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Baseball at the 1955 Pan American Games

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Baseball at the 1955 Pan American Games
VenueParque Deportivo del Seguro Social
Dates13 – 24 March
Competitors5 teams
Medalists
Gold medal 
Silver medal 
Bronze medal 
«1951
1959»

Baseball at the 1955 Pan American Games was contested between five national teams representing the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, United States, and Venezuela in the second edition of the Pan American Games, held in Mexico City. The tournament was played from 13 to 24 March in the Parque Deportivo del Seguro Social.[1]

Dominican Republic finished first with a 6–2 record, winning the gold medal. United States finished second with a 5–3 record, winning the gold medal. Venezuela and Mexico both finished third with a 4–4 record and had to play a tiebreaker game, where the Venezuelan team defeated Mexico 8–2 to claim the bronze medal.

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Dominican Republic1001
2 United States0101
3 Venezuela0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's  Dominican Republic
  • Rafael Quezada
  • Manuel Valdespino
  • Domingo Vargas
  • Miguel Marcelino
  • Pedro Pablo Tineo
  • Carlos Dore
  • Fabio Fiallo
  • Manuel Infante
  • Felipe Rojas Alou
  • José A. Capellán
  • Julián Javier
  • Roy Donald
  • Atilano Domínguez
  • Teodoro Rodríguez
  • Rafael Andújar
  • Wilfredo Echevarría
  • Luis Henríquez
 United States
  • Paul Ebert
  • Arlan Barber
  • Bill Lore
  • Bob Jingling
  • Carl Thomas
  • Jerry Schoonmaker
  • James Temp
  • Don Lukaszewski
  • Vince Magi
  • Lamont Geiger
  • Raymond Hyde
  • Kenneth DeCarlo
  • John Garten
  • William Cary
  • Jerry Cloutier
  • Bob Schnorbus
  • Louis Scarborough
 Venezuela
  • Francisco Cirimeli
  • Antonio Martínez
  • Manuel Fernández
  • Jaime Barroso
  • José Matos
  • Eladio Reverón
  • Rubén Millán
  • Jorge Aquiles Gómez
  • Argenis Gil
  • Pedro Gómez
  • Elio Chacón
  • José Garrido
  • Emiro Alvarez
  • Carlos Loreto
  • Julio Pirela
  • Luis Angel González
  • Francisco López
  • Andrés Quintero

Results

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB  DOM  USA  VEN  MEX  ANT  DOM  USA  VEN  MEX  ANT
1  Dominican Republic 8 6 2 71 53 +18 .750 5–6 4–3 8–7 15–6 10–7 10–8 6–8 13–8
2  United States 8 5 3 77 51 +26 .625 1 6–5 2–8 5–1 12–7 7–10 13–2 5–12 27–6
3  Venezuela 8 4 4 64 44 +20 .500[a] 2 3–4 8–2 3–5 19–3 8–10 2–13 11–4 10–3
4  Mexico (H) 8 4 4 51 52 −1 .500[a] 2 7–8 1–5 5–3 7–3 8–6 12–5 4–11 7–11
5  Netherlands Antilles 8 1 7 47 110 −63 .125 5 6–15 7–12 3–19 3–7 8–13 6–27 3–10 11–7
Source: Panam Sports
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Venezuela defeated Mexico 8–2 in a tiebreaker game to determine the bronze medal winner.

Statistical leaders

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References

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  1. ^ "México II Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Panam Sports. p. 277–278. Retrieved 26 August 2024.