Baseball at the 1955 Pan American Games
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{{Infobox Pan American Games event
| event = Baseball
| games = 1955
| image = Baseball pictogram.svg
| image_size = 80px
| caption =
| venue = Parque Deportivo del Seguro Social
| dates = 13 – 24 March
| competitors = 5 teams
| nations =
| gold = {{bb|DOM}}
| goldNOC =
| silver = {{bb|USA}}
| silverNOC =
| bronze = {{bb|VEN}}
| bronzeNOC =
| prev = 1951
| next = 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.{{cite web|title=México II Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos|url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1955-mexico-lq.pdf|publisher=Panam Sports|p=277–278|access-date=26 August 2024|language=es}}
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
=Medal table=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagPASO
| event = 1955
| team =
| gold_DOM = 1 | silver_DOM = 0 | bronze_DOM = 0
| gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 0
| gold_VEN = 0 | silver_VEN = 0 | bronze_VEN = 1
}}
=Medalists=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=1}} |
| style="vertical-align:top"
| Men's |{{FlagPASO|DOM|1955}} {{plainlist|
}} |{{FlagPASO|USA|1955}} {{plainlist|
}} |{{FlagPASO|VEN|1955}} {{plainlist|
}} |
Results
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL|for_against_style=runs|ranking_style=perc|show_GB=true|update=complete
|team_order=DOM, USA, VEN, MEX, ANT
|result1=W|result2=S|result3=B
|win_DOM=6|loss_DOM=2|gf_DOM=71|ga_DOM=53
|win_USA=5|loss_USA=3|gf_USA=77|ga_USA=51
|win_VEN=4|loss_VEN=4|gf_VEN=64|ga_VEN=44
|win_MEX=4|loss_MEX=4|gf_MEX=51|ga_MEX=52|status_MEX=H
|win_ANT=1|loss_ANT=7|gf_ANT=47|ga_ANT=110
|hth_VEN= Venezuela defeated Mexico 8–2 in a tiebreaker game to determine the bronze medal winner.
|hth_MEX= VEN
|name_DOM={{bb|DOM}}
|name_USA={{bb|USA|1912}}
|name_VEN={{bb|VEN|1954}}
|name_MEX={{bb|MEX|1934}}
|name_ANT={{bb|ANT}}
|col_W=gold|col_S=silver|col_B=#cc9965
|show_matches=y
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey|legs=2
|match1_ANT_DOM= 6–15
|match1_ANT_MEX= 3–7
|match1_ANT_USA= 7–12
|match1_ANT_VEN= 3–19
|match2_ANT_DOM= 8–13
|match2_ANT_MEX= 11–7
|match2_ANT_USA= 6–27
|match2_ANT_VEN= 3–10
|match1_DOM_ANT= 15–6
|match1_DOM_MEX= 8–7
|match1_DOM_USA= 5–6
|match1_DOM_VEN= 4–3
|match2_DOM_ANT= 13–8
|match2_DOM_MEX= 6–8
|match2_DOM_USA= 10–7
|match2_DOM_VEN= 10–8
|match1_MEX_ANT= 7–3
|match1_MEX_DOM= 7–8
|match1_MEX_USA= 1–5
|match1_MEX_VEN= 5–3
|match2_MEX_ANT= 7–11
|match2_MEX_DOM= 8–6
|match2_MEX_USA= 12–5
|match2_MEX_VEN= 4–11
|match1_USA_ANT= 12–7
|match1_USA_DOM= 6–5
|match1_USA_MEX= 5–1
|match1_USA_VEN= 2–8
|match2_USA_ANT= 27–6
|match2_USA_DOM= 7–10
|match2_USA_MEX= 5–12
|match2_USA_VEN= 13–2
|match1_VEN_ANT= 19–3
|match1_VEN_DOM= 3–4
|match1_VEN_MEX= 3–5
|match1_VEN_USA= 8–2
|match2_VEN_ANT= 10–3
|match2_VEN_DOM= 8–10
|match2_VEN_MEX= 11–4
|match2_VEN_USA= 2–13
|source = [https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1955-mexico-lq.pdf Panam Sports]
}}
Statistical leaders
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
=Batting=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders |
| scope="col" | Statistic
! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Total |
|---|
| scope="row" | Batting average
| {{bbicon|DOM}} Domingo Vargas || align=center | .471 |
| scope="row" | Hits
| {{bbicon|DOM}} Domingo Vargas || align=center | 16 |
| scope="row" | Runs
| {{bbicon|USA|1912}} Bob Jingling || align=center | 11 |
{{col-2}}
=Pitching=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders |
| scope="col" | Statistic
!scope="col" | Name !scope="col" | Total |
|---|
| scope="row"| Earned runs allowed
| {{bbicon|MEX|1934}} Alfonso Barranca || align=center | 1.62 |
| scope="row" rowspan=2 | Wins
| {{bbicon|MEX|1934}} Alfonso Barranca || rowspan=2 align=center | 2 |
| {{bbicon|MEX|1934}} Jacinto Cárdenas |
{{col-end}}
References
- {{cite book |title=The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IXIwCgAAQBAJ |last=Olderr |first=Steven |year=2009 |publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=978-0786443369}} {{ISBN|9780786443369}}.
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006083515/http://sports123.com/bsb/index.html |date=October 6, 2011 |title=Sports 123: Baseball}}
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