–3 | 5–8 | 1–8 | 6–8 | 7–2 | 22–1 | 31–0 | ||
| 6 | Colombia
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7 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 36 | +6 | .429 | 3 | 2–5 | 5–7 | 5–6 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 5–3 | 18–4 | ||
| 7 | Brazil
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7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 107 | −82 | .143 | 5 | 3–25 | 4–23 | 5–16 | 1–10 | 1–22 | 3–5 | 8–6 | ||
| 8 | Argentina (H)
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7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 137 | −117 | .000 | 6 | 0–18 | 3–29 | 5–19 | 2–14 | 0–31 | 4–18 | 6–8 |
Sources
[edit]- Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786443369. ISBN 9780786443369.
- Sports 123: Baseball at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-10-06)
References
[edit]- ^ "1st Pan American Games, Buenos Aires, Argentina" (PDF). Panam Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Buenos Aires 1951 Memoria" (PDF) (in Spanish). Panam Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Béisbol Panamericano: Breve historia de los elencos cubanos en citas continentales, 1951-1967". Baseball de Cuba (in Spanish). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Wake Forest Accepts Offers To Play In Argentina Test". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. AP. February 6, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Demon Deacons In Tie For Second Place". Rocky Mount Telegram. Rocky Mount, North Carolina. AP. March 7, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
