Baseball at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games

Baseball was contested at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Baseball at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games
Venue	Estadio de Baseball, Barranquilla
Dates	9 — 28 December 1946
Competitors	146 from 9 nations
Teams	9
Medalists
Colombia    Dominican Republic    Cuba
← 1938 1950 →

Participating nations

Nine countries participated. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.^[1]

•  Colombia (18)
•  Costa Rica (18)
•  Cuba (18)
•  Mexico (20)
•  Panama (18)
•  Puerto Rico (18)
•  Dominican Republic (18)
•  Venezuela (18)

Willy Miranda, a future Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles, made his debut with the Cuba national team in the 1946 Games, hitting .250.^[2]

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's baseball	Colombia (COL) Humberto Vargas Armando Crizon Pedro Miranda Carlos Bustos José Araújo Isaac Villers Julio Florez Ramón Herazo Carlos Rodríguez Andrés Cavadías Julio Galofra Cosme Pájaro Andrés Florez Enrique Hernández Pedro Zambrano Cipriano Herrera Manuel Peñaranda José Corpas Manager: Pelayo Chacón	Dominican Republic (DOM) Luis M. Muñoz Marino Pérez Ramón E. Vargas Vicente Scarpatte Juan B. Álvarez Aquiles Martínez Rafael A. Vargas Oscar A. Álvarez Miguel Payano Bienvenido Arias Oscar Mir José A. Matos Manuel A. Trabous Julio Lara Luis T. Vinals Diomedes Olivo Román Ramos Fernando Abreu Manager: Burrulote Rodríguez	Cuba (CUB) Rouget Ávalos Bernardo Cuervo Mario Chacón Julio Delgado Mario Díaz Alfredo Domínguez Ignacio Ferrer Alberto Gómez Ángel González Hiram González José L. García Guillermo Miranda Miguel Montiel Mario Pérez Ramiro Ramírez René Solís Gilberto Soto Generoso Stable Manager: Victor Muñoz

Group stage

The group stage featured a round robin format to determine the medal winners, similar to the format of the 1938 tournament.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PCT	GB
1	Colombia (H)	7	6	1	0	.857	—
2	Cuba	7	6	1	0	.857	—
3	Dominican Republic	7	4	3	0	.571	2
4	Puerto Rico	7	3	3	1	.500	2.5
5	Venezuela	7	3	3	1	.500	2.5
6	Panama	7	2	3	2	.429	3
7	Mexico	7	2	5	0	.286	4
8	Costa Rica	7	0	7	0	.000	6

Source: Centro Caribe Sports
(H) Hosts

Final stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB
1	Colombia (H)	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	.750	—
2	Dominican Republic	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	.750	—
3	Cuba	2	0	2	0	2	5	−3	.000	1.5

Source: Centro Caribe Sports
(H) Hosts

Gold medal game

Colombia and the Dominican Republic, which both defeated Cuba in the tie-breaker, tied in a thirteen-inning pitcher's duel on December 26. A rematch, which would decide the baseball champion at the tournament, was scheduled for December 28, after the closing ceremonies. However, the Dominican team did not appear, because their return flight had already been booked for the evening of the 28th. Thus, the games committee pronounced Colombia the winners of the tournament.^[3][4]

28 December 1946 08:00 at Estadio de Baseball

Team
Dominican Republic
Colombia
Umpires: John P. Corrigan Notes: Game forfeited by the Dominican Republic. Colombia wins gold medal. Boxscore

Statistical leaders

Batting Statistic Name Total Batting average César González .479 Hits Alberto Gómez 15 Runs Pedro Miranda Fausto Fuenmayor 8 Home runs Manuel Trabous 1 Stolen bases Pedro Miranda 7

Pitching Statistic Name Total Wins Petaca Rodríguez 3 Losses 5 tied with[a] 2 Innings pitched Diomedes Olivo 36.1 Earned run average* Petaca Rodríguez 0.00 Strikeouts Diomedes Olivo 27 * Minimum 15 innings pitched

1. Emilio Silva (VEN), Ángel González (CUB), T. Mena (CRC), José Gordón (CRC), Alberto Osorio (PAN)