1953 Little League World Series
Children's baseball tournament
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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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 25–August 28 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Birmingham, Alabama |
| Runners-up |  Schenectady, New York |
The Birmingham Public Library commemorated the 50th anniversary of the championship in 2003.[3]
Teams
| Region 1 | Schenectady, New York |
| Region 2 |  North Newton, Massachusetts |
| Region 3 |  Camp Hill, Pennsylvania |
| Region 4 |  Front Royal, Virginia |
| Region 5 | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Region 6 |  Joliet, Illinois |
| Region 7 |  Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Region 8 |   Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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]