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1953 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 25–August 28
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Alabama Birmingham, Alabama
Runner-up New York (state) Schenectady, New York
←  1952
1954 →

The 1953 Little League World Series was held from August 25 to August 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. [1] In the championship game, Birmingham, Alabama, beat Schenectady, New York, by a score of 1–0 in the seventh edition of the tournament. [2]

The Birmingham Public Library commemorated the 50th anniversary of the championship in 2003. [3]

Teams

States and provinces represented at the 1953 Little League World Series
Alabama Birmingham, Alabama
Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas
Canada British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Illinois Joliet, Illinois
Massachusetts North Newton, Massachusetts
New York (state) Schenectady, New York
Pennsylvania Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Virginia Front Royal, Virginia

Results

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 25
 
 
Massachusetts Massachusetts2
 
August 27
 
New York (state) New York3
 
New York (state) New York10
 
August 25
 
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania9
 
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 17
 
August 28
 
Arkansas Arkansas3
 
New York (state) New York0
 
August 26
 
Alabama Alabama1
 
British Columbia British Columbia2
 
August 27
 
Virginia Virginia3
 
Virginia Virginia2
 
August 26
 
Alabama Alabama10 Third place
 
Illinois Illinois1
 
August 28
 
Alabama Alabama6
 
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 0
 
 
Virginia Virginia3
 

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "Little League World Series Opens Tuesday". Pottsville Republican. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. AP. August 24, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Alabama Wins Little League World Series". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. AP. August 29, 1953. p. 11. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Boys of Summer 1953 – Photo 13". Birmingham Public Library. 2003. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Schenectady In Little Loop WS". New York Daily News. August 23, 1953. p. 91. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Boys of Summer 1953 – Photo 11". Birmingham Public Library. 2003. Retrieved August 25, 2018.

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