Baseball at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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Baseball had its first appearance at the 1912 Summer Olympics as an exhibition sport. A game was played between the United States, the nation where the game was developed, and Sweden, the host nation. The game was held on 15 July 1912 on the Ostermalm Athletic Grounds in Stockholm.
The Americans were represented by various members of the American Olympic track & field athletics delegation, while the Swedish team was the Vesterås Baseball Club, which had been formed in 1910 as the first baseball club in Sweden. Two of the Americans played for Sweden, as the Swedish pitchers and catchers were inexperienced. Two Swedes eventually relieved Adams, the American pitcher.
Six innings were played, with the Americans not batting in the sixth and allowing the Swedes to have six outs in their half of the inning.
The game was umpired by George Wright, a retired American National League baseball player.
[edit] Game result
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | x | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
[edit] Box score
| United States | Pos. | AB | H | 2B | 3B | SB | R | E | vs. | Sweden | Pos. | AB | H | 2B | 3B | SB | R | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchard | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Ben Adams (USA) | P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Bonhag | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Axell | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Byrd | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Holden | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ira Courtney | 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Johansson | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ira Davenport | C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Landahl | 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Drew | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Larson | RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Haff | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nelson | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Horine | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Wesley Oler (USA) | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Irons | LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sapery | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jones | 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Torsleff | LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Kelly | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Welin | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Abel Kiviat | SS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Wikman | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| McClure | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Patterson | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Lawrence Whitney | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| United States | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | Total | Sweden | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
[edit] References
- Cava, Pete (Summer 1992). "Baseball in the Olympics". Citius, Altius, Fortius 1 (1): 7-15.
- Official Report. 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games. 1912.
| Events at the 1912 Summer Olympics (Stockholm) |
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| Athletics • Baseball (demonstration) • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water polo • Wrestling |
| Baseball at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1912* • 1920-1932 • 1936* • 1948 • 1952* • 1956* • 1960 • 1964* • 1968-1980 • 1984* • 1988* • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 * Demonstration sports at these Games See also: List of Olympic medalists in baseball |
