1953 Little League World Series

1953 Little League World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 25–August 28
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Birmingham, Alabama
Runner-up	Schenectady, New York

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 Little League World Series.[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

Birmingham, Alabama

Little Rock, Arkansas

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Joliet, Illinois

North Newton, Massachusetts

Schenectady, New York

Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

Front Royal, Virginia

Results

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	August 25
	Massachusetts	2
					August 27
	New York	3
					New York	10
	August 25
					Pennsylvania	9
	Pennsylvania	17
									August 28
	Arkansas	3
									New York	0
	August 26
									Alabama	1
	British Columbia	2
					August 27
	Virginia	3
					Virginia	2
	August 26
					Alabama	10			Third place
	Illinois	1
									August 28
	Alabama	6
									Pennsylvania	0
									Virginia	3

Notable players

• Jim Barbieri of Schenectady would return in 1954 as a member of that year's championship team, and would later play in Major League Baseball.[4][5]

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.

External links

• 1953 Tournament Bracket via Wayback Machine
• 1953 Line Scores via Wayback Machine
• "The Boys of Summer 1953". Birmingham Public Library. 2003.