1954 Little League World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 24–August 27
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Schenectady, New York
Runner-up	Colton, California
←  1953 1955 →

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

Colton, California

Lakeland, Florida

Melrose Park, Illinois

Needham, Massachusetts

Schenectady, New York

Masontown, Pennsylvania

Galveston, Texas

Hampton, Virginia

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

External links

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