1955 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament August 2023 August 23–August 26 8 Pennsylvania Morrisville Little LeagueMorrisville, Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Township Little LeagueDelaware Township, New Jersey 1954 1956 The 1955 Little League World Series was held from August 23 to August 26 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23140937/eight_finalists_open_little_league/ Eight Finalists Open Little League Series UP The News-Herald Franklin, Pennsylvania 14 August 23, 1955 August 25, 2018 newspapers.com Morrisville Little League of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, defeated Delaware Township Little League of Delaware Township, New Jersey, in the championship game of the 9th Little League World Series. This was the first time that the Little League World Series title was won with a walk-off home run, hit by Rich Cominski in the bottom of the 7th inning. Attendees at the final game included former General of the Army George Marshall and Governor of Pennsylvania George M. Leader.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23141363/morrisville_tops_del_twp_for_little/ Morrisville Tops Del. Twp. For Little League Title, 4-3 Carl Lundquist UP The Philadelphia Inquirer 16 August 27, 1955 August 25, 2018 newspapers.com An all-black team from Charleston, South Carolina, which had won its state and regional tournaments by forfeit when their all-white opponents refused to play against them, was ruled ineligible to play in the tournament but invited by Little League to attend the event as guests.Lamb Chris An all-Black Little League team made history without playing a game https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/08/28/cannon-street-little-league-series/ 2 September 2023 The Washington Post 16 August 2022 Teams thumb|left|upright=1.2|States represented at the 1955 Little League World Series Region 1 Massachusetts 1908 Winchester, Massachusetts Region 2 New York Glens Falls, New York Region 3 Pennsylvania Morrisville, Pennsylvania Region 4 New Jersey Delaware Township, New Jersey Region 5 Alabama Auburn, Alabama Region 6 Michigan Hamtramck, Michigan Region 7 Louisiana 1912 Alexandria, Louisiana Region 8 California San Diego, California Delaware Township was renamed Cherry Hill in November 1961 Championship bracket August 23 Massachusetts 1908 Massachusetts 8 Michigan Michigan 5 August 23 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 4 New York New York 3 August 24 New Jersey New Jersey 4 Louisiana 1912 Louisiana 2 August 24 Alabama Alabama 4 California California 1 August 25 (F/8) Massachusetts 1908 Massachusetts 0 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 3 August 25 New Jersey New Jersey 6 Alabama Alabama 4 August 26 (F/7) Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 4 New Jersey New Jersey 3 August 26 (F/7) Massachusetts 1908 Massachusetts 0 Alabama Alabama 1 1955 Little League World Series Champions88px|border|PennsylvaniaMorrisville Little LeagueMorrisville, Pennsylvania Notable players Billy Hunter of Delaware Township went on to play in the National Football League, and later served as executive director of the National Basketball Players Association; he was inducted to the Little League Hall of Excellence in 2000.https://www.littleleague.org/world-of-little-league/hall-of-excellence/ Hall of Excellence Little League Baseball August 25, 2018 Dick Hart of Morrisville played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills. 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 1955 Tournament Bracket via Wayback Machine 1955 Line Scores via Wayback Machine Category:Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series Category:August 1955 sports events in the United States Little League World Series