1953 Little League World Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 25–August 28 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Birmingham, Alabama |
| Runner-up |  Schenectady, New York |
The 1953 Little League World Series was held from August 25 to August 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[1] In the championship game, Birmingham, Alabama, beat Schenectady, New York, by a score of 1–0 in the seventh edition of the Little League World Series.[2]
The Birmingham Public Library commemorated the 50th anniversary of the championship in 2003.[3]
Teams
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| Birmingham, Alabama
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 Little Rock, Arkansas
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  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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 Joliet, Illinois
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 North Newton, Massachusetts
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| Schenectady, New York
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 Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
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 Front Royal, Virginia
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Results
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 2 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| New York | 3 | |||||||||
| New York | 10 | |||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 9 | |||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 17 | |||||||||
| August 28 | ||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | |||||||||
| New York | 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Alabama | 1 | |||||||||
| British Columbia | 2 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | |||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Alabama | 10 | Third place | ||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | |||||||||
| August 28 | ||||||||||
| Alabama | 6 | |||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 0 | |||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | |||||||||
Notable players
[edit]- Jim Barbieri of Schenectady would return in 1954 as a member of that year's championship team, and would later play in Major League Baseball.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Little League World Series Opens Tuesday". Pottsville Republican. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. AP. August 24, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama Wins Little League World Series". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. AP. August 29, 1953. p. 11. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Boys of Summer 1953 – Photo 13". Birmingham Public Library. 2003. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ "Schenectady In Little Loop WS". New York Daily News. August 23, 1953. p. 91. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Boys of Summer 1953 – Photo 11". Birmingham Public Library. 2003. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
External links
[edit]- 1953 Tournament Bracket via Wayback Machine
- 1953 Line Scores via Wayback Machine
- "The Boys of Summer 1953". Birmingham Public Library. 2003.