# Lauri Pihkala

> Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala was the inventor of pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball. He was born in the vicarage of Pihtipudas, the son of the minister Alexander Gummerus. 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.

*Finnish sportsman (1888-1981)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** Finland
- **Born:** 1888-01-05
- **Died:** 1981-05-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 47.2
- **Momentum:** 10.9

## Platforms
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