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The '''Little League World Series''' (often abbreviated as ''LLWS'') is a youth baseball championship which is held every August in Williamsport, PA. Unlike the "World Series" in Major League Baseball, which is actually just the championship series for MLB, the Little League World Series is truly a world-wide series. The LLWS includes representatives from nearly every part of the globe, although rule changes implemented in the mid-1990s ensure that one US team always plays in the championship game. The series is administered by Little League, Inc. and is not affiliated with any other youth baseball organization. | The '''Little League World Series''' (often abbreviated as ''LLWS'') is a youth baseball championship which is held every August in Williamsport, PA. Unlike the "World Series" in Major League Baseball, which is actually just the championship series for MLB, the Little League World Series is truly a world-wide series. The LLWS includes representatives from nearly every part of the globe, although rule changes implemented in the mid-1990s ensure that one US team always plays in the championship game. The series is administered by Little League, Inc. and is not affiliated with any other youth baseball organization. | ||
Regional LLWS championship games are televised on the ESPN and ESPN2 cable networks. Most games from the LLWS itself are also televised on these networks. The United States Championship game and the World Championship game are televised on ABC. These telecasts often include interviews with the players as well as bits of trivia about the boys who make up the teams. | Regional LLWS championship games are televised on the ESPN and ESPN2 cable networks. Most games from the LLWS itself are also televised on these networks. The United States Championship game and the World Championship game are televised on ABC. These telecasts often include interviews with the players as well as bits of trivia about the boys who make up the teams. | ||
The competition features [[boy]]s (and occasionally girls) who have won regional championships to make their way to the series. Boys who are 11 and 12 years old are allowed to play in the series. This is one reason so many [[boylover]]s follow the series with a passion. Due to the way the boy's age is computed for the series, some 13-year-olds | The competition features [[boy]]s (and occasionally girls) who have won regional championships to make their way to the series. Boys who are 11 and 12 years old are allowed to play in the series. This is one reason so many [[boylover]]s follow the series with a passion. Due to the way the boy's age is computed for the series, some 13-year-olds use to be allowed to play if they turned thirteen after May 1st. However due to recent rule changes beginning with the 2018 season, the date to determine a player’s Little League age will be August 31, meaning that 13-year-olds will no longer be allowed to play. <ref>[http://espn.go.com/sports/llws15/story/_/id/13623244/little-league-phase-13-year-olds-beginning-2018 Little League's change in age requirement takes effect in 2018]</ref> <ref>[http://www.nkll.org/page/show/1542174-little-league-rule-changes Little League Rule Changes]</ref> This means that depending on their birth date, some boys will only be eligible to play Little League baseball for one season. | ||
[[File:Thum 15702caac0bb1b.jpg|thumb|Little League player, 2005 ]] | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Carl Stotz, a resident of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, founded Little League Baseball in 1939. He began experimenting with his idea in the summer of 1938 when he gathered his nephews, Jimmy and Major Gehron and their neighborhood friends. They tried different field dimensions over the course of the summer and played several informal games. The following summer Stotz felt that he was ready to establish what later became Little League Baseball. The first league in Williamsport had just three teams, each sponsored by a different business. The first teams, Jumbo Pretzel, Lycoming Dairy, and Lundy Lumber, were managed by Carl Stotz and two of his friends, George and Bert Bebble. The men, joined by their wives and another couple, formed the first-ever Little League Board of Directors. Stotz' dream of establishing a baseball league for boys to teach fair play and teamwork had come true.<ref name="llbhistory">{{cite web |url = http://www.littleleague.org/about/history.asp |title = History of Little League |accessdate = 2007-06-26 |publisher = Little League |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070514082459/http://www.littleleague.org/about/history.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-05-14}}</ref> | Carl Stotz, a resident of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, founded Little League Baseball in 1939. He began experimenting with his idea in the summer of 1938 when he gathered his nephews, Jimmy and Major Gehron and their neighborhood friends. They tried different field dimensions over the course of the summer and played several informal games. The following summer Stotz felt that he was ready to establish what later became Little League Baseball. The first league in Williamsport had just three teams, each sponsored by a different business. The first teams, Jumbo Pretzel, Lycoming Dairy, and Lundy Lumber, were managed by Carl Stotz and two of his friends, George and Bert Bebble. The men, joined by their wives and another couple, formed the first-ever Little League Board of Directors. Stotz' dream of establishing a baseball league for boys to teach fair play and teamwork had come true. <ref name="llbhistory">{{cite web |url = http://www.littleleague.org/about/history.asp |title = History of Little League |accessdate = 2007-06-26 |publisher = Little League |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070514082459/http://www.littleleague.org/about/history.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-05-14}}</ref> | ||
