Games were held at Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field in Chicago from August 27 through September 7.

The team was managed by José Antonio Casanova and featured future big leaguer Dámaso Blanco.

Infielder José Flores led the event with three triples while Enrique Capecchi was 2-0 pitching against Brazil and the US, also Manuel Pérez Bolaños was 2-0 on the mound, as well as 18-year-old Luis Peñalver, about to embark on a 19-year Minor League career, mostly in AAA.

United States won Bronze at 4–3; their 3–2 win over Cuba helped them lock up the Medal.

Third baseman Jack McCartan later won a gold medal as the goaltender for the United States hockey team at the 1960 Winter Olympics.