Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on two separate diamonds within the Helliniko Olympic Complex, from August 15 to August 25. This was a male-only event.

The competition consisted of a preliminary round with each team playing all the other teams once, for a total of seven games. The top four teams at the end of this round advanced to the medals round. The medals round consisted of two semifinal games with the winners advancing to the gold medal game. The losing teams of the semifinals would play in the bronze medal game.

Contents

1 Team squads

2 Baseball medal table by country

3 Final ranking

4 Preliminary round standings

5 Results

5.1 Preliminary round

5.1.1 August 15
5.1.2 August 16
5.1.3 August 17
5.1.4 August 18
5.1.5 August 20
5.1.6 August 21
5.1.7 August 22

5.2 Semifinals
5.3 Bronze medal match
5.4 Final

Team squads

Country	Qualification criteria	Appearance
Australia	Winner of Oceania Champion vs Africa Champion (South Africa)	3rd
Canada	Second place at Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Panama	1st
Chinese Taipei	Second place at Asian Championship	2nd
Cuba	First place at Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Panama	4th
Greece	Automatic as host nation of the Olympics	1st
Italy	First place at European Olympic Qualification Tournament	4th
Japan	First place at Asian Championship	4th
Netherlands	Second place at European Olympic Qualification Tournament	3rd

See Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (team squads) for details.

Baseball medal table by country

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Cuba Danny Betancourt Luis Borroto Frederich Cepeda Yorelvis Charles Michel Enríquez Norberto González Yulieski Gourriel Pedro Luis Lazo Roger Machado Jonder Martínez Danny Miranda Frank Montieth Vicyohandri Odelin Adiel Palma Eduardo Paret Ariel Pestano Alexei Ramírez Eriel Sánchez Antonio Scull Carlos Tabares Yoandri Urgelles Osmani Urrutia Manuel Vega Norge Luis Vera Manager: Higinio Vélez Coaches: Carlos Cepero Pedro Pérez José Elosegui Francisco Escaurrido	Australia Craig Anderson Thomas Brice Adrian Burnside Gavin Fingleson Paul Gonzalez Nick Kimpton Brendan Kingman Craig Lewis Graeme Lloyd David Nilsson Trent Oeltjen Wayne Ough Chris Oxspring Brett Roneberg Ryan Rowland Smith John Stephens Phil Stockman Brett Tamburrino Richard Thompson Andrew Utting Ben Wigmore Glenn Williams Jeff Williams Rodney van Buizen Manager: Jon Deeble Coaches: Tony Harris Paul Elliott Philip Dale	Missing image Japan_flag_large.png Japan Japan Ryoji Aikawa Yuya Ando Atsushi Fujimoto Kosuke Fukudome Hirotoshi Ishii Hisashi Iwakuma Hitoki Iwase Kenji Jojima Makoto Kaneko Takuya Kimura Masahide Kobayashi Hiroki Kuroda Daisuke Matsuzaka Daisuke Miura Shinya Miyamoto Arihito Muramatsu Norihiro Nakamura Michihiro Ogasawara Naoyuki Shimizu Yoshinobu Takahashi Yoshitomo Tani Koji Uehara Kazuhiro Wada Tsuyoshi Wada Manager: Kiyoshi Nakahata Coaches: Yutaka Ono Yutaka Takagi

Final ranking

Cuba
Australia
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Japan
Canada
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Chinese Taipei
Netherlands
Greece
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Italy

Preliminary round standings

	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	Pct
Missing image Japan_flag_large.png Japan	7	6	1	49	20	.857
Cuba	7	6	1	41	12	.857
Canada	7	5	2	39	17	.714
Australia	7	4	3	49	30	.571
Missing image Chinese_Taipei_Olympic_Flag.png Chinese Taipei	7	3	4	24	28	.429
Netherlands	7	2	5	29	55	.285
Greece	7	1	6	24	49	.143
Missing image Italy_flag_large.png Italy	7	1	6	19	58	.143

The top four teams (Japan, Cuba, Canada and Australia) advanced to the semifinals. To determine the seed ranking of teams tied in the standings, the result of the two teams' game against each other was used. Japan therefore received first place due to the win over Cuba. In the semi-finals, Japan (#1) played Australia (#4) and Cuba (#2) played Canada (#3). The higher ranked team in each game was the home team.

