Baseball at the 1967 Pan American Games
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| Baseball at the 1967 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||
| Competitors | 5 teams | ||||||
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«1963 1971» | |||||||
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.
Round-robin phase
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]
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Ref. | Standings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Format: best of three
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Ref. | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
