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1956 Little League World Series
Children's baseball tournament
Children's baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| dates | August 21–August 24 |
| num_teams | 8 |
| champion_other | New Mexico Lions Hondo Little League |
| Roswell, New Mexico | |
| second_other | New Jersey Delaware Township Little League |
| Delaware Township, New Jersey | |
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Roswell, New Mexico Delaware Township, New Jersey
The 1956 Little League World Series was held from August 21 to August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 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. Delaware Township had also been runner-up in the 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.
Teams
| Region 8 | California Colton, California |
|---|
Delaware Township was renamed Cherry Hill in November 1961
Bracket
|August 21 |New Jersey New Jersey|9|New York New York|8 |August 22 (F/8)|California California|1|Michigan Michigan|0 |August 22 |Massachusetts Massachusetts|8|Alabama Alabama|0 |August 22 |New Mexico New Mexico|3|Pennsylvania Pennsylvania|1 |August 23 |New Jersey New Jersey|2|California California|0 |August 23 |New Mexico New Mexico|6|Massachusetts Massachusetts|3 |August 24 |New Jersey New Jersey|1|New Mexico New Mexico|3 |August 24 |California California|1|Massachusetts Massachusetts|2
| 1956 Little League World Series Champions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Flag of New Mexico.svg | 88px | border | New Mexico]] | |
| **Lions Hondo Little League** | ||||
| **Roswell, New Mexico** |
Notable players
- Tom Jordan Jr., winning pitcher for New Mexico in the championship game, was the son of former MLB player Tom Jordan.
References
References
- (August 21, 1956). "Little League Series Play Begins At Williamsport". The Bristol Daily Courier.
- Hoenig, Dick. (August 25, 1956). "Roswell Defeats Delaware Twp. In Little League Final". Standard-Sentinel.
- (August 25, 1956). "Congratulations From a Master". [[Hartford Courant]].
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