Sunday, August 12, 2012

1936 Olympics - Baseball Demo Game



1936 Olympics - BR Bullpen: Baseball was a demonstration sport at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany and featured a single game.

The single exhibition game was played on August 12, 1936 prior to the track and field competions between two American teams. The single nation arrangement had been made after the original matchup between Japan the United States was scrapped after the Japanese team withdrew. The two teams were named the "World Champions" and the "U. S. Olympics". The World Champions won, 6-5 in front of 90,000 spectators in Berlin's Olympic Stadium. The exhibtion was organised by Les Mann, who had pushed strongly for inclusion of baseball as an Olympic sport. He also served as the game's umpire.




Source: Baseball-reference.com

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