Baseball at the 1967 Pan American Games
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Venue | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||
Competitors | 5 teams | ||||||
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Baseball at the 1967 Pan American Games was contested between teams representing Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States. The 1967 edition was the fifth Pan American Games, and was hosted by Winnipeg.
Game results
[edit]The competition consisted of an initial round-robin phase, with each team facing every other team twice.[1] Thus, each team played eight games in the round-robin phase. The top two teams then met in a best-of-three series to determine the champion.[1]
Round-robin phase
[edit]Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Ref. | Standings |
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July 24 | Mexico | 3–1 | Canada | [2] | CUB (1–0), MEX (1–0), PUR (0–0), USA (0–1), CAN (0–1) |
Cuba | 4–3 | United States | |||
July 25 | Canada | 3–2† | Puerto Rico | [3] | CUB (1–0), PUR (1–0), MEX (1–1), USA (1–1), CAN (0–2) |
United States | 4–1 | Mexico | |||
July 26 | Cuba | 4–1 | Mexico | [4] | CUB (2–0), USA (2–1), PUR (1–1), MEX (1–2), CAN (0–2) |
United States | 8–3 | Puerto Rico | |||
July 27 | United States | 14–10 | Canada | [5] | CUB (3–0), USA (3–1), PUR (1–2), MEX (1–2), CAN (0–3) |
Cuba | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | |||
July 28 | Cuba | 6–4 | Canada | [6] | CUB (4–0), USA (3–1), PUR (2–2), MEX (1–3), CAN (0–4) |
Puerto Rico | 9–5 | Mexico | |||
July 29 | Cuba | 9–2 | United States | [7] | CUB (5–0), USA (3–2), PUR (2–2), MEX (2–3), CAN (0–5) |
Mexico | 7–3 | Canada | |||
July 30 | Puerto Rico | 5–2 | Canada | [8] | CUB (5–0), USA (4–2), PUR (3–2), MEX (2–4), CAN (0–6) |
United States | 6–3 | Mexico | |||
July 31 | Cuba | 6–5 (10) | Mexico | [9] | CUB (6–0), USA (5–2), PUR (3–3), MEX (2–5), CAN (0–6) |
United States | 7–3 | Puerto Rico | |||
August 1 | United States | 14–2 | Canada | [10] | CUB (7–0), USA (6–2), PUR (3–4), MEX (2–5), CAN (0–7) |
Cuba | 6–5 | Puerto Rico | |||
August 2 | Canada | 10–9‡ | Cuba | [11] | CUB (7–1), USA (6–2), PUR (4–4), MEX (2–6), CAN (1–7) |
Puerto Rico | 7–6 | Mexico |
† Later ruled a forfeit win for Puerto Rico due to the Canadian team using former professional baseball players.[12]
‡ This was the first international loss for Cuba in 12 years.[13]
Championship series
[edit]Format: best of three
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Ref. | Series |
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August 3 | United States | 8–3 | Cuba | [14] | USA (1–0), CUB (0–1) |
August 4 | Cuba | 7–5 | United States | [15] | USA (1–1), CUB (1–1) |
August 5 | United States | 2–1 | Cuba | [16] | USA (2–1), CUB (1–2) |
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Medalists
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Sources
[edit]- Olderr, Steven (2003). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786443369.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bits and pieces from Pan-Ams". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. CP. August 3, 1967. p. 20. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pan-Am Scores". The Sun Times. Owen Sound, Ontario. CP. July 25, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pan-Am Games Results". Vancouver Sun. July 26, 1967. p. 21. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pan-Am Games Results". Vancouver Sun. July 27, 1967. p. 23. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "In Pan-Am Games". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. AP. July 28, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pan-Am Games Results". Vancouver Sun. July 29, 1967. p. 20. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.S. Swimmers Shatter Records". Los Angeles Times. AP. July 30, 1967. p. 2-D. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Canadian loses sixth straight baseball game". North Bay Nugget. North Bay, Ontario. CP. July 31, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pan-Am Games Results". Vancouver Sun. August 1, 1967. p. 19. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pan-Am Games Results". Vancouver Sun. August 2, 1967. p. 24. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Canada edges Cuba 10-9 in major baseball upset". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. CP. August 3, 1967. p. 27. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stead Suspended From Pan-Ams, Found Ineligible". The Expositor. Brantford, Ontario. July 27, 1967. p. 9. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "1967 Canadian Pan Am Games Team". mbhof.ca. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Griffin, John G. (August 4, 1967). "U.S. Upsets Cuba in Baseball". Shreveport Journal. UPI. p. 11. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pan-Am Games To End Today In Winnipeg". Elwood Call-Leader. Elwood, Indiana. UPI. August 5, 1967. p. 6. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.S Wins Baseball Title at Pan-Am". The Kansas City Star. AP. August 6, 1967. p. 4S. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.