Part 2 - LA84 Foundation

The semifinal pairings put Korea
against Japan, and the U.S.A. against
Puerto Rico; The U.S.A. and Japan
respectively won the semifinals to face
off in the final. The U.S.A. defeated
Japan, 5:3, to capture the gold.
Korea, which lost to Japan in the semifinal,
3:1, played Puerto Rico for third
and fourth place; Korea was beaten,
7:0. Japan took home the silver and
Puerto Rico the bronze.
Jim Abbot, pitcher on the American
team, showed brilliant form, capturing
the attention of the world; he was
instrumental in the U.S. victory against
Japan in the final.
The ballpark attracted a total of 64,970
spectators during eight days of action.
96 97
95
95. Baseball was played as a
demonstration sport at Chamshil Baseball
Stadium; eight countries fielded teams.
96. Competition support personnel level
the playing surface around home plate.
97. The baseball final matched Japan and
the United States; the U.S. prevailed.