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    On June 6, 1939, in the very first Little League game ever played, Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy, 23-8. Lycoming Dairy came back to win the season’s first-half title, and faced second-half champ Lundy Lumber in a best-of-three series. Lycoming Dairy won the final game of the series, 3-2.

  3. Timeline. Early years. 1938: 1939: Little League is established by Carl E. Stotz, George Bebble, and Bert Bebble. The first season is played in a lot close to Bowman Field.

  4. Aug 31, 2024 · Little League, international baseball organization for children and teenagers that was started in 1939 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S. It includes divisions for players age 8 to 12, age 13 to 15, and age 16 to 18.

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  5. Jun 4, 1989 · Little League baseball is winding up its 50th year. Boys who played in the first Little League game, on June 6, 1939, have grandchildren playing in the league today.

  6. The first Little League Baseball World Series was played in 1947 at Original Field at Memorial Park, Williamsport. The Little League program itself was founded by Carl E. Stotz, an oil company clerk, in 1939 in Williamsport.

  7. Sep 15, 2016 · In 1957, a Little League team from Monterrey, Mexico crossed a footbridge over the Rio Grande to play their first game on U.S. soil.

  8. Aug 4, 2014 · On June 6, the first Little League game is played in Williamsport, Pa. A $30 donation is sufficient to buy uniforms for each of the first three teams, named after their sponsors: Lycoming Dairy, Lundy Lumber, and Jumbo Pretzel.

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