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'''[[Pesäpallo]]''', the Finnish variant of [[baseball]], was played as a [[demonstration sport]] at the '''[[1952 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]].
[[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>


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.
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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==Finnish Baseball League (Pesäpalloliitto) roster==
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===Finnish Baseball League (Pesäpalloliitto)===
* [[Eino Kaakkolahti]], pitcher
* [[Eino Kaakkolahti]], pitcher
* [[Leo Hannula]], 1st baseman
* [[Leo Hannula]], 1st baseman
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* [[Pertti Jaakkola]], substitute
* [[Pertti Jaakkola]], substitute
* [[Eero Vilevaara]], substitute
* [[Eero Vilevaara]], substitute
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==Worker's Athletic Federation (Työväen Urheiluliitto) roster==
===Worker's Athletic Federation (Työväen Urheiluliitto)===
* [[Aimo Paavola]], pitcher
* [[Aimo Paavola]], pitcher
* [[Osmo Juntto]], 1st baseman
* [[Osmo Juntto]], 1st baseman
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* [[Pauli Vainio]], substitute
* [[Pauli Vainio]], substitute
* [[Oiva Huuskonen]], substitute
* [[Oiva Huuskonen]], substitute
{{col-end}}


==References==
==Sources==
* {{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 = http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv1n1/JOHv1n1e.pdf}}
* {{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 }}
* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/OR1952.pdf Official Report]. XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952.
* [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|isbn= 9780810875227 }}
*{{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==
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Baseball at the Summer Olympics|1952]]
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[[Category:Discontinued sports at the Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Discontinued sports at the Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic demonstration sports]]
[[Category:Olympic demonstration sports]]
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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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