1952 Little League World Series

{{short description|Children's baseball tournament}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox international baseball tournament

| image = 1952 Little League World Series Champs, Norwalk, Connecticut.jpg

| caption = Championship team from Norwalk, Connecticut

| dates = August 26–August 29

| num_teams = 8

| champion_other = {{flagicon|Connecticut}} Norwalk, Connecticut

| second_other = {{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Monongahela, Pennsylvania

| prevseason = {{llwsy|1951}}

| nextseason = {{llwsy|1953}}

}}

The 1952 Little League World Series was held from August 26 to August 29 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23120384/little_league_world_series_opens_at/ |title=Little League World Series Opens at Williamsport Today |agency=AP |newspaper=Standard-Sentinel |location=Hazleton, Pennsylvania |page=19 |date=August 26, 1952 |access-date=August 24, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}} A team from Norwalk, Connecticut, beat Monongahela, Pennsylvania, by a score of 4–3 in the championship game of the 6th Little League World Series.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23120949/connecticut_little_league_series_champs/ |title=Connecticut Little League Series Champs |agency=AP |newspaper=The Mercury |location=Pottstown, Pennsylvania |page=3 |date=August 30, 1952 |access-date=August 24, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}} A team from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, became the first participants from outside the United States in the event's history.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23120646/canadians_stopped_by_hackensack/ |title=Canadians Stopped by Hackensack |newspaper=Williamsport Sun-Gazette |location=Williamsport, Pennsylvania |page=1 |date=August 27, 1952 |access-date=August 24, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}

Attendees at the championship game included Frank Shaughnessy, president of the International League, and Will Harridge, president of the American League.

Teams

File:1952_Little_League_World_Series_teams.svg

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{{flagicon|Arkansas}} Little Rock, Arkansas
{{flagicon|California}} San Diego, California
{{flagicon|CAN|1921}}{{flagicon|Quebec}} Montreal, Quebec, Canada
{{flagicon|Connecticut}} Norwalk, Connecticut
{{flagicon|Indiana}} Whiting, Indiana
{{flagicon|New Jersey}} Hackensack, New Jersey
{{flagicon|North Carolina|1885}} Mooresville, North Carolina
{{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Monongahela, Pennsylvania

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Results

{{Round8-with third

|August 26 |{{flagicon|California}} California|1|{{flagicon|Arkansas}} Arkansas|0

|August 26 |{{flagicon|Connecticut}} Connecticut |10|{{flagicon|Indiana}} Indiana|7

|August 26 |{{flagicon|New Jersey}} New Jersey|13|{{flagicon|Quebec}} Quebec|7

|August 27 |{{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Pennsylvania|3|{{flagicon|North Carolina|1885}} North Carolina|2

|August 27 (F/7)|{{flagicon|California}} California|2|{{flagicon|Connecticut}} Connecticut|3

|August 28 |{{flagicon|New Jersey}} New Jersey|1|{{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Pennsylvania|10

|August 29 |{{flagicon|Connecticut}} Connecticut|4|{{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Pennsylvania|3

|August 29 |{{flagicon|California}} California|0|{{flagicon|New Jersey}} New Jersey|2

}}

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite news |url=https://www.thehour.com/sports/article/Yesterday-s-stars-Remembering-Norwalk-s-Little-8276271.php |title=Yesterday's stars: Remembering Norwalk's Little League run of 1952 |first=George |last=Albano |newspaper=The Hour |location=Norwalk, Connecticut |date=August 19, 2013}}