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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 tournament at the Pan American Games

Pan American Games

The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

 has long been considered to be one of the premier international baseball events in the world, even higher than the Olympic Games. This is because the level of competition is higher than in the Olympics, where only two teams from the Americas traditionally were permitted to qualify. Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

 has dominated the tournament since its inception.

Results

Year	Host	Medalists
		Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
Details Baseball at the 1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were the first Pan American Games held in the USA and the third ever. They were held at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL from August 27 through September 7. They were the only Pan Am Games won by Venezuela....	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
	São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
	Cali Calì Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
	San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
	Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
	Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
	Mar del Plata Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
Details Baseball at the 2003 Pan American Games Cuba retained the Pan American Games baseball title, with its ninth consecutive gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.-Tournament:...	Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
Details Baseball at the 2007 Pan American Games Baseball at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at Cidade do Rock which received temporary facilities for baseball competitions, with a stadium and training fields...	Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
Details Baseball at the 2011 Pan American Games -Group B:---------------------Seventh place match:-Fifth place match:-Semifinals:-----Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:-Final standings:-Batting:-Pitching:-External links:*...	Guadalajara Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

Medal table

1		12	1	1	14
2		1	10	3	14
3		1	1	0	2
4		1	0	2	3
5		1	0	1	2
6		0	2	4	6
7		0	2	1	3
8		0	0	4	4
9		0	0	1	1
Total		16	16	17	49

Participating nations

Nation	1951	1955	1959 Baseball at the 1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were the first Pan American Games held in the USA and the third ever. They were held at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL from August 27 through September 7. They were the only Pan Am Games won by Venezuela....	1963	1967	1971	1975	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003 Baseball at the 2003 Pan American Games Cuba retained the Pan American Games baseball title, with its ninth consecutive gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.-Tournament:...	2007 Baseball at the 2007 Pan American Games Baseball at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at Cidade do Rock which received temporary facilities for baseball competitions, with a stadium and training fields...	2011 Baseball at the 2011 Pan American Games -Group B:---------------------Seventh place match:-Fifth place match:-Semifinals:-----Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:-Final standings:-Batting:-Pitching:-External links:*...	Years
	8											6					2
										6	7						2
								5						9			2
	7		9	5					11			8	9	5	8		8
					5	4	7	8	6	4	8						9
	6						6	7	8								5
			6														1
			4														15
			8			7	5		4		4		6	7	5	5	11
							9										1
												7	8	8			3
		4	5		4	9	4	9			6	4	4			4	14
		5							10	8	9	10					5
	4		7			8				5	5		5	4			10
									7			5	7	6	6	8	6
						5	8		9							7	10
								4				9					16
	5			4		6		6	5	7					7	6	11
Nations	8	5	9	5	5	9	9	9	11	8	9	10	9	9	8	8

See also

• Baseball awards #Americas
• America Baseball Cup
• Baseball at the Central American and Caribbean Games
  Baseball at the Central American and Caribbean Games
  Baseball was a sport at the inaugural Central American Games in 1926 and it has remained part of the event's sporting programme throughout its history. Cuba has dominated the tournament since its inception.-Results:-Medal table:-See also:...
  
  
• Baseball at the South American Games
  Baseball at the 2010 South American Games
  Baseball at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín, Colombia, was held from March 22 to March 27. All games were played at Estadio Atanasio Girardot.-Medalists:-First round:---------Standings:-Final Round:-----See also:...