Baseball at the 2003 Pan American Games was contested between teams representing Bahamas, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and the United States. The 2003 edition was the 14th Pan American Games, and was hosted by Santo Domingo.
| Baseball at the 2003 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||||||
| Competitors | 9 teams | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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«1999 2007» | |||||||
Cuba entered the competition as the eight-time defending champions, having won each gold medal dating back to 1971. They successfully defended their title, with the United States finishing second.
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's[citation needed] | Cuba
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United States
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Mexico
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Tournament
editThe competition had nine teams divided in two groups. In each group, each team played against all others once and the eight best records advanced to the quarterfinals. The best team from Group A played the lowest ranked team from Group B and vice versa. Ties within a group were broken by the team allowing the fewest runs passing to the knockout round.
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | ||
 Cuba
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | ||
 Brazil
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | ||
 Panama
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nicaragua
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4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
 USA
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | ||
 Dominican Republic
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | ||
 Guatemala
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | ||
 Bahamas
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
Knockout round
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 6 | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Guatemala | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| USA | 3 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| USA | 7 | |||||||||
| USA | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||||||
| Cuba | 10 | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 0 | |||||||||
| Cuba | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| Nicaragua | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Panama | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| Nicaragua | 5 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 6 | |||||||||
| Nicaragua | 2 | |||||||||
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