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
Finnish Baseball League (Pesäpalloliitto) Eino Kaakkolahti, pitcher Leo Hannula, 1st baseman Viljo Niemi, left fielder Olli Hanski, 2nd baseman Antti Elomaa, catcher Pertti Ahonen, 3rd baseman Eero Vuorio, right shortstop Toivo Ilola, left shortstop Taisto Lehto, right fielder Viljo Kokkonen, substitute Pertti Jaakkola, substitute Eero Vilevaara, substitute
Worker's Athletic Federation (Työväen Urheiluliitto) Aimo Paavola, pitcher Osmo Juntto, 1st baseman Onni Sallinen, left fielder Jorma Harlin, 2nd baseman Reino Hakkarainen, catcher Veikko Auersalmi, 3rd baseman Pauli Kilpiä, right shortstop Paavo Reiju, left shortstop Lasse Heikkilä, right fielder Pauli Lahtinen, substitute Pauli Vainio, substitute Oiva Huuskonen, substitute
Sources
Official Report . XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952.
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