[[File:15702ca2fd5296.jpg|thumb|Little League team, 2005 ]] | |||
The first League game took place on June 6, 1939. Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy, 23-8. Lycoming Dairy came back to claim the league championship. They, the first-half-season champions, defeated Lundy Lumber, the second-half champs, in a best-of-three season-ending series. The following year a second league was formed in Williamsport, and from there Little League Baseball grew to become an international organization of nearly 200,000 teams in every U.S. state and over 80 countries around the world.<ref name="llbhistory"/> | The first League game took place on June 6, 1939. Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy, 23-8. Lycoming Dairy came back to claim the league championship. They, the first-half-season champions, defeated Lundy Lumber, the second-half champs, in a best-of-three season-ending series. The following year a second league was formed in Williamsport, and from there Little League Baseball grew to become an international organization of nearly 200,000 teams in every U.S. state and over 80 countries around the world.<ref name="llbhistory"/> | ||
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===The First Little League World Series=== | ===The First Little League World Series=== | ||
The '''1947 Little League World Series'''<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_Little_League_World_Series 1947 Little League World Series (Wikipedia)]</ref> took place in [[August]] [[1947]] and was played at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Maynard Midgets of Williamsport, Pennsylvania defeated the Lock Haven All Stars of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 16–7 to win the championship. | The '''1947 Little League World Series''' <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_Little_League_World_Series 1947 Little League World Series (Wikipedia)]</ref> took place in [[August]] [[1947]] and was played at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Maynard Midgets of Williamsport, Pennsylvania defeated the Lock Haven All Stars of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 16–7 to win the championship. | ||
In 1947 , the board of directors for the original Little League decided to organize a tournament for the 17 known Little League programs.<ref name="Little League World Series History">{{cite web|url=http://www.littleleague.org/learn/about/worldserieshistory.htm |title=Little League World Series History |accessdate=August 28, 2010 | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100817102629/http://www.littleleague.org/learn/about/worldserieshistory.htm| archivedate= 17 August 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The fields on which the games were played are between the street and a levee built to protect the town from the West Branch Susquehanna River. That levee provided most of the seating for the inaugural series' attendees.<ref>{{cite news | first=Dave | last=Caldwell | title=Williamsport, Pa.: Home of True Small Ball | date=July 20, 2007 | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/travel/escapes/20trip.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin | work =The New York Times | accessdate =February 2, 2008 }}</ref> Although the Little League World Series has now moved to a stadium in South Williamsport, it's still possible to play baseball on the original field.<ref>{{cite news | first=Dave | last=Lewerenz | title=Small Museum Preserves Historic Birthplace of Little League | date=August 10, 2003 | url =http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20030810little0810p8.asp | work =Pittsburgh Post Gazette | accessdate =February 2, 2008 }}</ref> | In 1947 , the board of directors for the original Little League decided to organize a tournament for the 17 known Little League programs. <ref name="Little League World Series History">{{cite web|url=http://www.littleleague.org/learn/about/worldserieshistory.htm |title=Little League World Series History |accessdate=August 28, 2010 | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100817102629/http://www.littleleague.org/learn/about/worldserieshistory.htm| archivedate= 17 August 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The fields on which the games were played are between the street and a levee built to protect the town from the West Branch Susquehanna River. That levee provided most of the seating for the inaugural series' attendees. <ref>{{cite news | first=Dave | last=Caldwell | title=Williamsport, Pa.: Home of True Small Ball | date=July 20, 2007 | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/travel/escapes/20trip.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin | work =The New York Times | accessdate =February 2, 2008 }}</ref> Although the Little League World Series has now moved to a stadium in South Williamsport, it's still possible to play baseball on the original field. <ref>{{cite news | first=Dave | last=Lewerenz | title=Small Museum Preserves Historic Birthplace of Little League | date=August 10, 2003 | url =http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20030810little0810p8.asp | work =Pittsburgh Post Gazette | accessdate =February 2, 2008 }}</ref> | ||
