Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games
Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games was held between July 25 and August 2 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A total of nine teams competed: Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and the United States. The primary venue for this competition was CanWest Global Park, while Stonewall Quarry Park in Stonewall, Manitoba, was used as a secondary venue.[1][2]
Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games | |||||||
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Venue | Canwest Global Park (primary) Stonewall Quarry Park (secondary) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||
Dates | July 25 – August 2, 1999 | ||||||
Competitors | 9 teams | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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«1995 2003» |
Cuba entered the competition as the seven-time defending champions, having won each gold medal dating back to 1971. They successfully defended their title, with the United States finishing second. The 1999 games were the first time professional baseball players were allowed to participate in the Pan American Games, and the top two teams qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5]
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Medalists
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | Canada (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 1.000 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 | +9 | .750 | |
3 | Cuba | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | +1 | .500 | |
4 | Mexico | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .250 | |
5 | Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 39 | −32 | .000 |
July 25 14:00 |
Brazil | 4–16 | Canada | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
July 25 19:30 |
Cuba | 5–1 | Mexico | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
July 26 14:00 |
United States | 6–7 | Canada | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
July 26 18:00 |
Mexico | 10–0 | Brazil | Stonewall Quarry Park, Stonewall |
July 27 9:00 |
Mexico | 1–5 | United States | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
July 27 19:30 |
Cuba | 10–1 | Brazil | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
July 28 14:00 |
United States | 10–5 | Cuba | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
July 28 19:30 |
Canada | 3–1 | Mexico | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
July 29 14:00 |
Canada | 8–1 | Cuba | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
July 29 18:00 |
Brazil | 2–3 | United States | Stonewall Quarry Park, Stonewall |
Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | Nicaragua | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .667 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | .667 | |
3 | Panama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | .667 | |
4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | −17 | .000 |
July 25 9:00 |
Guatemala | 1–10 | Dominican Republic | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
July 26 19:30 |
Nicaragua | 1–6 | Panama | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
July 27 18:00 |
Dominican Republic | 8–5 | Panama | Stonewall Quarry Park, Stonewall |
July 28 18:00 |
Guatemala | 3–7 | Nicaragua | Stonewall Quarry Park, Stonewall |
July 29 9:00 |
Panama | 7–3 | Guatemala | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
July 29 19:30 |
Dominican Republic | 2–3 | Nicaragua | CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg |
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Match | ||||||||
July 31 – Winnipeg | ||||||||||
Panama | 2 | |||||||||
August 1 – Winnipeg | ||||||||||
United States | 5 | |||||||||
United States | 2 | |||||||||
July 31 – Stonewall | ||||||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
Mexico | 5 | |||||||||
August 2 – Winnipeg | ||||||||||
Nicaragua | 1 | |||||||||
United States | 1 | |||||||||
July 31 – Winnipeg | ||||||||||
Cuba | 5 | |||||||||
Guatemala | 2 | |||||||||
August 1 – Winnipeg | ||||||||||
Canada | 12 | |||||||||
Canada | 2 | |||||||||
July 31 – Winnipeg | ||||||||||
Cuba | 3 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
Cuba | 3 | |||||||||
August 2 – Winnipeg | ||||||||||
Dominican Republic | 1 | |||||||||
Canada | 9 | |||||||||
Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
References
- "Winnipeg 1999 Results book" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- Morgan, T. Kent (29 July 2019). "Remembering the 1999 Pan Am Games". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- "USA Baseball names Pan Am roster". MiLB.com. 9 September 2010.
- "Cuba defeats U.S. for Pan Am Games gold". Pocono Record. 3 August 1999. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- Bjarkman, Peter C. (2019). Fidel Castro and Baseball: The Untold Story. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 191. ISBN 9781538110317.
- Olderr, Steven (2003). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786443369.