Baseball at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games

Baseball
at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games
Baseball ; at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games
Venue	Sabina Park
Dates	13 – 23 August 1962
Nations	6
Teams	6
Medalists
	Dominican Republic
	Mexico
	Puerto Rico
	← 1959 1966 →

Baseball was contested at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games in Kingston, Jamaica from 13 to 22 August 1962. All of the games were played at Sabina Park.^[1]

The tournament was contested by six national teams in a round robin format. Dominican Republic finished first with a 4–1 record, winning the gold medal. Mexico finished second with a 3–2 record, winning the silver medal; and Puerto Rico, also with a 3–2 record but having lost their match against Mexico, were awarded the bronze medal.^[2]

Participating nations

A total of six countries participated. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. Hosts Jamaica did not field a baseball team.^[3]

Colombia (18)
Cuba (24)
Dominican Republic (21)
Mexico (18)
Puerto Rico (18)
Venezuela (21)

Venue

Kingston, Jamaica	Sabina Park
Sabina Park

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's baseball	Dominican Republic (DOM) Edmundo Borromé Nazario Cruz José Díaz José Donastorg Mario García Juan García Tomás Liriano Eddy McKelly Ramón Olakling Nelson Pérez Demetrio Reyes Pedro Reynoso Jaime Sención Tomás Silverio Gilberto Soriano Marcos Soto Rafael Suazo Víctor Zapata	Mexico (MEX) Arnoldo Armenta Santiago Beltrán Arturo Casillas Luis Esma Luis García Enrique Gastélum Antonio León Elías Mier Arturo Navarro Ernesto Palma José Parcero Rafael Rodríguez Reynaldo Rodríguez Miguel Tapia Santiago Vázquez Miguel Vega Magdaleno Villanueva	Puerto Rico (PUR) Víctor Acevedo Roberto Avilés Iván Carradero Pedro Correa José Cotto Irmo Figueroa José Geigel Emetrio Isaac Ramón Jusino Julio Lassaus Ángel López José Marrero Pedro Meléndez Ramón Ortiz José Pacheco José Santana Ángel Ramos

Round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB
1	Dominican Republic	5	4	1	26	17	+9	.800	—
2	Mexico	5	3	2	12	16	−4	.600	1
3	Puerto Rico	5	3	2	28	11	+17	.600	1
4	Cuba	5	2	3	22	11	+11	.400	2
5	Venezuela	5	2	3	14	24	−10	.400	2
6	Colombia	5	1	4	7	30	−23	.200	3

Source: Centro Caribe Sports

References

^ Organizing Committee of the IX Central American and Caribbean Games. "Memorial Oficial del Comité Organizador de los IX Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (PDF). centrocaribesports.org (in Spanish). p. 73. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ Montesinos, Enrique. "Los juegos regionales más antiguos: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (PDF) (in Spanish). Organización Deportiva Centroamericana y del Caribe. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
^ Organizing Committee of the IX Central American and Caribbean Games, p. 43

[centrocaribe-1] Organizing Committee of the IX Central American and Caribbean Games. "Memorial Oficial del Comité Organizador de los IX Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (PDF). centrocaribesports.org (in Spanish). p. 73. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

[2] Montesinos, Enrique. "Los juegos regionales más antiguos: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (PDF) (in Spanish). Organización Deportiva Centroamericana y del Caribe. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

[3] Organizing Committee of the IX Central American and Caribbean Games, p. 43

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