The inaugural series was important in history in that it was integrated at a time when professional baseball was still integrating.<ref>{{cite news | first=Milan | last=Simonich | title=Stroll in Free to the 60th Summer Baseball Classic | date=August 13, 2006 | url =http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06225/713163-56.stm | work =Pittsburgh Post Gazette | accessdate =February 2, 2008 }}</ref> More than 2,500 spectators enjoyed the final game, which helped to increase the League's overall publicity.<ref name="Little League World Series History"/> | The inaugural series was important in history in that it was integrated at a time when professional baseball was still integrating. <ref>{{cite news | first=Milan | last=Simonich | title=Stroll in Free to the 60th Summer Baseball Classic | date=August 13, 2006 | url =http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06225/713163-56.stm | work =Pittsburgh Post Gazette | accessdate =February 2, 2008 }}</ref> More than 2,500 spectators enjoyed the final game, which helped to increase the League's overall publicity. <ref name="Little League World Series History"/> | ||
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==Little League World Series champions== | ==Little League World Series champions== | ||
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!width="50"|Year | !width="50"|Year <ref name="wikipedia">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_League_World_Series Little League World Series (Wikipedia)]</ref> | ||
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|5–2 | |5–2 | ||
|Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ||
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|'''1990''' | |'''1990''' | ||
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|Long Beach, CA | |Long Beach, CA | ||
|6–0 | |6–0 | ||
|Zamboanga City, Phil. | |Zamboanga City, Phil. [[Little_League_World_Series#Forfeits_due_to_inelgible_players|<sup>‡</sup>]] | ||
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | ||
|'''1993''' | |'''1993''' | ||
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|13–3(F/5) | |13–3(F/5) | ||
|Cranston, RI | |Cranston, RI | ||
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!width="50"|Score | |||
! style="width:150px;"|'''Boys who need hugs''' | |||
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|'''1997''' | |'''1997''' | ||
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|'''2014''' | |'''2014''' | ||
| | |Seoul, South Korea | ||
| | |8 - 0 | ||
| | |Chicago, Illinois [[Little_League_World_Series#Forfeits_due_to_inelgible_players|<sup>‡</sup>]] | ||
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | |||
|'''2015''' | |||
|Tokyo, Japan | |||
|18 - 11 | |||
|Red Land, PA | |||
|- | |||
|'''2016''' | |||
|Maine-Endwell, NY | |||
|2 - 1 | |||
|Seoul, South Korea | |||
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | |||
|'''2017''' | |||
|Kitasuna, Tokyo, Japan | |||
|12–2(F/5) | |||
|Lufkin, Texas | |||
|- | |||
|'''2018''' | |||
|Honolulu, Hawaii | |||
|3–0 | |||
|Seoul, South Korea | |||
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | |||
|'''2019''' | |||
|River Ridge, Louisiana | |||
|8–0 | |||
|Willemstad, Curaçao | |||
|- | |||
|'''2020''' | |||
|colspan="3" align=center| ''Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | |||
|'''2021''' | |||
|Taylor, Michigan | |||
|5-2 | |||
|Hamilton, Ohio | |||
|- | |||
|'''2022''' | |||
|Honolulu, Hawaii | |||
|13-3(F/4) | |||
|Willemstad, Curaçao | |||
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | |||
|'''2023''' | |||
|El Segundo, California | |||
|6-5 | |||
|Willemstad, Curaçao | |||
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|'''2024''' | |||
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|'''2025''' | |||
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====Forfeits due to ineligible players==== | |||
* <sup>‡</sup> Zamboanga City was disqualified and stripped of its 1992 championship. | |||
* <sup>‡</sup> Jackie Robinson West, Chicago, Illinois was stripped of its 2014 US Championship title, which was given to US runner-up Las Vegas. <ref name="Jackie Robinson West" /> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In 1955,Carl Stotz was barred from Little League's headquarters by sheriff's deputies. The corporate executives who took over administration Little League Baseball Inc. wrote him out of all the official histories. They also severed relations with the Original League, the very first Little League, which Stotz continued to run on the same field where it all began in 1939. He never visited Lamade Stadium where World Series games are played -- even though admission is free and he lived only 3 miles away.<ref>[http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1997-08-23/features/1997235094_1_carl-stotz-league-world-series-league-baseball Baseball: In 1955, the Little League ejected the founder who wouldn't play ball. Now, five years after his death, the corporate entity seeks to reawaken the sporting spirit of his game.]</ref> | *In 1955,Carl Stotz was barred from Little League's headquarters by sheriff's deputies. The corporate executives who took over administration Little League Baseball Inc. wrote him out of all the official histories. They also severed relations with the Original League, the very first Little League, which Stotz continued to run on the same field where it all began in 1939. He never visited Lamade Stadium where World Series games are played -- even though admission is free and he lived only 3 miles away. <ref>[http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1997-08-23/features/1997235094_1_carl-stotz-league-world-series-league-baseball Baseball: In 1955, the Little League ejected the founder who wouldn't play ball. Now, five years after his death, the corporate entity seeks to reawaken the sporting spirit of his game.]</ref> | ||
[[File:15702cbd2b6942.jpg|thumb|Little League international team, 2005 ]] | |||
