Baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport and consisted of a single game. It was the fifth time that a baseball exhibition had been held, and was the last time that only one game was played. Game The U.S. team of college baseball players—which included eight future Major League Baseball players and was coached by Rod Dedeaux—defeated a Japanese amateur all-star team, 6–2. Approximately 50,000 fans watched the game. The game was played on October 11, 1964, at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo. Future major league players on the U.S. team were pitchers Alan Closter, Dick Joyce, and Chuck Dobson; catchers Jim Hibbs and Ken Suarez; outfielder Shaun Fitzmaurice; first baseman Mike Epstein; and second baseman Gary Sutherland. Fitzmaurice hit a home run on the first pitch of the game. Most of the other players on the roster went on to play baseball professionally in the minor leagues. Prior to the game, players held their own "opening ceremony", as they had not been included in the official opening of the Olympiad, due to baseball's status as a demonstration sport. Additionally, the U.S. baseball team was housed at a YMCA rather than in the Olympic Village. Outside of the Olympics, contemporary news reports note that the U.S. baseball team played a series of exhibition games in Japan and South Korea. United States roster Pitchers George Bosworth (Hope) Bill Brasher (UCLA) Alan Closter (Iowa State) Chuck Dobson (Kansas) Dick Joyce (Holy Cross) Walter Peterson (USC) Keith Weber (Missouri) Catchers Jim Hibbs (Stanford) Bud Hollowell (USC) Ken Suarez (Florida State) Infielders Tommy Keyes (Mississippi) Larry Sandel (USC) Gary Sutherland (USC) Jim Vopicka (Illinois) Outfielders Brian Edgerly (Colgate) Mike Epstein (California) Shaun Fitzmaurice (Notre Dame) Bob Karlblom (Augustana) Don Novick (NYU) Coaches Rod Dedeaux (USC, head coach) Dutch Fehring (Stanford, asst.) Lee Eilbracht (Illinois, asst.) Source: Sources References Further reading 1964 Summer Olympics events 1964 1964 in baseball 1964 Olympic demonstration sports