Baseball at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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An unofficial exhibition baseball game was played at the 1924 Summer Olympics on July 18, 1924[1] with an American club team beating the Ranelagh Club of France 5–0 in a game which didn't go beyond three or four innings due to poor field conditions.[2][3][4] The pitcher for the United States team was named Kilmer and was from Yonkers, New York.[5]
Despite at least some players in the baseball game being adults,[6] the match was considered part of the Jeux de L’Enfance, a youth sports competition accompanying the 1924 Olympics.[7] Baseball was not recognized by the International Olympic Committee as an official demonstration sport in 1924,[8] though the match was included in the Official Report of the Games.[9]