1954 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament August 2023 August 24–August 27 8 New York Schenectady, New York California Colton, California 1953 1955 The 1954 Little League World Series was held from August 24 to August 27 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23132835/little_league_series_goes_info/ Little League Series Goes Info Semi-Finals Shamokin News-Dispatch Shamokin, Pennsylvania 7 August 25, 1954 August 25, 2018 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/23133027/east_meets_west_in_little_league_final/ East Meets West In Little League Final The Gettysburg Times Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 5 August 26, 1954 August 25, 2018 newspapers.com The Schenectady Little League of Schenectady, New York, defeated the Colton Little League of Colton, California, in the championship game of the eighth Little League World Series.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23133155/schenectady_nine_takes_world_title_of/ Schenectady Nine Takes World Title Of Little Leagues AP Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, New York 15 August 28, 1954 August 25, 2018 newspapers.com Teams thumb|left|upright=1.2|States represented at the 1954 Little League World Series Region 1 Massachusetts 1908 Needham, Massachusetts Region 2 New York Schenectady, New York Region 3 Pennsylvania Masontown, Pennsylvania Region 4 Virginia Hampton, Virginia Region 5 Florida 1900 Lakeland, Florida Region 6 Illinois 1915 Melrose Park, Illinois Region 7 Texas Galveston, Texas Region 8 California Colton, California Championship bracket yes August 24 California California 4 Virginia Virginia 2 August 24 Illinois 1915 Illinois 6 Texas Texas 5 August 24 New York New York 16 Florida 1900 Florida 0 August 24 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 10 Massachusetts 1908 Massachusetts 2 August 25 California California 8 Illinois 1915 Illinois 1 August 25 New York New York 7 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 3 August 27 New York New York 7 California California 5 August 27 Illinois 1915 Illinois 2 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 3 Notable players Jim Barbieri of Schenectady, New York, and Boog Powell of Lakeland, Florida, went on to become the first players to appear in both the Little League World Series and a Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series. After both played in the 1954 LLWS, they both played in the 1966 World Series; Barbieri for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Powell for the victorious Baltimore Orioles.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/news/2000/08/22/little_league/ https://web.archive.org/web/20010806125640/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/news/2000/08/22/little_league/ dead August 6, 2001 Little League World Series paved way to majors for some Ryan Hunt Lonny Krasnow CNN Sports Illustrated August 27, 2000 Billy Connors of Schenectady later became an MLB pitcher and pitching coach. Ken Hubbs from Colton, California, became a second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, and won a Gold Glove and was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1962. He died in a plane crash near Provo, Utah, before the 1964 season.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-05-sp-10227-story.html Memories of Ken Hubbs Live On : Nearly 30 Years Later, the Town of Colton Still Is Recovering From His Death at 22 Earl Gustkey Los Angeles Times July 5, 1993 Carl Taylor of Lakeland, stepbrother of Boog Powell, went on to be an MLB catcher and outfielder. References External links 1954 Tournament Bracket via Wayback Machine 1954 Line Scores via Wayback Machine Category:Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series