1952 Little League World Series
 Championship team from Norwalk, Connecticut | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 26–August 29 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Runner-up |  Monongahela, Pennsylvania |
The 1952 Little League World Series was held from August 26 to August 29 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[1] A team from Norwalk, Connecticut, beat Monongahela, Pennsylvania, by a score of 4–3 in the championship game of the 6th Little League World Series.[2] A team from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, became the first participants from outside the United States in the event's history.[3]
Attendees at the championship game included Frank Shaughnessy, president of the International League, and Will Harridge, president of the American League.[2]
Teams
[edit]
 Little Rock, Arkansas
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 San Diego, California
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  Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| Norwalk, Connecticut
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 Whiting, Indiana
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 Hackensack, New Jersey
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 Mooresville, North Carolina
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| Monongahela, Pennsylvania
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Results
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| California | 1 | |||||||||
| August 27 (F/7) | ||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | |||||||||
| California | 2 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | |||||||||
| Connecticut | 10 | |||||||||
| August 29 | ||||||||||
| Indiana | 7 | |||||||||
| Connecticut | 4 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 3 | |||||||||
| New Jersey | 13 | |||||||||
| August 28 | ||||||||||
| Quebec | 7 | |||||||||
| New Jersey | 1 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 10 | Third place | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 3 | |||||||||
| August 29 | ||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | |||||||||
| California | 0 | |||||||||
| New Jersey | 2 | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Little League World Series Opens at Williamsport Today". Standard-Sentinel. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. AP. August 26, 1952. p. 19. Retrieved August 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Connecticut Little League Series Champs". The Mercury. Pottstown, Pennsylvania. AP. August 30, 1952. p. 3. Retrieved August 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Canadians Stopped by Hackensack". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. Williamsport, Pennsylvania. August 27, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved August 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
Further reading
[edit]- Albano, George (August 19, 2013). "Yesterday's stars: Remembering Norwalk's Little League run of 1952". The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut.
External links
[edit]- 1952 Tournament Bracket via Wayback Machine
- 1952 Line Scores via Wayback Machine