1948 Little League World Series

The 1948 Little League World Series was held from August 25 to August 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[1] The Lock Haven All Stars of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, defeated the St. Petersburg All Stars of St. Petersburg, Florida, in the second championship game of Little League Baseball.[2] The event was referred to as the National Little League Tournament,[3] as "World Series" naming was not adopted until the following year.

1948 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 25–August 28
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsPennsylvania Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Runner-upFlorida St. Petersburg, Florida
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Teams

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States represented at the 1948 Little League World Series
  Middletown, Connecticut
  St. Petersburg, Florida
  Hammonton, New Jersey
  Corning, New York
  Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
  West Shore, Pennsylvania
  Williamsport, Pennsylvania
  Alexandria, Virginia

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 25
 
 
  Williamsport8
 
August 27
 
  West Shore3
 
  Williamsport0
 
August 26
 
  Lock Haven1
 
  Lock Haven12
 
August 28
 
  Alexandria1
 
  Lock Haven6
 
August 26
 
  St. Petersburg5
 
  Hammonton13
 
August 27
 
  Corning1
 
  Hammonton1
 
August 26
 
  St. Petersburg6 Third place
 
  St. Petersburg8
 
August 28
 
  Middletown0
 
  Williamsport10
 
 
  Hammonton1
 

References

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  1. ^ "Wmsport Advances in Little League Tourney". Pottsville Republican. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. August 26, 1948. p. 18. Retrieved August 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lock Haven Captures Little League Title". The Baltimore Sun. Associated Press. August 29, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved August 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Little League to Start Tournament". Standard-Sentinel. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. August 26, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved August 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
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