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Little League has grown to 27,400 teams in more than 5,500 leagues. [6] 1961: Brian Sipe, future quarterback for the NFL's Cleveland Browns, plays for the series champions from El Cajon, California. [6] 1962: Jackie Robinson attends the Little League World Series. President John F. Kennedy proclaims National Little League Week. [6]
The 2020 Little League World Series was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; The 2021 Little League World Series only featured United States teams for the first time since 1975. Two teams from each of the 8 U.S. regions participated in the World Series (regional champion and runner-up)
Division Location First held Age of players Little League Baseball (World Series) : South Williamsport, Pennsylvania: 1947 10–12 years old Intermediate League Baseball (World Series)
The Little League World Series is an annual baseball tournament for children (primarily boys) aged 10 to 12 years old, held in the Eastern United States. [1] [2] Originally called the National Little League Tournament, it was later renamed for the World Series in Major League Baseball.
Carl E. Stotz (February 20, 1910 – June 4, 1992) was the American founder of Little League Baseball.Stotz was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.. He was the fourth of five children of Lulu Fisk Stotz the third child of a German immigrant (1862) named Kristjian and married first generation German-American Juliana Eddinger, in 1877 in Williamsport.
2024 Little League World Series qualification: Formerly: Central Region (1957–2000) Sport: Baseball: Founded: 2000; 25 years ago () No. of teams: 5: Country United States: Most recent champion(s) Hinsdale Little League, Hinsdale, Illinois: Most titles
The 2020 Little League World Series was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; The 2021 Little League World Series only featured United States teams for the first time since 1975. Two teams from each of the 8 U.S. regions participated in the World Series (regional champion and runner-up)
The 1958 Little League World Series took place on August 19 through 22 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. [1] Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Nuevo León , Mexico , [ 2 ] won its second consecutive Little League World Series (LLWS) by defeating the Jaycee Little League of Kankakee, Illinois , in the 12th championship game.