Demonstration sport | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Japan |
City | Tokyo |
Venue(s) | Meiji Jingu Stadium |
Dates | October 11, 1964 |
Teams | 2 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States |
Runner-up | Japan |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 2 |
Baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport at the Tokyo games. It would become an official sport 28 years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the fifth time a baseball exhibition was held at the Olympics. The collegiate United States team played two games against two different Samurai Japan lineups – one a collegiate team, the other made up of adult amateur players.