1953 Little League World Series
- 1953 Little League World Series
The 1953 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, featured teams from Birmingham, Alabama, and Schenectady, New York. The Birmingham All-Stars won the series by winning the final game in a 1-0 pitching battle. The team from Birmingham included Ralph Boyer, Anthony Cherry, Dicky DeRoberts, Ed Donahoo, Percy Goodwin, Bruce Gordon, Richard Green, Jim Hicks, Joe Johnson, Ken McCain, Joe Sims, Roy Strickland, Joe Mack Thaxton, and Bradley Wideman. The managers were Jack Kinney, Emmett Goodwin, and John Creamer.
The Birmingham Public Library commemorated the victory in 2003.
Results
Round8-with third
|flagicon|New York Schenectady, New York |3|flagicon|Massachusetts North Newton, Massachusetts|2
|flagicon|Pennsylvania Camp Hill, Pennsylvania |17|flagicon|ArkansasLittle Rock, Arkansas|3
|flagicon|Virginia Front Royal, Virginia|3|flagicon|British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia|2
|flagicon|Alabama Birmingham, Alabama|6|flagicon|Illinois Joliet, Illinois |1
|flagicon|New York Schenectady, New York |10|flagicon|Pennsylvania Camp Hill, Pennsylvania|9
|flagicon|Virginia Front Royal, Virginia|2|flagicon|Alabama Birmingham, Alabama|10
|flagicon|New York Schenectady, New York |0|flagicon|Alabama Birmingham, Alabama|1
|flagicon|Pennsylvania Camp Hill, Pennsylvania |3|flagicon|Virginia Front Royal, Virginia|0
External links
* [http://www.bplonline.org/EventsandExhibitions/LittleLeagueWorldChamps.asp The Boys of Summer 1953, Birmingham Public Library Online Exhibit]
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