*From 1951 through 1974, Little League was for boys only. In 1974, Little League rules were revised to allow participation by girls in the baseball program following the result of a lawsuit filed by the National Organization for Women on behalf of Maria Pepe. <ref>[http://www.littleleague.org/Learn_More/About_Our_Organization/historyandmission/chronology.htm Little League: History and Mission: Chronology]</ref> <ref name="mario_pepe_bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/05_2004/04mariapepeopening.htm|title=Little League World Series Opening Ceremony to Mark 30th Anniversary of Decision Allowing Girls to Play | |||
|date=August 9, 2004|accessdate=2009-09-13}}</ref> | |||
*In 1975, Little League Baseball banned all non-US teams from the World Series. After considerable criticism, the ban was rescinded the following year. <ref>http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/features/littleleagueworldseries.html</ref> | |||
*In 1992, Long Beach was declared a 6–0 winner after the international tournament committee determined that Zamboanga City had used ineligible players that were either not from within its city limits, over age, or both. <ref name="wikipedia" /> | |||
*In 2001, Danny Almonte, a pitcher from the team representing the Mid-Atlantic, would be the center of a scandal where it was discovered that Almonte was not eligible to play in the tournament because he was two years over the maximum age limit. Because of this, the Mid-Atlantic team was forced to forfeit every game in the tournament they participated in retroactively. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Little_League_World_Series</ref> | |||
* | *On February 11, 2015, Jackie Robinson West was stripped of its US titles and all of its wins after having been revealed to have used ineligible players. The US title was retroactively awarded to Mountain Ridge Little League of Las Vegas. <ref name="Jackie Robinson West">{{cite news |url=http://espn.go.com/chicago/story/_/id/12308988/little-league-strips-chicago-team-us-championship-suspends-coach |title=Little League strips U.S. title |publisher=ESPN |date=2015-02-11 |accessdate=2015-02-11}}</ref> | ||
* | *On Augest 19, 2016, Canada upsets Japan which was Japan's first loss in a season opener at the LLWS since 1965. <ref>[http://www.tsn.ca/canada-upsets-japan-in-opener-of-llws-1.551058 Canada upsets Japan in opener of LLWS]</ref> | ||
* | *2020 – For the first time in its history, the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="cancel">{{cite web |url=https://www.littleleague.org/news/little-league-cancels-2020-world-series-and-region-tournaments |title=Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments |website=littleleague.org |date=April 30, 2020|access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref> | ||
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*2021 – For the first time since 1975, the tournament was restricted to US-based teams, due to continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/little-league-world-series-2021-teams-international/1quhw89lz60ag170qntq5za9sz</ref> | |||
== Little League Museum== | == Little League Museum== | ||
Located on the Little League International Complex on Route 15 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, the Museum opened in 1982. It was closed from September 1, 2012 until June 6, 2013 during which time it underwent a major renovation. The museum re-opening kicks off a 14-month celebration of Little League’s 75th anniversary, culminating with the Little League Baseball World Series in August 2014. <ref>http://www.littleleague.org/learn/museum/World_of_Little_League/About.htm</ref> <ref>http://www.littleleague.org/learn/museum.htm</ref> | Located on the Little League International Complex on Route 15 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, the Museum opened in 1982. It was closed from September 1, 2012 until June 6, 2013 during which time it underwent a major renovation. The museum re-opening kicks off a 14-month celebration of Little League’s 75th anniversary, culminating with the Little League Baseball World Series in August 2014. <ref>http://www.littleleague.org/learn/museum/World_of_Little_League/About.htm</ref> <ref>http://www.littleleague.org/learn/museum.htm</ref> | ||
The Museum contains artifacts and interactive media about Little League baseball through the years and also other items such as a uniform worn by Babe Ruth. | The Museum contains artifacts and interactive media about Little League baseball through the years and also other items such as a uniform worn by baseball legend Babe Ruth. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[ | *[https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2023/llbws/tournaments/world-series/ Game Information] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.littleleague.org/ LLWS Home Page] | ||
*[http://www.littleleague.org/learn/museum.htm Peter J. McGovern Museum and Official Store] | *[http://www.littleleague.org/learn/museum.htm Peter J. McGovern Museum and Official Store] | ||
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The Little League World Series (often abbreviated as LLWS) is a youth baseball championship which is held every August in Williamsport, PA. Unlike the "World Series" in Major League Baseball, which is actually just the championship series for MLB, the Little League World Series is truly a world-wide series. The LLWS includes representatives from nearly every part of the globe, although rule changes implemented in the mid-1990s ensure that one US team always plays in the championship game. The series is administered by Little League, Inc. and is not affiliated with any other youth baseball organization.
