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1947 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament

Field	Value
image	Original Little League Field 14.jpg
caption	Original Little League Field in 2016
dates	August 21–August 23
num_teams	12
champion_other	Pennsylvania Maynard League
second_other	Pennsylvania Lock Haven
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The 1947 Little League World Series took place from August 21 through August 23, when the first Little League Baseball championship tournament was played at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Maynard Midgets of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, defeated the Lock Haven All Stars of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, 16–7 to win the championship. The event was called the National Little League Tournament, as the "World Series" naming was not adopted until .

In 1947, the board of directors for the original Little League decided to organize a tournament for the 17 known Little League programs. The fields on which the games were played are between the street and a levee built to protect the town from the West Branch Susquehanna River. That levee provided most of the seating for the inaugural series' attendees. Although the Little League World Series has now moved to a stadium in South Williamsport, it's still possible to play baseball on the original field.

The inaugural series was important in history in that it was integrated at a time when professional baseball was still integrating. More than 2,500 spectators enjoyed the final game, which helped to increase the League's overall publicity.

Teams

Williamsport teams

Pennsylvania Original League
Pennsylvania Sunday School League
Pennsylvania Brandon League
Pennsylvania Maynard League
Pennsylvania Lincoln League
Pennsylvania Montoursville, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Milton, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Perry County, Pennsylvania
New Jersey Hammonton, New Jersey
Pennsylvania Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

States represented at the 1947 Little League World Series

Results

August 21–22 August 22 August 23 August 23

| RD4-team01=PA Lock Haven | RD4-score01= 7 | RD4-team02=PA Maynard League | RD4-score02= 16 Rain on August 21 caused two first round games to be played on August 22.

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Notable players

Jack Losch of the Maynard League championship team went on to play college football with the Miami Hurricanes, and was a first-round selection in the 1956 NFL draft. That year, with the Green Bay Packers, he became the first LLWS participant to play a professional sport.

References

"Little League World Series History".
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Lewerenz, Dave. (August 10, 2003). "Small Museum Preserves Historic Birthplace of Little League". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Simonich, Milan. (August 13, 2006). "Stroll in Free to the 60th Summer Baseball Classic". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
"1947 Little League World Series".
(August 22, 1947). "Stars Set For Tournament". The Express.
(August 23, 1947). "Lock Haven In Little League Tourney Semi-Finals". The Express.
(August 23, 1947). "Tourney Slate". The Express.
(August 25, 1947). "Little Leaguers Do Well Finishing In Runner-Up Spot". The Express.
"Little League World Series Team Sportsmanship Award to be Named for Jack Losch".

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