1954 Little League World Series

1954 Little League World Series
Tournament details
Dates	August 24–August 27
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Schenectady, New York
Runners-up	Colton, California

The 1954 Little League World Series was held from August 24 to August 27 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]

Teams

States represented at the 1954 Little League World Series

Region 1	Needham, Massachusetts
Region 2	Schenectady, New York
Region 3	Masontown, Pennsylvania
Region 4	Hampton, Virginia
Region 5	Lakeland, Florida
Region 6	Melrose Park, Illinois
Region 7	Galveston, Texas
Region 8	Colton, California

Championship Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

August 24

California	4
		August 25
Virginia	2
		California	8
August 24
		Illinois	1
Illinois	6
				August 27
Texas	5
				New York	7
August 24
				California	5
New York	16
		August 25
Florida	0
		New York	7
August 24
		Pennsylvania	3	Third place
Pennsylvania	10
				August 27
Massachusetts	2
				Illinois	2

				Pennsylvania	3

Notable players

Jim Barbieri of Schenectady, New York, and Boog Powell of Lakeland, Florida, would become the first player to appear in both the Little League World Series and an MLB World Series. After both playing in the 1954 LLWS (Barbieri had also played in the 1953 LLWS) they both played in the 1966 World Series; Barbieri for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Powell for the Baltimore Orioles.^[4]
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.^[5]
Carl Taylor of Lakeland, stepbrother of Boog Powell, went on to be an MLB catcher and outfielder.

References

^ "Little League Series Goes Info Semi-Finals". Shamokin News-Dispatch. Shamokin, Pennsylvania. August 25, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "East Meets West In Little League Final". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. August 26, 1954. p. 5. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Schenectady Nine Takes World Title Of Little Leagues". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. AP. August 28, 1954. p. 15. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ Hunt, Ryan; Krasnow, Lonny (August 27, 2000). "Little League World Series paved way to majors for some". CNN Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on August 6, 2001.
^ Gustkey, Earl (July 5, 1993). "Memories of Ken Hubbs Live On : Nearly 30 Years Later, the Town of Colton Still Is Recovering From His Death at 22". Los Angeles Times.

External links

1954 Tournament Bracket via Wayback Machine
1954 Line Scores via Wayback Machine

[1] "Little League Series Goes Info Semi-Finals". Shamokin News-Dispatch. Shamokin, Pennsylvania. August 25, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.

[2] "East Meets West In Little League Final". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. August 26, 1954. p. 5. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.

[3] "Schenectady Nine Takes World Title Of Little Leagues". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. AP. August 28, 1954. p. 15. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.

[4] Hunt, Ryan; Krasnow, Lonny (August 27, 2000). "Little League World Series paved way to majors for some". CNN Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on August 6, 2001.

[5] Gustkey, Earl (July 5, 1993). "Memories of Ken Hubbs Live On : Nearly 30 Years Later, the Town of Colton Still Is Recovering From His Death at 22". Los Angeles Times.

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