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The 1959 Little League World Series took place from August 25 through August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. [1] The Hamtramck National Little League of Hamtramck, Michigan , defeated the West Auburn Little League of Auburn, California , in the championship game of the 13th Little League World Series (LLWS).
^a Peachtree City National Little League of Peachtree City, Georgia won the Georgia state tournament by defeating Columbus Northern. However, Peachtree City was stripped of their title by virtue of having twelve players on the team whose league age was 12 years old. Little League regulations state that the maximum number for a team is eight. [1]
In 2014 Little League voted to change the age cutoff from April 30 to December 31. However, this caused outrage by parents because the players born between May 1 and August 31, 2005 would have lost their 12-year-old season because they would be considered to be 13 years old even though they have not reached their 13th birthday.
Cal Ripken Baseball (a division of Babe Ruth League, Inc.) (ages 5–12) [1] [2] [3] Little League Baseball (including Little, Intermediate, Junior, and Senior League) (ages 5–16) PONY Baseball and Softball (ages 5–18) Sam Bat Fall League Baseball (ages 12 to 18) Wood-bat fall leagues designed to help players develop their skills.
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Age of players Little League Baseball (World Series) South Williamsport, Pennsylvania: 1947 10–12 years old Intermediate League Baseball (World Series) Livermore, California: 2013 11–13 years old Junior League Baseball (World Series) Taylor, Michigan: 1981 13–14 years old Senior League Baseball (World Series) Easley, South Carolina: 1961
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The Central Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between 1957 and 2000. It was inaugurated as the North Region in 1957, when the LLWS first gave out Series berths to regional winners. [1] The region was renamed to Central in 1973, and in 2001 was split into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.