1956 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament August 2023 August 21–August 24 8 New Mexico Lions Hondo Little LeagueRoswell, New Mexico New Jersey Delaware Township Little LeagueDelaware Township, New Jersey 1955 1957 The 1956 Little League World Series was held from August 21 to August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23142784/little_league_series_play_begins_at/ Little League Series Play Begins At Williamsport UP The Bristol Daily Courier Bristol, Pennsylvania 10 August 21, 1956 August 25, 2018 newspapers.com The Lions Hondo Little League of Roswell, New Mexico, defeated the Delaware Township Little League of Delaware Township, New Jersey, in the championship game of the 10th Little League World Series.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23143658/roswell_defeats_delaware_twp_in_little/ Roswell Defeats Delaware Twp. In Little League Final Dick Hoenig AP Standard-Sentinel Hazleton, Pennsylvania 20 August 25, 1956 August 25, 2018 newspapers.com Delaware Township had also been runner-up in the 1955 tournament. This was the first, and to date only, time that a team from New Mexico appeared in the championship game. In a semi-final game on August 23, Fred Shapiro of the Delaware Township team pitched the first perfect game in Little League World Series history.https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-congratulations-from-a/153995397/ Congratulations From a Master AP Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 13 August 25, 1956 August 25, 2024 newspapers.com Teams thumb|left|upright=1.2|States represented at the 1956 Little League World Series Region 1 Massachusetts Winchester, Massachusetts Region 2 New York Tuckahoe, New York Region 3 Pennsylvania Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania Region 4 New Jersey Delaware Township, New Jersey Region 5 Alabama Auburn, Alabama Region 6 Michigan Hamtramck, Michigan Region 7 New Mexico Roswell, New Mexico Region 8 California Colton, California Delaware Township was renamed Cherry Hill in November 1961 Bracket August 21 New Jersey New Jersey 9 New York New York 8 August 22 (F/8) California California 1 Michigan Michigan 0 August 22 Massachusetts Massachusetts 8 Alabama Alabama 0 August 22 New Mexico New Mexico 3 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 1 August 23 New Jersey New Jersey 2 California California 0 August 23 New Mexico New Mexico 6 Massachusetts Massachusetts 3 August 24 New Jersey New Jersey 1 New Mexico New Mexico 3 August 24 California California 1 Massachusetts Massachusetts 2 1956 Little League World Series Champions88px|border|New MexicoLions Hondo Little LeagueRoswell, New Mexico Notable players Tom Jordan Jr., winning pitcher for New Mexico in the championship game, was the son of former MLB player Tom Jordan. References Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23143201/summers_of_55_and_56_the_times_of/ Summers of '55 and '56: The times of our lives Mike Horner Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey 5C August 7, 1989 August 25, 2018 newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23143327/little_league_memories_still_burn/ Little League memories still burn Mike Horner Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey 6C August 7, 1989 August 25, 2018 newspapers.com External links 1956 Tournament Bracket via Wayback Machine 1956 Line Scores via Wayback Machine Category:Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series