Results

Preliminary round

August 15

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 15 10:30 to 13:03 at Field 2
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	3
Cuba	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	x	4	10	1
W: Adiel Palma (1-0) L: Craig Anderson (0-1) S: Jonder Martinez (1S)
Home Run
CUB: M.Enriquez in 1st, 1 RBI; O.Urrutia in 6th, 1 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 15 11:30 to 13:45 at Field 1
Missing image Japan_flag_large.png Japan	2	0	3	1	1	4	1	-	-	12	13	0
Missing image Italy_flag_large.png Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	4	0
Game ended by Run Difference Rule (after 7 innings, lead is by 10 runs or more)
W: Koji Uehara (1-0) L: Anthony Massimino (0-1)
Home Run
JPN: N.Nakamura in 3rd, 2 RBI; K.Fukudome in 4th, 1 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 15 18:30 to 21:04 at Field 2
Missing image Chinese_Taipei_Olympic_Flag.png Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4
Canada	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	2	x	7	9	1
W: Mike Johnson (1-0) L: Chang Chih-Chia (0-1)
Home Run
none

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 15 19:30 to 22:02 at Field 1
Netherlands	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	5	11	13	1
Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
W: Calvin Maduro (1-0) L: Clinton Zavaras (0-1);
Home Run
NED:Y. de Caster in 4th, 3 RBI; R.Balentien in 9th, 2 RBI

August 16

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 16 10:30 to 12:55 at Field 2
Missing image Chinese_Taipei_Olympic_Flag.png Chinese Taipei	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	2
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
W: Wang Chien-Ming (1-0) L: John Stephens (0-1) S: Tsao Chin-Hui (1S)
Home Run
none

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 16 11:30 to 14:15 at Field 1
Missing image Italy_flag_large.png Italy	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	4
Canada	2	7	1	1	0	0	5	0	x	9	6	0
W: Jason Dickson (1-0) L: David Rollandini (0-1)
Home Run
CAN: P.L.Laforest in 2nd, 3 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 16 18:30 to 21:58 at Field 2
Netherlands	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1
Missing image Japan_flag_large.png Japan	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	x	8	11	1
W: Hiroki Kuroda (1-0) L: Diego Markwell (0-1)
Home Run
JPN: A.Fujimoto in 8th, 2 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 16 19:30 to 21:51 at Field 1
Greece	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	3	1
Cuba	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	x	5	10	1
W: Norge Luis Vera (1-0) L: Jared Theodorakos (0-1); S: Pedro Luis LAZO (1S)
Home Run
CUB: F.Cepeda in 2nd, 1 RBI; M.Enriquez in 6th, 1 RBI; A.Pestano in 7th, 2 RBI;

August 17

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 17 10:30 to 12:47 at Field 2
Canada	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	7	11	0
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
W:Shawn Hill (1-0) L: Patrick Beljaards (0-1)
Home Run
CAN 3 - P.Orr in 2nd, 3 RBI; P.L.Laforest in 3rd, 1 RBI; R.Clapp in 4th, 1 RBI;

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 17 11:30 to 14:04 at Field 1
Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	1
Missing image Chinese_Taipei_Olympic_Flag.png Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	x	7	9	0
W: Pan Wei-Lun (1-0) L: Peter Soteropoulos (0-1)
Home Run
GRE: C.A.Harris in 7th, 1 RBI TPE: Chen C.Y. in 3rd, 1 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 17 18:30 to 20:55 at Field 2
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	6	12	0
Missing image Italy_flag_large.png Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
W: Chris Oxspring (1-0) L: Michael Marchesano (0-1)
Home Run
none

