Olympic Baseball - 1984

 The US Olympic baseball demonstration team tour, June 11-July 28, participated in games throughout the US, playing against the South Korea, Japan, Stan Musial All-Stars, Jackson Mets, Louisville Redbirds, Greenville Braves, Tri-City Triplets, as well as several local All-Star teams

June 22, 1984 MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse NY

pictorial postmark for the the meeting of the Olympic team and a college All-Star team

Official USPS Olympic baseball postmark

July 31 - August 7, 1984 Los Angeles, Ca

Dodger Stadium

Eight teams competed in the demonstration sport. 

White Division: Chinese Taipei, Dominican Republic, Italy, United States

Blue Division: Canada, Japan, South Korea, Nicaragua

Cubs originally qualified for the competition, but withdrew as a result of the Soviet-led boycott

Japan defeated the United States for the Gold Medal with a 6-3 victory

Olympics : 1984

1984 Olympic Baseball - Netherland Antilles

The Netherlands baseball team finished second in the 1983 European Baseball Championship and did not qualify for the 1984 Olympics

1984 Olympics Italian pictorial postmark

1984 Olympic Baseball - Demonstration sport

Previously baseball had been played at the Olympics as an exhibition sport.

1984 was the first time baseball was played at an Olympics held in the United States

Games were played in Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

White Division

• Chinese Taipei - 1983 Asian Baseball Championship silver medalist (tied)
• Dominican Republic - 1983 Pan American Games fourth place (replaced Cuba - Soviet boycott)
• Italy - 1983 european Baseball Championship gold medalist
• United States - host nation - 1983 Pan American Games gold medalist

Blue Division

• Canada - 1983 Pan American Games bronze medalist
• Japan - 1983 Asian Baseball Champion silver medalist (tied)
• South Korea - 1983 Asian Baseball Championship gold medalist
• Nicaragua - 1983 Pan American Games silver medalist

First place - Japan

Second place - United States

Third place - Chines Taipei

As a demonstration sport no official medals were awarded

Roberto Clemente - 1984

1984 the Year in Baseball

cachet commemorates the 1984 Olympics, a rubber stamp commemorates the 1984 World Series and the stamp and postmark commemorate Roberto Clemente

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