| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 25–August 28 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania |
| Runner-up | St. Petersburg, Florida |
The 1948 Little League World Series was held from August 25 to August 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Lock Haven All Stars of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, defeated the St. Petersburg All Stars of St. Petersburg, Florida, in the second championship game of Little League Baseball. The event was referred to as the National Little League Tournament, as "World Series" naming was not adopted until the following year.
Teams
| Middletown, Connecticut |
| St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Hammonton, New Jersey |
| Corning, New York |
| Lock Haven, Pennsylvania |
| West Shore, Pennsylvania |
| Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
| Alexandria, Virginia |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Williamsport | 8 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| West Shore | 3 | |||||||||
| Williamsport | 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Lock Haven | 1 | |||||||||
| Lock Haven | 12 | |||||||||
| August 28 | ||||||||||
| Alexandria | 1 | |||||||||
| Lock Haven | 6 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| St. Petersburg | 5 | |||||||||
| Hammonton | 13 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| Corning | 1 | |||||||||
| Hammonton | 1 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| St. Petersburg | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
| St. Petersburg | 8 | |||||||||
| August 28 | ||||||||||
| Middletown | 0 | |||||||||
| Williamsport | 10 | |||||||||
| Hammonton | 1 | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Wmsport Advances in Little League Tourney". Pottsville Republican. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. August 26, 1948. p. 18. Retrieved August 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lock Haven Captures Little League Title". The Baltimore Sun. Associated Press. August 29, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved August 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Little League to Start Tournament". Standard-Sentinel. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. August 26, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved August 24, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
External links
- 1948 Tournament Bracket via Wayback Machine
- 1948 Line Scores via Wayback Machine