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 17 19:30 to 22:47 at Field 1
Missing image Japan_flag_large.png Japan	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	6	12	2
Cuba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	2
W: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0) L: Vicyohandri Odelin (0-1); S: Hirotoshi Ishii(1S)
Home Run
JPN: K.Jojima in 4th, 1 RBI; N.Nakamura in 4th, 1 RBI; K.Wada in 2nd, 2 RBI;

August 18

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 18 10:30 to 13:25 at Field 2
Missing image Italy_flag_large.png Italy	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4	8	1
Netherlands	2	0	1	0	0	3	2	2	x	10	14	1
W:Peter Nyari (1-0) L: Yang Chien-Fu (0-1)
Home Run
ITA: J.Ramos Gizzi in 4th, 1 RBI NED: S.Adriana in 3rd, 1 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 18 11:30 to 14:49 at Field 1
Australia	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	3	0	9	15	1
Missing image Japan_flag_large.png Japan	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	9	1
W: Ryan Rowland Smith (1-0) L: Daisuke Miura (0-1) S: Jeff Williams(1S)
Home Run
AUS: D.Nilsson in 8th, 1 RBI JPN: K.Fukudome in 5th, 3 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 18 18:30 to 21:05 at Field 2
Canada	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	0
Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
W: Paul Spoljaric (1-0) L: Meleti Ross Melehes (0-1) S:Aaron Myette
Home Run
none

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 18 19:30 to 22:44 at Field 1
Cuba	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	2	10	15	1
Missing image Chinese_Taipei_Olympic_Flag.png Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	1
W: Luis Borroto (1-0) L: Tu Chang-Wei (0-1)　S: Danny Betancourt(1S)
Home Run
CUB:E.Sanchez in 2nd, 1 RBI;

August 20

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 20 10:30 to 13:19 at Field 2
Missing image Italy_flag_large.png Italy	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	7	0
Missing image Chinese_Taipei_Olympic_Flag.png Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	8	0
W:Peter Nyari (1-0) L: Yang Chien-Fu (0-1)
Home Run
ITA: M.Chiarini in 4th, 1 RBI; J.Buccheri in 6th, 1 RBI; C.Liverziani in 9th, 2 RBI TPE: Peng C.M. in 7th, 1 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 20 11:30 to 14:04 at Field 1
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
Missing image Japan_flag_large.png Japan	2	1	1	3	1	0	0	1	x	9	11	0
W: Tsuyoshi Wada (1-0) L: Mike Johnson (1-1)
Home Run
JPN: Y.Takahashi in 1st, 2 RBI; Y.Tani in 2nd, 1 RBI; K.Wada in 4th, 2 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 20 18:30 to 21:20 at Field 2
Greece	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	14	0
Australia	0	0	3	0	0	2	5	1	-	11	10	0
W: Ryan Rowland Smith (2-0) L: Sean Spencer (0-1)
Home Run
GRE: P.Maestrales in 2nd, 1 RBI; J.Kavourias in 8th, 1 RBI; AUS: B.Roneberg in 3rd; P.Gonzalez in 3rd, 2 RBI; G.Roneberg in 6th, 1 RBI; 1 RBI; B.Kingman in 7th, 3 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 20 19:30 to 22:05 at Field 1
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	0
Cuba	0	0	5	0	4	0	0	0	x	9	12	0
W: Adiel Palma (1-0) L: Eelco Jansen (0-1)
Home Run
NED: E.J. 'T Hoen in 8th, 1 RBI; Y. de Casterin 9th, 1 RBI;

