In 1983, Taiwan, competing as Chinese Taipei, took first place in the Asian Baseball Championship for the first time, and the following year the team took third place at the Los Angeles Olympics after beating South Korea in a 14-innings marathon.
1983 年中華隊在亞錦賽中首度奪得冠軍，並在隔年的洛杉磯奧運會中經歷 14 局延長賽擊敗韓國，奪得銅牌。