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. Pesäpallo
2. 1952 Summer Olympics
3. Olympic Games
4. Olympic sports
5. List of Olympic venues in demonstration events
6. Sport in Finland
7. Eeles Landström
8. Team sport
9. Karhu (sports brand)
10. Eino Kaakkolahti
11. International Amateur Handball Federation
12. Softball
13. Handball
14. Baseball
15. United States national baseball team
16. Association football
17. Basque pelota
18. Baseball in Canada
19. Valle Resko
20. History of baseball outside the United States