Teams
States represented at the 1954 Little League World Series
Notable players
- Jim Barbieri of Schenectady, New York, and Boog Powell of Lakeland, Florida, went on to become the first players to appear in both the Little League World Series and a Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series. After both played in the 1954 LLWS, they both played in the 1966 World Series; Barbieri for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Powell for the victorious 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
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on August 6, 2001.
- ↑ 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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Melrose Park, Illinois
Galveston, Texas