Pesäpallo at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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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.[1]
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Pesäpallo at the 1952 Summer Olympics Demonstration sport | |
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Games played | 1 |
Date | July 31, 1952 |
Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
City | Helsinki, Finland |
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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.