Date | 20 July – 2 August 1996 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia | |
Participants | 160 from 8 countries | |
Format | Round-robin tournament followed by semi-finals and final. |
Cuba remained the heavy favorite, but they had lost a bit of an edge since 1992, and their team was crumbling internally as well. Only 10 days before the start of the 1996 Olympics, one of their star pitchers from the 1992 team, Roland Arroyo, defected. Another top pitcher, José Contreras, would later defect to the United States, and became one of the first Cubans in many years to play in the Major Leagues, beginning his career in 2003 with the New York Yankees. But Cuba still had Omar Linares and Orestes Kindelán, and their power line-up made up for their pitching weakness. They again won every game, although Japan took them to extra innings in pool play. In the final, Cuba repeated their victory over Japan, 13-9. During the tournament, Linares and Kindelán combined for 17 home runs.
Date | 20 – 30 July 1996 |
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Format | Round-robin pool. |
Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Losses | Points | Runs | ||
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1 | Cuba | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14-97 | ||
2 | United States | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12-81 | ||
3 | Japan | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8-69 | ||
4 | Nicaragua | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8-44 | ||
5 | Netherlands | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4-32 | ||
6 | Italy | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4-33 | ||
7 | Australia | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4-47 | ||
8 | Republic of Korea | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2-40 |
Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
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Game #1 | 20 Jul 10:30 | United States | ![]() | 0 – 1 | Nicaragua | ![]() | |
Game #2 | 20 Jul 15:00 | Cuba | ![]() | 2 – 0 | Australia | ![]() | 8-inning mercy rule |
Game #3 | 20 Jul 21:45 | Japan | ![]() | 1 – 0 | Netherlands | ![]() | 7-inning mercy rule |
Game #4 | 21 Jul 15:00 | Italy | ![]() | 1 – 1 | Republic of Korea | ![]() | |
Game #5 | 21 Jul 20:00 | Cuba | ![]() | 3 – 0 | Japan | ![]() | |
Game #6 | 22 Jul 10:00 | Netherlands | ![]() | 8 – 0 | Australia | ![]() | 8-inning mercy rule |
Game #7 | 22 Jul 15:00 | Nicaragua | ![]() | 3 – 1 | Italy | ![]() | |
Game #8 | 22 Jul 20:00 | United States | ![]() | 1 – 0 | Republic of Korea | ![]() | |
Game #9 | 23 Jul 10:00 | Cuba | ![]() | 2 – 0 | Netherlands | ![]() | 7-inning mercy rule |
Game #10 | 23 Jul 15:00 | Nicaragua | ![]() | 0 – 0 | Republic of Korea | ![]() | |
Game #11 | 23 Jul 20:00 | Australia | ![]() | 0 – 2 | Japan | ![]() | |
Game #12 | 24 Jul 15:00 | United States | ![]() | 6 – 3 | Italy | ![]() | 7-inning mercy rule |
Game #13 | 24 Jul 20:00 | Cuba | ![]() | 0 – 0 | Republic of Korea | ![]() | |
Game #14 | 25 Jul 10:00 | Nicaragua | ![]() | 1 – 0 | Netherlands | ![]() | 6-innings |
Game #15 | 25 Jul 15:00 | Italy | ![]() | 3 – 0 | Australia | ![]() | |
Game #16 | 25 Jul 20:00 | United States | ![]() | 7 – 2 | Japan | ![]() | 7-inning mercy rule |
Game #17 | 27 Jul 10:00 | Japan | ![]() | 6 – 0 | Nicaragua | ![]() | |
Game #18 | 27 Jul 15:00 | Cuba | ![]() | 0 – 0 | Italy | ![]() | 7-inning mercy rule |
Game #19 | 27 Jul 20:00 | United States | ![]() | 7 – 1 | Australia | ![]() | 7-inning mercy rule |
Game #20 | 28 Jul 10:00 | Republic of Korea | ![]() | 0 – 0 | Netherlands | ![]() | |
Game #21 | 28 Jul 15:00 | Cuba | ![]() | 4 – 1 | United States | ![]() | |
Game #22 | 28 Jul 20:00 | Nicaragua | ![]() | 0 – 0 | Australia | ![]() | 8-inning mercy rule |
Game #23 | 29 Jul 10:00 | Netherlands | ![]() | 3 – 0 | Italy | ![]() | |
Game #24 | 29 Jul 15:00 | Japan | ![]() | 0 – 1 | Republic of Korea | ![]() | 7-inning mercy rule |
Game #25 | 29 Jul 20:00 | Cuba | ![]() | 0 – 1 | Nicaragua | ![]() | |
Game #26 | 30 Jul 10:00 | United States | ![]() | 5 – 0 | Netherlands | ![]() | 7-inning mercy rule |
Game #27 | 30 Jul 15:00 | Japan | ![]() | 1 – 0 | Italy | ![]() | 8-inning mercy rule |
Game #28 | 30 Jul 20:00 | Australia | ![]() | 0 – 2 | Republic of Korea | ![]() |
Date | 1 August 1996 |
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Format | Single-elimination. |
Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
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Game #1 | 01 Aug 14:00 | Cuba | ![]() | 0 – 0 | Nicaragua | ![]() | |
Game #2 | 01 Aug 19:00 | Japan | ![]() | 0 – 0 | United States | ![]() |
Date | 2 August 1996 |
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Format | Medal round. |
Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
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Game 1/2 | 02 Aug 19:00 | Cuba | ![]() | 3 – 0 | Japan | ![]() | |
Game 3/4 | 02 Aug 14:00 | United States | ![]() | 4 – 3 | Nicaragua | ![]() |