August 21

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
August 21 10:30 to 13:33 at Field 2
Missing image Chinese_Taipei_Olympic_Flag.png Chinese Taipei	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	10	1
Missing image Japan_flag_large.png Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1x	4	10	0
W:Hiroki Kuroda (2-0) L: Tsao Chin-Hui (0-1-1)
Home Run
TPE: Chen C.F. in 3rd, 3 RBI JPN: Y.Takahashi in 7th, 2 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 21 11:30 to 14:28 at Field 1
Cuba	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	10	0
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	1
W: Norberto Gonzalez (1-0) L: Jason Dickson (1-1) S: Pedro Luis Lazo (2S)
Home Run
CUB:A.Scull in 2nd, 2 RBI;

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 21 18:30 to 20:44 at Field 2
Australia	9	5	5	1	0	2	0	-	-	22	17	2
Netherlands	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	2	4	1
Game ended by Run Difference Rule (after 7 innings, lead is by 10 runs or more)
W: Craig Lewis (1-0) L: Calvin Maduro (0-2)
Home Run
AUS: B.Roneberg in 1st, 2 RBI; R.van Buizen in 3rd, 4 RBI; G.Fingleson in 2nd, 3 RBI; G.Williams in 6th, 2 RBI NED :Y.de Caster in 2nd, 1 RBI; R.Millard in 5th, 1 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 21 19:30 to 22:38 at Field 1
Greece	0	0	0	2	2	2	4	0	2	11	14	3
Missing image Italy_flag_large.png Italy	0	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	7	14	1
W: Panagiotis Sikaras (1-0) L: W.E Lucena (0-1)
Home Run
GRE: C.Bellinger in 6th, 1 RBI; N.Markakis in 7th, 3 RBI; C.A.Harris in 9th, 1 RBI ITA: J.Ramos Gizzi in 2nd, 1 RBI

August 22

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 22 10:30 to 13:10 at Field 2
Missing image Chinese_Taipei_Olympic_Flag.png Chinese Taipei	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	5	9	1
Netherlands	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6
W: Pan Wei-Lun (1-0) L: Patrick de Lange (1-1)
Home Run
NED: E.Kingsale in 4th, 1 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 22 11:30 to 14:29 at Field 1
Missing image Japan_flag_large.png Japan	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	6	13	0
Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	1
W: Naoyuki Shimizu (1-0) L: Meleti Ross Melehes (0-2)
Home Run
JPN : K.Fukudome in 7th, 2 RBI; Y.Takahashi in 7th, 2 RBI; GRE : E.D. Pappas in 7th, 1 RBI

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 22 18:30 to 20:39 at Field 2
Cuba	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	11	0
Missing image Italy_flag_large.png Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
W: Luis Borroto (2-0) L: Michael Marchesano (0-2)
Home Run
none

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 22 19:30 to 22:13 at Field 1
Canada	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	6	11	12	0
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
W: Phil Devey (1-0) L: Adrian Burnside (0-1)
Home Run
CAN: J.Ware in 9th, 3 RBI; R.Radmanovich in 4th, 2 RBI

Semifinals

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 24 11:30 to 14:13 at Field 1
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	2
Missing image Japan_flag_large.png Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
W: Chris Oxspring (2-0) L: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-1) S: Jeff Williams (2S)
Home Run
none

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 24 19:30 to 23:03 at Field 1
Canada	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	9	1
Cuba	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	x	8	13	2
W: Danny Betancourt (1-0-1) L: Chris Begg (0-1)
Home Run
CAN : R.Radmanovich in 9th, 1 RBI

Bronze medal match

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 25 11:30 to 14:20 at Field 1
Missing image Japan_flag_large.png Japan	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	4	0	11	13	0
Canada	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
W: Tsuyoshi Wada (2-0) L: Mike Johnson (1-2)
Home Run
JPN : K.Jojima in 1st, 2 RBI CAN : J.Ware in 5th, 1 RBI

Final

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
August 25 20:00 to 23:14 at Field 1
Cuba	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	6	13	1
Australia	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	7	0
W: Adiel Palma (3-0) L: John Stephens (0-2) S: Danny Betancourt (1-0-2)
Home Run
CUB : F.Cepeda in 4th, 2 RBI AUS : P.Gonzalez in 5th, 1 RBI

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