Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games

Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games
Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games
Venue	Canwest Global Park (primary); Stonewall Quarry Park (secondary); Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dates	July 25 – August 2, 1999
Competitors	9 teams
Medalists
	Cuba
	United States
	Canada
	«1995 2003»

Baseball at the 1999 Pan American Games was held between July 25 and August 2 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A total of nine teams competed: Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and the United States. The primary venue for this competition was CanWest Global Park, while Stonewall Quarry Park in Stonewall, Manitoba, was used as a secondary venue.^[1]^[2]

Cuba entered the competition as the seven-time defending champions, having won each gold medal dating back to 1971. They successfully defended their title, with the United States finishing second. The 1999 games were the first time professional baseball players were allowed to participate in the Pan American Games, and the top two teams qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's^[6]	Cuba Danys Báez Danel Castro José Contreras Faustino Corrales Yobal Dueñas Michel Enríquez José Ibar Orestes Kindelán Daniel Lazo Pedro Luis Lazo Ciro Silvino Licea Omar Linares Juan Manrique Isaac Martínez Javier Méndez Germán Mesa Juan Padilla Ariel Pestano Gabriel Pierre Maels Rodríguez Ormari Romero Norge Luis Vera Robelquis Videaux Luis Ulacia	United States Ryan Anderson Peter Bergeron Milton Bradley Travis Dawkins Shawn Gilbert Charlie Greene Jason Hardtke David Holdridge Marcus Jensen Adam Kennedy Matthew LeCroy Mark Mulder Mike Neill Craig Paquette John Patterson Brad Penny Dave Roberts J. C. Romero Bobby Seay Scott Stewart Derek Wallace Dan Wheeler Todd Williams Jon Zuber	Canada Todd Betts Rob Butler Stubby Clapp Lee Delfino Colin Dixon Troy Fortin Aaron Guiel Jason Gooding Jason Green Steve Green Yan Lachapell Clint Lawrence Julien Lepine Matt Logan Mike Meyers Aaron Myette Ryan Radmanovich Mark Randall Chad Ricketts Dave Ross Andy Stewart Matt Stockman Julien Tucker Jeremy Ware

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	Qualification
1	Canada (H)	4	4	0	34	12	+22	1.000	Advance to Knockout stage
2	United States	4	3	1	24	15	+9	.750
3	Cuba	4	2	2	21	20	+1	.500
4	Mexico	4	1	3	13	13	0	.250
5	Brazil	4	0	4	7	39	−32	.000

Source: XIII Pan American Games
(H) Hosts

July 25 14:00	Brazil	4–16	Canada	CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg

July 25 19:30	Cuba	5–1	Mexico	CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg

July 26 14:00	United States	6–7	Canada	CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg

July 26 18:00	Mexico	10–0	Brazil	Stonewall Quarry Park, Stonewall

July 27 9:00	Mexico	1–5	United States	CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg

July 27 19:30	Cuba	10–1	Brazil	CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg

July 28 14:00	United States	10–5	Cuba	CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg

July 28 19:30	Canada	3–1	Mexico	CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg

July 29 14:00	Canada	8–1	Cuba	CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg

July 29 18:00	Brazil	2–3	United States	Stonewall Quarry Park, Stonewall

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	Qualification
1	Nicaragua	3	2	1	11	11	0	.667	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Dominican Republic	3	2	1	20	9	+11	.667
3	Panama	3	2	1	18	12	+6	.667
4	Guatemala	3	0	3	7	24	−17	.000

Source: XIII Pan American Games

July 25 9:00	Guatemala	1–10	Dominican Republic	CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg

July 26 19:30	Nicaragua	1–6	Panama	CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg

July 27 18:00	Dominican Republic	8–5	Panama	Stonewall Quarry Park, Stonewall

July 28 18:00	Guatemala	3–7	Nicaragua	Stonewall Quarry Park, Stonewall

July 29 9:00	Panama	7–3	Guatemala	CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg

July 29 19:30	Dominican Republic	2–3	Nicaragua	CanWest Global Park, Winnipeg

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Gold Medal Match

July 31 – Winnipeg

Panama	2
		August 1 – Winnipeg
United States	5
		United States	2
July 31 – Stonewall
		Mexico	1
Mexico	5
				August 2 – Winnipeg
Nicaragua	1
				United States	1
July 31 – Winnipeg
				Cuba	5
Guatemala	2
		August 1 – Winnipeg
Canada	12
		Canada	2
July 31 – Winnipeg
		Cuba	3	Bronze Medal Match
Cuba	3
				August 2 – Winnipeg
Dominican Republic	1
				Canada	9

				Mexico	2

References

^ "Winnipeg 1999 Results book" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ Morgan, T. Kent (29 July 2019). "Remembering the 1999 Pan Am Games". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "USA Baseball names Pan Am roster". MiLB.com. 9 September 2010.
^ "Cuba defeats U.S. for Pan Am Games gold". Pocono Record. 3 August 1999. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ Bjarkman, Peter C. (2019). Fidel Castro and Baseball: The Untold Story. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 191. ISBN 9781538110317.
^ Olderr, Steven (2003). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786443369.

[results-1] "Winnipeg 1999 Results book" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[2] Morgan, T. Kent (29 July 2019). "Remembering the 1999 Pan Am Games". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[3] "USA Baseball names Pan Am roster". MiLB.com. 9 September 2010.

[4] "Cuba defeats U.S. for Pan Am Games gold". Pocono Record. 3 August 1999. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[5] Bjarkman, Peter C. (2019). Fidel Castro and Baseball: The Untold Story. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 191. ISBN 9781538110317.

[Olderr-6] Olderr, Steven (2003). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786443369.

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