Baseball at the 1967 Pan American Games
# 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.

## Game results

The competition consisted of an initial round-robin phase, with each team facing every other team twice. 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.

### Round-robin phase

| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 24 | Mexico | 3–1 | Canada | CUB (1–0), MEX (1–0), PUR (0–0), USA (0–1), CAN (0–1) |
| July 24 | Cuba | 4–3 | United States | CUB (1–0), MEX (1–0), PUR (0–0), USA (0–1), CAN (0–1) |
| July 25 | Canada | 3–2† | Puerto Rico | CUB (1–0), PUR (1–0), MEX (1–1), USA (1–1), CAN (0–2) |
| July 25 | United States | 4–1 | Mexico | CUB (1–0), PUR (1–0), MEX (1–1), USA (1–1), CAN (0–2) |
| July 26 | Cuba | 4–1 | Mexico | CUB (2–0), USA (2–1), PUR (1–1), MEX (1–2), CAN (0–2) |
| July 26 | United States | 8–3 | Puerto Rico | CUB (2–0), USA (2–1), PUR (1–1), MEX (1–2), CAN (0–2) |
| July 27 | United States | 14–10 | Canada | CUB (3–0), USA (3–1), PUR (1–2), MEX (1–2), CAN (0–3) |
| July 27 | Cuba | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | CUB (3–0), USA (3–1), PUR (1–2), MEX (1–2), CAN (0–3) |
| July 28 | Cuba | 6–4 | Canada | CUB (4–0), USA (3–1), PUR (2–2), MEX (1–3), CAN (0–4) |
| July 28 | Puerto Rico | 9–5 | Mexico | CUB (4–0), USA (3–1), PUR (2–2), MEX (1–3), CAN (0–4) |
| July 29 | Cuba | 9–2 | United States | CUB (5–0), USA (3–2), PUR (2–2), MEX (2–3), CAN (0–5) |
| July 29 | Mexico | 7–3 | Canada | CUB (5–0), USA (3–2), PUR (2–2), MEX (2–3), CAN (0–5) |
| July 30 | Puerto Rico | 5–2 | Canada | CUB (5–0), USA (4–2), PUR (3–2), MEX (2–4), CAN (0–6) |
| July 30 | United States | 6–3 | Mexico | CUB (5–0), USA (4–2), PUR (3–2), MEX (2–4), CAN (0–6) |
| July 31 | Cuba | 6–5 (10) | Mexico | CUB (6–0), USA (5–2), PUR (3–3), MEX (2–5), CAN (0–6) |
| July 31 | United States | 7–3 | Puerto Rico | CUB (6–0), USA (5–2), PUR (3–3), MEX (2–5), CAN (0–6) |
| August 1 | United States | 14–2 | Canada | CUB (7–0), USA (6–2), PUR (3–4), MEX (2–5), CAN (0–7) |
| August 1 | Cuba | 6–5 | Puerto Rico | CUB (7–0), USA (6–2), PUR (3–4), MEX (2–5), CAN (0–7) |
| August 2 | Canada | 10–9‡ | Cuba | CUB (7–1), USA (6–2), PUR (4–4), MEX (2–6), CAN (1–7) |
| August 2 | Puerto Rico | 7–6 | Mexico | CUB (7–1), USA (6–2), PUR (4–4), MEX (2–6), CAN (1–7) |

† Later ruled a forfeit win for Puerto Rico due to the Canadian team using former professional baseball players.

‡ This was the first international loss for Cuba in 12 years.

### Championship series

Format: best of three

| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Series |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| August 3 | United States | 8–3 | Cuba | USA (1–0), CUB (0–1) |
| August 4 | Cuba | 7–5 | United States | USA (1–1), CUB (1–1) |
| August 5 | United States | 2–1 | Cuba | USA (2–1), CUB (1–2) |

## Medal summary

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |

### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's | United States Ray Blosse Daniel Carlson John Curtis Barry Debolt Dennis Lamb Jack Kraus Mike Lisetski Mark Marquess Tim Plodinec Joe Sadelfield Kenneth Smith Steve Sogge Jim Spencer Paul Splittorff Kenneth Szotkiewicz George Greer Taylor Toomey William Wright | 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.
