Lauri Pihkala, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lauri Pihkala

Finnish sportsman

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1888

Place of Birth: Pihtipudas, Finland

Date of Death: 20-May-1981

Profession: journalist, sprinter, baseball player, middle-distance runner

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala (born Gummerus, 5 January 1888 – 20 May 1981) was the inventor of pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball.
In 1969 he became one of the first persons to receive an honorary doctorate in Sport Sciences from the University of Jyväskylä, together with president Urho Kekkonen and Professor Kaarina Kari.