1953 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament August 2023 August 25–August 28 8 Alabama Birmingham, Alabama New York Schenectady, New York 1952 1954 The 1953 Little League World Series was held from August 25 to August 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23121434/little_league_world_series_opens_tuesday/ Little League World Series Opens Tuesday AP Pottsville Republican Pottsville, Pennsylvania 12 August 24, 1953 August 25, 2018 newspapers.com 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.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23121608/alabama_wins_little_league_world_series/ Alabama Wins Little League World Series AP The Morning Call Allentown, Pennsylvania 11 August 29, 1953 August 25, 2018 newspapers.com The Birmingham Public Library commemorated the 50th anniversary of the championship in 2003.http://www.bplonline.org/programs/old/WorldChampsPhotoExhibit13.asp The Boys of Summer 1953 – Photo 13 Birmingham Public Library 2003 August 25, 2018 Teams thumb|left|States and provinces represented at the 1953 Little League World Series Region 1 New York Schenectady, New York Region 2 Massachusetts 1908 North Newton, Massachusetts Region 3 Pennsylvania Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Region 4 Virginia Front Royal, Virginia Region 5 Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Region 6 Illinois 1915 Joliet, Illinois Region 7 Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Region 8 CAN 1921 British Columbia 1906 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Results August 25 Massachusetts 1908 Massachusetts 2 New York New York 3 August 25 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 17 Arkansas Arkansas 3 August 26 British Columbia 1906 British Columbia 2 Virginia Virginia 3 August 26 Illinois 1915 Illinois 1 Alabama Alabama 6 August 27 New York New York 10 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 9 August 27 Virginia Virginia 2 Alabama Alabama 10 August 28 New York New York 0 Alabama Alabama 1 August 28 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 0 Virginia Virginia 3 Notable players 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.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23121820/schenectady_in_little_loop_ws/ Schenectady In Little Loop WS New York Daily News 91 August 23, 1953 August 25, 2018 newspapers.comhttp://www.bplonline.org/programs/old/WorldChampsPhotoExhibit11.asp The Boys of Summer 1953 – Photo 11 Birmingham Public Library 2003 August 25, 2018 September 6, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190906044830/http://www.bplonline.org/programs/old/WorldChampsPhotoExhibit11.asp dead References External links 1953 Tournament Bracket via Wayback Machine 1953 Line Scores via Wayback Machine http://www.bplonline.org/EventsandExhibitions/LittleLeagueWorldChamps.asp The Boys of Summer 1953 Birmingham Public Library 2003 Category:Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series