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.
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. ISBN9780810875227.
Referencesedit
^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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pesäpallo, 1952, summer, olympics, pesäpallo, finnish, variant, baseball, played, demonstration, sport, 1952, summer, olympics, helsinki, olympic, stadium, helsinki, finland, pesäpallo, the1952, summer, olympicsdemonstration, sportgames, played1datejuly, 1952v. Pesapallo the Finnish variant of baseball was played as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki Finland 1 Pesapallo at the1952 Summer OlympicsDemonstration sportGames played1DateJuly 31 1952VenueHelsinki Olympic StadiumCityHelsinki FinlandBaseball at the Summer Olympics 19361956 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 Contents 1 Rosters 1 1 Finnish Baseball League Pesapalloliitto 1 2 Worker s Athletic Federation Tyovaen Urheiluliitto 2 Sources 3 ReferencesRosters editFinnish Baseball League Pesapalloliitto edit Eino Kaakkolahti pitcher Leo Hannula 1st baseman Viljo Niemi left fielder Olli Hanski 2nd baseman Antti Elomaa catcher Pertti Ahonen 3rd baseman Eero Vuorio right shortstop Toivo Ilola left shortstop Taisto Lehto right fielder Viljo Kokkonen substitute Pertti Jaakkola substitute Eero Vilevaara substitute Worker s Athletic Federation Tyovaen Urheiluliitto edit Aimo Paavola pitcher Osmo Juntto 1st baseman Onni Sallinen left fielder Jorma Harlin 2nd baseman Reino Hakkarainen catcher Veikko Auersalmi 3rd baseman Pauli Kilpia right shortstop Paavo Reiju left shortstop Lasse Heikkila right fielder Pauli Lahtinen substitute Pauli Vainio substitute Oiva Huuskonen substituteSources editCava 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 edit Smith Red 2 August 1952 How Fins Play A Ball Game Called Pesapallo Ottawa Citizen p 15 Retrieved 10 August 2021 via newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pesapallo at the 1952 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1078544039, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
