States represented at the 1954 Little League World Series
Championship Bracket
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Notable players
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- Jim Barbieri of Schenectady, New York, and Boog Powell of Lakeland, Florida, would become the first player to appear in both the Little League World Series and an MLB World Series. After both playing in the 1954 LLWS (Barbieri had also played in the 1953 LLWS) they both played in the 1966 World Series; Barbieri for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Powell for the Baltimore Orioles.[4]
- Billy Connors of Schenectady later became an MLB pitcher and pitching coach.
- Ken Hubbs from Colton, California, became a second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, and won a Gold Glove and was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1962. He died in a plane crash near Provo, Utah, before the 1964 season.[5]
- Carl Taylor of Lakeland, stepbrother of Boog Powell, went on to be an MLB catcher and outfielder.
References
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- ^ "Little League Series Goes Info Semi-Finals". Shamokin News-Dispatch. Shamokin, Pennsylvania. August 25, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Meets West In Little League Final". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. August 26, 1954. p. 5. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schenectady Nine Takes World Title Of Little Leagues". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. AP. August 28, 1954. p. 15. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Hunt, Ryan; Krasnow, Lonny (August 27, 2000). "Little League World Series paved way to majors for some". CNN Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Gustkey, Earl (July 5, 1993). "Memories of Ken Hubbs Live On : Nearly 30 Years Later, the Town of Colton Still Is Recovering From His Death at 22". Los Angeles Times.
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Schenectady, New York
Colton, California
Lakeland, Florida
Melrose Park, Illinois
Needham, Massachusetts
Masontown, Pennsylvania
Galveston, Texas
Hampton, Virginia