Pesäpallo at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball, was played as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland.

The ceremonial first feed, or pitch, was thrown at 18:00 on 31 July by Lauri Pihkala, who had created the sport. The teams playing were the Finnish Baseball Federation and the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation. In a match with a shortened schedule, the Finnish Baseball Federation won, 8–4.

Rosters

Sources

• Cava, Pete (Summer 1992). "Baseball in the Olympics". Citius, Altius, Fortius. 1 (1): 7–15.
• Official Report. XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952.
• Bill Mallon, Jeroen Heijmans (2011). Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement. p. 297. ISBN 9780810875227.

References

1. ^ Smith, Red (2 August 1952). "How Fins Play A Ball Game Called Pesapallo". Ottawa Citizen. p. 15. Retrieved 10 August 2021 – via newspapers.com.

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