2004 Olympic Baseball Tournament Recap

Originally published on Feb. 25, 2021

By Zane Miller

On Wednesday, August 25th, 2004, Cuba defeated Australia 6-2 to win the fourth gold medal in Olympic baseball history. It was the third gold medal for Cuba in Olympic baseball. Australia earned the silver medal, as Japan took bronze with an 11-2 victory over Canada. The tournament was held in Greece, with Athens as the host city.

2004 Final Standings

1. Cuba (6-1, .857) (Gold)

2. Australia (4-3, .571) (Silver)

3. Japan (6-1, .857) (Bronze)

4. Canada (5-2, .714)

5. Chinese Taipei (3-4, .429)

6. Netherlands (2-5, .286)

7. Greece (1-7, .143)

8. Italy (1-7, .143)

Game Results

 

Medalists final game starting lineups

Cuba starting lineup

1. #2 Eduardo Paret- SS

2. #12 Michel Enriquez- 3B

3. #10 Yulieski Gourriel- 2B

4. #46 Osmani Urrutia- RF

5. #24 Frederich Cepeda- LF

6. #8 Ariel Pestano- C

7. #55 Eriel Sanchez- DH

8. #74 Danny Miranda- 1B

9. #56 Carlos Tabares- CF

    #20 Norge Luis Vera- P

Australia starting lineup

1. #4 Gavin Fingleson- 2B

2. #17 Brett Roneberg- CF

3. #14 David Nilsson- C

4. #18 Glenn Williams- 3B

5. #22 Brendan Kingman- 1B

6. #7 Andrew Utting- DH

7. #25 Thomas Brice- RF

8. #23 Paul Gonzalez- LF

9. #6 Rodney van Buizen- SS

    #28 John Stephens- P

Japan starting lineup

1. #1 Kosuke Fukudome- RF

2. #6 Shinya Miyamoto- SS

3. #24 Yoshinobu Takahashi- CF

4. #9 Kenji Johjima- C

5. #55 Kazuhiro Wada- DH

6. #2 Michihiro Ogasawara- 1B

7. #5 Norihiro Nakamura- 3B

8. #27 Takuya Kimura- LF

9. #25 Atsushi Fujimoto- 2B

    #21 Tsuyoshi Wada-  P

Link to stats database: https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/55890/rec/5