1959 Little League World Series

Little League World Series held in 1959 August 2023 August 25–August 29 7 USA 1959 Michigan Hamtramck National Little LeagueHamtramck, Michigan USA 1959California West Auburn Little LeagueAuburn, California 1958 1960 The 1959 Little League World Series took place from August 25 through August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Hamtramck National Little League of Hamtramck, Michigan, defeated the West Auburn Little League of Auburn, California, in the championship game of the 13th Little League World Series (LLWS). Hamtramck became the first team from the United States to win a championship since foreign teams were allowed to participate beginning in 1957. Hamtramck became the first team from Michigan to win the LLWS; the next Michigan champion was Taylor North in the 2021 edition.https://www.mlb.com/news/michigan-wins-2021-little-league-world-series Michigan defeats Ohio for 1st LLWS since '59 Manny Randhawa MLB.com August 29, 2021 August 30, 2021 This was the first year that the LLWS was played at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22971903/little_league_world_series_open_in_new/ Little League World Series Open In New Park Aug. 25 AP The Plain Speaker Hazleton, Pennsylvania 25 August 20, 1959 August 20, 2018 newspapers.com Two-time defending champion Monterrey, Mexico, was ruled ineligible to compete due to violations of player residency requirements.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22971953/little_world_series_champions_are_ruled/ Little World Series Champions Are Ruled Ineligible To Defend AP The Gazette and Daily York, Pennsylvania 26 August 6, 1959 August 20, 2018 newspapers.com Teams thumb|left|upright=1.2|States and Provinces represented at the 1959 Little League World Series United States International Michigan Hamtramck, MichiganNorth RegionHamtramck National Little League Quebec Valleyfield, QuebecCAN 1957 Canada RegionValleyfield Little League New York Schenectady, New YorkEast RegionSchenectady National Little LeagueWest Germany Bad Kissingen, West GermanyEurope RegionBad Kissingen Army Base Alabama Gadsden, AlabamaSouth RegionNational League of Gadsden Hawaii Oahu, HawaiiPacific RegionWindward Little League California Auburn, CaliforniaWest regionWest Auburn Little League PUR San Juan, Puerto RicoLatin America RegionCaparra Little League The European qualifier, from Bad Kissingen Airfield West Germany, was unable to travel to the tournament.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22972068/tom_dinola_batting_hero_at_billport/ Tom Dinola Batting Hero At Billport AP The Gettysburg Times Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 5 August 26, 1959 August 20, 2018 newspapers.comPlay Ball!: The Story of Little League Baseball Lance Van Auken Robin Van Auken Penn State University Press 2001 117 0271021187 https://books.google.com/books?id=IAFt4_QWNFQC&pg=PA117 Championship bracket August 25 New York New York 7 CAN 1957 Canada 2 August 26 California California 3 Alabama Alabama 1 August 25 PUR Puerto Rico 0 Michigan Michigan 5 August 26 Hawaii Hawaii Bye August 27 New York New York 1 California California 8 August 27 Michigan Michigan 7 Hawaii Hawaii 1 August 29 California California 0 Michigan Michigan 12 August 28 New York New York 1 Hawaii Hawaii 0 1959 Little League World Series Champions100px|border|United States100px|border|MichiganHamtramck National Little LeagueHamtramck, Michigan References External links Little League World Series Line scores for the 1959 LLWS Category:Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series