Originally published on Feb. 26, 2021
By Zane Miller
On Saturday, August 23rd, 2008, South Korea defeated Cuba
3-2 to win the fifth gold medal in Olympic baseball history. It was the first
gold medal for South Korea in Olympic baseball. Cuba earned the silver medal,
as the United States took bronze with an 8-4 victory over Japan. The tournament
was held in China, with Beijing as the host city.
2008 Final Standings
1. South Korea (7-0, 1.000) (Gold)
2. Cuba (6-1, .857) (Silver)
3. United States (5-2, .714) (Bronze)
4. Japan (4-3, .571)
6. Canada (2-5, .286)
7. Netherlands (1-6, .143)
8. China (1-6, .143)
Game Results
Medalists final game starting lineups
South
Korea starting lineup
1. #39 Jong-Wook Lee- CF
2. #15 Yong-Kyu Lee- RF
3. #50 Hyun-Soo Kim- LF
4. #25 Seung-Yuop Lee- 1B
5. #18 Dong-Joo Kim- 3B
6. #10 Dae-Ho Lee- DH
7. #3 Young-Min Ko- 2B
8. #37 Min-Ho Kang- C
9. #7 Jin-Man Park- SS
#99 Hyun-Jin
Ryu- P
Cuba starting lineup
1. #1 Giorbis Duvergel- CF
2. #28 Hector Olivera- 1B
3. #12 Michel Enriquez- 3B
4. #24 Frederich Cepeda- LF
5. #88 Alexei Bell- RF
6. #10 Yuliesky Gurriel- 2B
7. #54 Alfredo Despaigne- DH
8. #8 Ariel Pestano- C
9. #2 Eduardo Paret- SS
#32 Norberto Gonzelez- P
United States starting lineup
1. #18 Brian Barden- DH
2. #3 Jayson Nix- 2B
3. #26 Terry Tiffee- 1B
4. #17 Matt Brown- 3B
5. #14 Nate Schierholtz- RF
6. #44 Matt LaPorta- LF
7. #19 Taylor Teagarden- C
8. #2 Jason Donald- SS
9. #24 Dexter Fowler- CF
#40 Brett
Anderson- P
Link to stats database: https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/64390/rec/6
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