Regional LLWS championship games are televised on the ESPN and ESPN2 cable networks. Most games from the LLWS itself are also televised on these networks. The United States Championship game and the World Championship game are televised on ABC. These telecasts often include interviews with the players as well as bits of trivia about the boys who make up the teams.
The competition features boys (and occasionally girls) who have won regional championships to make their way to the series. Boys who are 11 and 12 years old are allowed to play in the series. This is one reason so many boylovers follow the series with a passion. Due to the way the boy's age is computed for the series, some 13-year-olds use to be allowed to play if they turned thirteen after May 1st. However due to recent rule changes beginning with the 2018 season, the date to determine a player’s Little League age will be August 31, meaning that 13-year-olds will no longer be allowed to play. [1] [2] This means that depending on their birth date, some boys will only be eligible to play Little League baseball for one season.
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History
Carl Stotz, a resident of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, founded Little League Baseball in 1939. He began experimenting with his idea in the summer of 1938 when he gathered his nephews, Jimmy and Major Gehron and their neighborhood friends. They tried different field dimensions over the course of the summer and played several informal games. The following summer Stotz felt that he was ready to establish what later became Little League Baseball. The first league in Williamsport had just three teams, each sponsored by a different business. The first teams, Jumbo Pretzel, Lycoming Dairy, and Lundy Lumber, were managed by Carl Stotz and two of his friends, George and Bert Bebble. The men, joined by their wives and another couple, formed the first-ever Little League Board of Directors. Stotz' dream of establishing a baseball league for boys to teach fair play and teamwork had come true. [3]
![](https://www.boywiki.org/media/images/thumb/4/4c/15702ca2fd5296.jpg/300px-15702ca2fd5296.jpg)
The first League game took place on June 6, 1939. Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy, 23-8. Lycoming Dairy came back to claim the league championship. They, the first-half-season champions, defeated Lundy Lumber, the second-half champs, in a best-of-three season-ending series. The following year a second league was formed in Williamsport, and from there Little League Baseball grew to become an international organization of nearly 200,000 teams in every U.S. state and over 80 countries around the world.[3]
The First Little League World Series
The 1947 Little League World Series [4] took place in August 1947 and was played at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Maynard Midgets of Williamsport, Pennsylvania defeated the Lock Haven All Stars of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 16–7 to win the championship.
In 1947 , the board of directors for the original Little League decided to organize a tournament for the 17 known Little League programs. [5] The fields on which the games were played are between the street and a levee built to protect the town from the West Branch Susquehanna River. That levee provided most of the seating for the inaugural series' attendees. [6] Although the Little League World Series has now moved to a stadium in South Williamsport, it's still possible to play baseball on the original field. [7]
The inaugural series was important in history in that it was integrated at a time when professional baseball was still integrating. [8] More than 2,500 spectators enjoyed the final game, which helped to increase the League's overall publicity. [5]
Little League World Series champions
Forfeits due to ineligible players
Trivia
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Little League MuseumLocated on the Little League International Complex on Route 15 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, the Museum opened in 1982. It was closed from September 1, 2012 until June 6, 2013 during which time it underwent a major renovation. The museum re-opening kicks off a 14-month celebration of Little League’s 75th anniversary, culminating with the Little League Baseball World Series in August 2014. [19] [20] The Museum contains artifacts and interactive media about Little League baseball through the years and also other items such as a uniform worn by baseball legend Babe Ruth. References
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