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History of Little League. In 1938, a man named Carl Stotz hit upon the idea for an organized baseball league for the boys in his hometown of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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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.
Aug 31, 2024 · Little League, international baseball organization for children and teenagers, started in 1939 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, by Carl E. Stotz and brothers Bert and George Bebble. The league originally included boys age 8 to 12. Girls have been admitted since 1974.
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Little League has three structural components, each dependent upon the other, and each vital to the success of the program. The administrative and service core of the movement is Little League Baseball®, Incorporated, a non-profit membership organization that maintains the international program, with Little League International based in Williamspor...
Part of the Little League International structure includes various Region Centers in the U.S. and throughout the world. The United States is divided into five regions (Eastern, Central, Southeastern, Southwestern, and Western). Internationally, four region centers — Canada, Europe and Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, and Asia Pacific — oversee ...
Local leagues within an area collectively comprise a District (a geographical area usually encompassing 10-20 leagues). The operation of each district is overseen by a volunteer District Administrator (D.A.) who is a elected by the sitting presidents of local leagues to serve a four-year term. The D.A. and his/her staff of Assistant District Admini...
The final, most important component is the local Little League. The league provides its services in the community. It furnishes physical facilities, volunteer services, and resources to provide a program for children, families, and communities to enjoy the sports of baseball and softball in a way that is engaging, exciting, and fun.
Through effective leadership, enthusiasm, and commitment, together with training extensions and adherence to rule and policy at the District and local league levels, Little League provides inclusive, enjoyable opportunities for any child and volunteer to participate in a community-based program that is distinctive, unique, and promotes life lessons...
Little League® began in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1938, when Carl Stotz, an oil clerk, agreed to a game of catch with his nephews who were too young to play organized baseball.
The Little League World Series is an annual baseball tournament for children (primarily boys) aged 10 to 12 years old, held in the Eastern United States. [1] [2] Originally called the National Little League Tournament, it was later renamed for the World Series in Major League Baseball.
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Carl E. Stotz was an American sports organizer, the founder and commissioner of Little League baseball. Stotz, a lumberyard clerk, solicited sponsorship for an amateur youth baseball league from local businesses, and in the first game (June 6, 1939) Lundy Lumber beat Lycoming Dairy 23–8.
