2004 Olympics

The Baseball Competition at the 2004 Olympics was held in Athens, Greece. The competition was held from August 15 to August 25 at the Olympic Baseball Centre at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The competition was won by Cuba.

Competing Nations

Further information: 2004 Olympics (Qualification) and 2004 Olympics (Rosters)

Nation	Qualification
Australia	Winner a playoff between the Oceania Champion and the African Champion (South Africa)
Canada	Second place at Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Chinese Taipei	Second place at Asian Championship
Cuba	First place at Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Greece	Automatic qualifier as host nation of the Olympics
Italy	First place at European Olympic Qualification Tournament
Japan	First place at Asian Championship
Netherlands	Second place at European Olympic Qualification Tournament

Competition Format and Rules

The Olympic baseball tournament consists of an one-game round-robin preliminary round. The top four teams advance to the medals round. The first medal round consists of two single game semifinals between the first and fourth place teams and the second and third place teams. The semifinal losers then play a bronze medal game, with the winner earning the medal and the loser receiving 4th place. The semifinal winners play in the final, which awards the winner a gold medal and the loser a silver medal.

Rosters are limited to 24 players per team. Aluminum bats are allowed. There is also a mercy rule that is invoked if a team is winning by 10 or more runs after 7 innings (or 6 1/2 innings if the home team is leading).

Final Ranking

Rank	Nation
Gold	Cuba
Silver	Australia
Bronze	Japan
4th	Canada
5th	Chinese Taipei
6th	Netherlands
7th	Greece
8th	Italy

Preliminary Round Results

Further Information: 2004 Olympics (Preliminary Round Results)

August 15

10:30 AM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

11:30 AM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Japan	2	0	3	1	1	4	1	-	-	12	13	0
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	4	0

6:30 PM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

7:30 PM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

August 16

10:30 AM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

11:30 AM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Italy	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	4
Canada	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	9	6	0

6:30 PM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Netherlands	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1
Japan	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	x	8	11	1

7:30 PM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

August 17

10:30 AM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Canada	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	11	0
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

11:30 AM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	1
Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	x	7	9	0

6:30 PM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	6	12	0
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

7:30 PM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

August 18

10:30 AM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

11:30 AM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	3	0	9	15	1
Japan	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	9	1

6:30 PM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

7:30 PM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	2	10	15	1
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	1

August 20

10:30 AM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Italy	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	7	0
Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	8	0

11:30 AM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
Japan	2	1	1	3	1	0	0	1	x	9	11	0

6:30 PM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Greece	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	14	0
Australia	0	0	3	0	0	2	5	1	x	11	10	0

7:30 PM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

August 21

10:30 AM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	10	1
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	4	10	0

11:30 AM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

6:30 PM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Australia	9	5	5	1	0	2	0	-	-	22	17	2
Netherlands	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	2	4	1

7:30 PM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Greece	0	0	0	2	2	2	4	0	2	11	14	3
Italy	0	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	7	14	1

August 22

10:30 AM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

11:30 AM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

6:30 PM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cuba	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	11	0
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

7:30 PM at Field 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

Preliminary Round Standings

Nation	Pld	W	L	Pct	RS	RA
Japan	7	6	1	0.857	49	20
Cuba	7	6	1	0.857	41	12
Canada	7	5	2	0.714	39	17
Australia	7	4	3	0.571	49	30
Chinese Taipei	7	3	4	0.429	24	28
Netherlands	7	2	5	0.285	29	55
Greece	7	1	6	0.143	24	49
Italy	7	1	6	0.143	19	58

• Japan was ranked higher than Cuba due to head-to-head record.

Final Round Results

Further Information: 2004 Olympics (Final Round Results)

Semifinals

August 24, 11:30 AM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	2
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

August 24, 7:30 PM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

Bronze Medal Game

August 25, 11:30 AM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

Gold Medal Game

August 25, 8:00 PM at Field 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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