Pesäpallo at the 1952 Summer Olympics: Difference between revisions

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".

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.

Finnish Baseball League roster

Cava, Pete (1992). "Baseball in the Olympics" (PDF). Citius, Altius, Fortius. 1 (1): 7–15. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
Official Report. XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952.

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 ==References==
-* {{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}}
+* {{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}}
 * [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/OR1952.pdf Official Report]. XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952.