1948 Little League World Series

1948 Little League World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 25–August 28
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Runners-up	St. Petersburg, Florida
←  1947 1949  →

The 1948 Little League World Series was held from August 25 to August 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. ^[1] The Lock Haven All Stars of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, defeated the St. Petersburg All Stars of St. Petersburg, Florida, in the second championship game of Little League Baseball. ^[2] The event was referred to as the National Little League Tournament, ^[3] as "World Series" naming was not adopted until the following year.

Teams

States represented at the 1948 Little League World Series

Middletown, Connecticut

St. Petersburg, Florida

Hammonton, New Jersey

Corning, New York

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

West Shore, Pennsylvania

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Alexandria, Virginia

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	August 25
	Williamsport	8
					August 27
	West Shore	3
					Williamsport	0
	August 26
					Lock Haven	1
	Lock Haven	12
									August 28
	Alexandria	1
									Lock Haven	6
	August 26
									St. Petersburg	5
	Hammonton	13
					August 27
	Corning	1
					Hammonton	1
	August 26
					St. Petersburg	6			Third place
	St. Petersburg	8
									August 28
	Middletown	0
									Williamsport	10
									Hammonton	1

References

1. "Wmsport Advances in Little League Tourney". Pottsville Republican. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. August 26, 1948. p. 18. Retrieved August 24, 2018– via newspapers.com.
2. "Lock Haven Captures Little League Title". The Baltimore Sun . Associated Press. August 29, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved August 24, 2018– via newspapers.com.
3. "Little League to Start Tournament". Standard-Sentinel. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. August 26, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved August 24, 2018– via newspapers.com.

External links

• 1948 Tournament Bracket via Wayback Machine
• 1948 Line Scores via Wayback Machine