1963 Little League World Series

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1963 Little League World Series
DatesAugust 20–August 24
Teams participating7
ChampionUnited StatesCalifornia Granada Hills National Little League
Granada Hills, California
Runner-upUnited StatesConnecticut Stratford Original Little League
Stratford, Connecticut
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The 1963 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Granada Hills National Little League of Granada Hills, California, defeated Stratford Original Little League of Stratford, Connecticut, in the championship game of the 17th Little League World Series.

For the first time, the championship game was televised,[1] as highlights were broadcast by ABC on Wide World of Sports.[2] This was the third consecutive title for the state of California. As of 2018, this is the longest winning streak by a U.S. state.

Teams[]

United States International
Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota
Central Region
Central Little League 		CanadaQuebec Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Canada Region
Rotary Little League
Connecticut Stratford, Connecticut
East Region
Stratford Original Little League 		Turkey İzmir, Turkey
Europe Region
İzmir Little League
Texas North Houston, Texas
South Region
North Houston Little League 		Japan Tokyo, Japan (withdrew)[3]
Far East Region
Gyokusen Little League
California Granada Hills, California
West Region
Granada Hills Little LeagueNational 		MexicoNuevo León Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Latin America Region
Obispado Little League

Winners bracket[]

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
  Texas Texas 2    
  California California (F/9) 3    
        California California 14  
            Turkey Turkey 0    
               
      California California (F/7) 2
  Connecticut Connecticut 5               Connecticut Connecticut 1
  Canada Canada 1              
        Connecticut Connecticut 5    
        Minnesota Minnesota 2  
  Mexico Mexico 2    
  Minnesota Minnesota 5  
 
Third place
 
  
 
 
 
 
Minnesota Minnesota3
 
 
Turkey Turkey1
 

Consolation bracket[]

Game A Game B
      
Texas Texas 5
Mexico Mexico 1
Canada Canada 3
Mexico Mexico 4
1963 Little League World Series Champions
United States California
Granada Hills National Little League
Granada Hills, California

References[]

  1. ^ "Little League Chronology". littleleague.org. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2018-08-19 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Little League Final Game on TV Today". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. August 24, 1963. p. 15. Retrieved August 19, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Baseball History The Little League World Series of 1963

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