1956 Little League World Series

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1956 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 21–August 24
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Flag of New Mexico.svg Lions Hondo Little League
Roswell, New Mexico
Runners-up Flag of New Jersey.svg Delaware Township Little League
Delaware Township, New Jersey
  1955
1957  

The 1956 Little League World Series was held from August 21 to August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. [1] The Lions Hondo Little League of Roswell, New Mexico, defeated the Delaware Township Little League of Delaware Township, New Jersey, in the championship game of the 10th Little League World Series. [2] Delaware Township had also been runner-up in the 1955 tournament. This was the first, and to date only, time that a team from New Mexico appeared in the championship game.

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In a semi-final game on August 23, Fred Shapiro of the Delaware Township team pitched the first perfect game in Little League World Series history. [3]

Teams

States represented at the 1956 Little League World Series 1956 Little League World Series teams.svg
States represented at the 1956 Little League World Series
Region 1 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Winchester, Massachusetts
Region 2 Flag of New York.svg Tuckahoe, New York
Region 3 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania
Region 4 Flag of New Jersey.svg Delaware Township, New Jersey
Region 5 Flag of Alabama.svg Auburn, Alabama
Region 6 Flag of Michigan.svg Hamtramck, Michigan
Region 7 Flag of New Mexico.svg Roswell, New Mexico
Region 8 Flag of California.svg Colton, California

Delaware Township was renamed Cherry Hill in November 1961

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 21
 
 
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey 9
 
August 23
 
Flag of New York.svg New York 8
 
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey2
 
August 22 (F/8)
 
Flag of California.svg California0
 
Flag of California.svg California 1
 
August 24
 
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan 0
 
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey1
 
August 22
 
Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico3
 
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts 8
 
August 23
 
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama 0
 
Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico6
 
August 22
 
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts3 Third place
 
Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico 3
 
August 24
 
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania 1
 
Flag of California.svg California1
 
 
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts2
 
1956 Little League World Series Champions
Flag of New Mexico.svg
Lions Hondo Little League
Roswell, New Mexico

Notable players

References

  1. "Little League Series Play Begins At Williamsport". The Bristol Daily Courier. Bristol, Pennsylvania. UP. August 21, 1956. p. 10. Retrieved August 25, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Hoenig, Dick (August 25, 1956). "Roswell Defeats Delaware Twp. In Little League Final". Standard-Sentinel. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. AP. p. 20. Retrieved August 25, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  3. "Congratulations From a Master". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut. AP. August 25, 1956. p. 13. Retrieved August 25, 2024 via newspapers.com.

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