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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 25–August 28 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lock Haven, Pennsylvania |
| Runner-up |  St. Petersburg, Florida |
Teams
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 Middletown, Connecticut
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| St. Petersburg, Florida
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 Hammonton, New Jersey
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 Corning, New York
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| Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
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| West Shore, Pennsylvania
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| Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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 Alexandria, Virginia
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Bracket
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Wmsport Advances in Little League Tourney". Pottsville Republican. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. August 26, 1948. p. 18. Retrieved August 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lock Haven Captures Little League Title". The Baltimore Sun. Associated Press. August 29, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved August 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Little League to Start Tournament". Standard-Sentinel. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. August 26, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved August 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
External links
edit- 1948 Tournament Bracket via Wayback Machine
- 1948 Line Scores via Wayback Machine