Baseball at the 1967 Pan American Games

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.

Baseball at the 1967 Pan American Games
VenueWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Competitors5 teams
Medalists
Gold medal  United States
Silver medal  Cuba
Bronze medal  Puerto Rico
«1963
1971»

Game results

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
DateWinnerScoreLoserRef.Standings
July 24Mexico3–1Canada[2]CUB (1–0), MEX (1–0), PUR (0–0), USA (0–1), CAN (0–1)
Cuba4–3United States
July 25Canada3–2†Puerto Rico[3]CUB (1–0), PUR (1–0), MEX (1–1), USA (1–1), CAN (0–2)
United States4–1Mexico
July 26Cuba4–1Mexico[4]CUB (2–0), USA (2–1), PUR (1–1), MEX (1–2), CAN (0–2)
United States8–3Puerto Rico
July 27United States14–10Canada[5]CUB (3–0), USA (3–1), PUR (1–2), MEX (1–2), CAN (0–3)
Cuba3–0Puerto Rico
July 28Cuba6–4Canada[6]CUB (4–0), USA (3–1), PUR (2–2), MEX (1–3), CAN (0–4)
Puerto Rico9–5Mexico
July 29Cuba9–2United States[7]CUB (5–0), USA (3–2), PUR (2–2), MEX (2–3), CAN (0–5)
Mexico7–3Canada
July 30Puerto Rico5–2Canada[8]CUB (5–0), USA (4–2), PUR (3–2), MEX (2–4), CAN (0–6)
United States6–3Mexico
July 31Cuba6–5 (10)Mexico[9]CUB (6–0), USA (5–2), PUR (3–3), MEX (2–5), CAN (0–6)
United States7–3Puerto Rico
August 1United States14–2Canada[10]CUB (7–0), USA (6–2), PUR (3–4), MEX (2–5), CAN (0–7)
Cuba6–5Puerto Rico
August 2Canada10–9‡Cuba[11]CUB (7–1), USA (6–2), PUR (4–4), MEX (2–6), CAN (1–7)
Puerto Rico7–6Mexico

† 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

Format: best of three

DateWinnerScoreLoserRef.Series
August 3United States8–3Cuba[14]USA (1–0), CUB (0–1)
August 4Cuba7–5United States[15]USA (1–1), CUB (1–1)
August 5United States2–1Cuba[16]USA (2–1), CUB (1–2)

Medal summary

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States1001
2 Cuba0101
3 Puerto Rico0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's  United States
 Cuba
  • Manuel Alarcón
  • Rigoberto Betancourt
  • Pedro Chávez
  • Miguel Cuevas
  • Antonio Gonzalez
  • Urbano Gonzalez
  • Ramon Hechevarria
  • Félix Isasi
  • Antonio Jiménez
  • Fermín Laffita
  • Ricardo Lazo
  • Elpidio Mancebo
  • Lazaro Perez
  • Gaspar Pérez
  • Felix Rosa
  • Felipe Sarduy
  • Alfredo Street
  • Jesus Torriente
  • Roberto Valdes
  Puerto Rico
  • Javier Andino
  • Anibal Baerga
  • Jose Baez
  • Luis Camacho
  • Angel Davila
  • Heriberto Feliciano
  • Samuel Garcia
  • Julio Maysonet
  • Luis Medina
  • Francisco Mercado
  • Ramon Nieves
  • Ramon Ortiz
  • Pedro Pacheco
  • Milton Ramirez
  • Jose Ramos
  • Carlos Rodriguez
  • Antonio Rodriguez
  • Raul Vives

Sources
  • Olderr, Steven (2003). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786443369.

References
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  2. "Pan-Am Scores". The Sun Times. Owen Sound, Ontario. CP. July 25, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
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  7. "U.S. Swimmers Shatter Records". Los Angeles Times. AP. July 30, 1967. p. 2-D. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
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  10. "Pan-Am Games Results". Vancouver Sun. August 2, 1967. p. 24. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  11. "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.
  12. "Stead Suspended From Pan-Ams, Found Ineligible". The Expositor. Brantford, Ontario. July 27, 1967. p. 9. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  13. "1967 Canadian Pan Am Games Team". mbhof.ca. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  14. Griffin, John G. (August 4, 1967). "U.S. Upsets Cuba in Baseball". Shreveport Journal. UPI. p. 11. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
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