First-place Final
The winners of the semifinals played each other for first and second place. In a rematch of the 1984 final, the reigning champion Japanese team lost to the United States. Since baseball was a demonstration sport, medals were awarded, but the medals were not "official" (and did not count in the respective nations' medal totals).
7 August
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Read more about this topic: Baseball At The 1988 Summer Olympics
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