Baseball was contested at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games in Panama City, Panama. All of the games were played at the Estadio Olímpico Nacional (the modern Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena).
The tournament was played by seven national teams in a round robin format. Cuba finished first with a 5–1 record, winning the gold medal. Hosts Panama finished second with a 6–2 record, winning the silver medal; and Nicaragua finished third with a 5–3 record, winning the bronze medal.
Participating nations A total of seven countries participated. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.Junta Nacional Panameña de los IV Juegos Deportivos Centro Americanos y del Caribe, p. 132
Venue Panama City, Panama Estadio Olímpico Nacional
Medalists Men's baseballEnrique AguirreJuan José DecallMario FajoCarlos FleitesAlberto GómezNatilla JiménezAgapito MayorEsteban MaciquesJosé NápolesRoberto OrtizAntonio PalenciaDavid PérezSegundo RodríguezJorge SantacruzJorge TorresAntonio ValdésJosé ValdésRemigio VegaCarlos ÁlvarezOsvaldo ApplewhiteVic BarnettSimón EspinosaGil GarridoFrank HardleyBelfield HarrisEduardo JordánEduardo LanuzaRoberto LucasJosé LyonsWilfred LyonsUlises MahoneyGodwin MoorePercy ParrisRoberto PessoaEduardo SeñalesAlfredo TapiaAllen ÁlvarezJuan Emilio ÁlvarezHerbert CarterJorge CayassoStanley CayassoAlfredo GarcíaSam GarthCarlos LacayoRodolfo MarencoJosé Ángel MeléndezJosé Manuel MirandaCarlos NavasCubert NewellAlfonso NogueraJonathan RobinsonJulio SandovalJuan Manuel VallecilloJuan Williams
Group stage The group stage featured a round robin format to determine the medal winners. Since Panama, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico tied in second place with a 4–2 record, a tie-breaker round between the three teams had to be played to define the second and third places.
Results
Tie-breaker
Results
Final standings Pos Team W L 5 1 6 2 5 3 4 4 4 5 3 3 6 1 5 7 0 6
Statistical leaders
Batting Statistic Name Total Batting average Vic Barnett .471 Hits Carlos Álvarez Juan Emilio Álvarez 10 Runs Carlos Álvarez 9 Home runs Osvaldo Applewhite 2 Stolen bases Osvaldo Applewhite 4
Pitching Statistic Name Total Wins Agapito Mayor 4 Losses Natividad Sanoja 2 Innings pitched José Ángel Meléndez 29.0 Earned runs allowed Agapito Mayor 0.00 Strikeouts José Ángel Meléndez 20
Notes
All-tournament team
PositionPlayerP Agapito MayorC Gonzalo Flores1B José Nápoles2B Godwin Moore3B Atilano MalpicaSS Antonio PalenciaLF Julio Ponce Carlos VelásquezCF Héctor BenítezRF Carlos Méndez
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