1953 Little League World Series
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 25–August 28 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Alabama Birmingham, Alabama |
| Runners-up | New York (state) 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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| Region 1 | New York (state) Schenectady, New York |
| Region 2 | Massachusetts North Newton, Massachusetts |
| Region 3 | Pennsylvania Camp Hill, Pennsylvania |
| Region 4 | Virginia Front Royal, Virginia |
| Region 5 | Alabama Birmingham, Alabama |
| Region 6 | Illinois Joliet, Illinois |
| Region 7 | Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Region 8 | Canada British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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Results
[edit | edit source]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Massachusetts Massachusetts | 2 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| New York (state) New York | 3 | |||||||||
| New York (state) New York | 10 | |||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | 9 | |||||||||
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | 17 | |||||||||
| August 28 | ||||||||||
| Arkansas Arkansas | 3 | |||||||||
| New York (state) New York | 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Alabama Alabama | 1 | |||||||||
| British Columbia British Columbia | 2 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| Virginia Virginia | 3 | |||||||||
| Virginia Virginia | 2 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Alabama Alabama | 10 | Third place | ||||||||
| Illinois Illinois | 1 | |||||||||
| August 28 | ||||||||||
| Alabama Alabama | 6 | |||||||||
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | 0 | |||||||||
| Virginia Virginia | 3 | |||||||||
Notable players
[edit | edit source]- 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
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1953 Tournament Bracket via Wayback Machine
- 1953 Line Scores via Wayback Machine
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