| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 24–August 27 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Schenectady, New York |
| Runner-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]
| Colton, California |
 Lakeland, Florida |
 Melrose Park, Illinois |
 Needham, Massachusetts |
| Schenectady, New York |
 Masontown, Pennsylvania |
 Galveston, Texas |
 Hampton, Virginia |
| 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 | |||||||||
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