The 1952

Little League World Series The Little League World Series is an annual baseball tournament for children—typically boys—aged 10 to 12 years old, held in the Eastern United States. Originally called the National Little League Tournament, it was later renamed for the Wor ...

was held from August 26 to August 29 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. A team from

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, beat Monongahela, Pennsylvania, by a score of 4–3 in the championship game of the 6th Little League World Series. A team from

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, became the first participants from outside the

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in the history of the event. Attendees at the championship game included

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, president of the

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, and

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, president of the

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Teams

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1952 Tournament Bracket
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1952 Line Scores
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Teams

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