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1956 Little League World Series

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1956 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 21–August 24
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsNew Mexico Lions Hondo Little League
Roswell, New Mexico
Runner-upNew Jersey Delaware Township Little League
Delaware Township, New Jersey
← 1955
1957 →

The 1956 Little League World Series was held from August 21 to August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[1] The Lions Hondo Little League of Roswell, New Mexico, defeated the Delaware Township Little League of Delaware Township, New Jersey, in the championship game of the 10th Little League World Series.[2] Delaware Township had also been runner-up in the 1955 tournament. This was the first, and to date only, time that a team from New Mexico appeared in the championship game.

In a semi-final game on August 23, Fred Shapiro of the Delaware Township team pitched the first perfect game in Little League World Series history.[3]

Teams

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States represented at the 1956 Little League World Series
Alabama Auburn, Alabama
California Colton, California
Massachusetts Winchester, Massachusetts
Michigan Hamtramck, Michigan
New Jersey Delaware Township, New Jersey
New Mexico Roswell, New Mexico
New York (state) Tuckahoe, New York
Pennsylvania Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania

† Delaware Township was renamed Cherry Hill in November 1961

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 21
 
 
New Jersey New Jersey9
 
August 23
 
New York (state) New York8
 
New Jersey New Jersey2
 
August 22 (F/8)
 
California California0
 
California California1
 
August 24
 
Michigan Michigan0
 
New Jersey New Jersey1
 
August 22
 
New Mexico New Mexico3
 
Massachusetts Massachusetts8
 
August 23
 
Alabama Alabama0
 
New Mexico New Mexico6
 
August 22
 
Massachusetts Massachusetts3 Third place
 
New Mexico New Mexico3
 
August 24
 
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania1
 
California California1
 
 
Massachusetts Massachusetts2
 
1956 Little League World Series Champions
New Mexico
Lions Hondo Little League
Roswell, New Mexico

Notable players

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  • Tom Jordan Jr., winning pitcher for New Mexico in the championship game, was the son of former MLB player Tom Jordan.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Little League Series Play Begins At Williamsport". The Bristol Daily Courier. Bristol, Pennsylvania. UP. August 21, 1956. p. 10. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Hoenig, Dick (August 25, 1956). "Roswell Defeats Delaware Twp. In Little League Final". Standard-Sentinel. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. AP. p. 20. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Congratulations From a Master". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. August 25, 1956. p. 13. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via newspapers.com.

Further reading

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