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'''[[Baseball]]''' returned as a [[demonstration sport]] for the third time at the '''[[1952 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]. The game played was actually a variant of the sport called [[Finnish baseball]] or "pesäpallo".


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The ceremonial first feed, or pitch, was thrown at 6 p.m. on [[31 July]] by [[Lauri Pihkala]], who had created the sport. The teams playing were the [[Finnish Baseball Federation]] and the [[Worker's Athletic Federation]]. In a match with a shortened schedule, the Finnish Baseball Federation won 8-4.
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[[Pesäpallo]], the Finnish variant of [[baseball]], was played as a [[demonstration sport]] at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] at [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]] in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83152473/how-fins-play-a-ball-game-called-pesapal/ |title=How Fins Play A Ball Game Called Pesapallo |first=Red |last=Smith |newspaper=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |page=15 |date=August 2, 1952 |accessdate=August 10, 2021 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>


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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.
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==Finnish Baseball League roster==

* [[Eino Kaakkolahti]], feeder
==Rosters==
* [[Leo Hannula]], 1st base
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* [[Viljo Niemi]], infielder
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* [[Olli Hanski]], 2nd base

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* [[Antti Elomaa]], wicket-keeper
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===Finnish Baseball League (Pesäpalloliitto)===
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* [[Pertti Ahonen]], 3rd base
* [[Eero Vuorio]], extra 2nd base
* [[Eino Kaakkolahti]], pitcher
* [[Toivo Ilola]], extra 3rd base
* [[Leo Hannula]], 1st baseman
* [[Taisto Lehto]], outfielder
* [[Viljo Niemi]], left fielder
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* [[Olli Hanski]], 2nd baseman
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* [[Antti Elomaa]], catcher
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* [[Pertti Ahonen]], 3rd baseman
* [[Eero Vuorio]], right shortstop
* [[Toivo Ilola]], left shortstop
* [[Taisto Lehto]], right fielder
* [[Viljo Kokkonen]], substitute
* [[Viljo Kokkonen]], substitute
* [[Pertti Jaakkola]], substitute
* [[Pertti Jaakkola]], substitute
* [[Eero Vilevaara]], substitute
* [[Eero Vilevaara]], substitute
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==Worker's Athletic Federation roster==
===Worker's Athletic Federation (Työväen Urheiluliitto)===
* [[Aimo Paavola]], pitcher
* [[Aimo Paavola]], pitcher
* [[Osmo Juntto]], 1st base
* [[Osmo Juntto]], 1st baseman
* [[Onni Sallinen]], left fielder
* [[Onni Sallinen]], left fielder
* [[Jorma Harlin]], 2nd base
* [[Jorma Harlin]], 2nd baseman
* [[Reino Hakkarainen]], catcher
* [[Reino Hakkarainen]], catcher
* [[Veikko Auersalmi]], 3rd base
* [[Veikko Auersalmi]], 3rd baseman
* [[Pauli Kilpiä]], 2nd stop
* [[Pauli Kilpiä]], right shortstop
* [[Paavo Reiju]], 3rd stop
* [[Paavo Reiju]], left shortstop
* [[Lasse Heikkilä (baseball player)|Lasse Heikkilä]], right fielder
* [[Lasse Heikkilä (baseball player)|Lasse Heikkilä]], right fielder
* [[Pauli Lahtinen]], substitute
* [[Pauli Lahtinen]], substitute
* [[Pauli Vainio]], substitute
* [[Pauli Vainio]], substitute
* [[Oiva Huuskonen]], substitute
* [[Oiva Huuskonen]], substitute
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==Sources==
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* {{cite journal | author = Cava, Pete |date=Summer 1992 | title = Baseball in the Olympics | journal = Citius, Altius, Fortius | volume = 1 | issue = 1 | pages = 7–15 | url = https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll10/id/3005/rec/4 }}
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* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/OR1952.pdf Official Report]. XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952.
*{{cite book |author= Bill Mallon, Jeroen Heijmans |title= Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9mM0XzW03AcC|year=2011|page=297|publisher= Scarecrow Press |isbn= 9780810875227 }}


==References==
==References==
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* {{cite journal | author = Cava, Pete | year = 1992 | month = Summer | title = Baseball in the Olympics | journal = Citius, Altius, Fortius | volume = 1 | issue = 1 | pages = 7–15 | url = http://www.aafla.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv1n1/JOHv1n1e.pdf}}
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* [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/OR1952.pdf Official Report]. XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952.


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[[Category:Events at the 1952 Summer Olympics]]

[[Category:1952 Summer Olympics events]]
[[Category:Baseball at the Summer Olympics|1952]]
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[[Category:Baseball at the Olympics|1952]]
[[Category:1952 in baseball]]
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[[Category:Baseball in Finland|1952 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Baseball in Finland|1952 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Pesäpallo competitions|1952]]

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[[Category:Olympic demonstration sports]]
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[[Category:Men's events at the 1952 Summer Olympics]]
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[[nl:Honkbal op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1952]]

Latest revision as of 23:13, 11 December 2024

Pesäpallo at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Demonstration sport
Games played1
DateJuly 31, 1952
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
CityHelsinki, Finland
Baseball at the 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.[1]

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

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Sources

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  • 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. Scarecrow Press. p. 297. ISBN 9780810875227.

References

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  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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