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unusual facts about Little League



Clay Bellinger

Bellinger was recently the assistant coach of the Chandler, Arizona Little League All-Stars, who advanced to the 2007 Little League World Series.

Donald E. Belfi

His voluntary activities included serving as commissioner of Rockville Centre Little League, and as a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Association for the Help of Retarded Children, and the St. Agnes Cathedral Parish Council.

Mike Sexton

Although Sexton frequented tournaments, he was never able to make it to the World Series of Poker because he coached Little League baseball teams and the schedules overlapped.

The Emerald Diamond

Fitzgerald, Director of Photography Bill Winters and Continuity Consultant Justin Bergen played on the same Little League team in the early 1990s, which was named after the local Knights of Columbus post.


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1954 Little League World Series

Jim Barbieri and Boog Powell would become the first ball players to appear in both Little League World Series and Major League World Series.

1970 Little League World Series

The American Little League of Wayne, New Jersey defeated the Campbell Little League of Campbell, California in the championship game of the 24th Little League World Series.

1991 Little League World Series

The Hsi Nan Little League of Taichung, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) defeated the San Ramon Valley Little League of Danville, California in the championship game of the 45th Little League World Series.

2001 Little League World Series

The 2001 Little League World Series was also the first ever that had a female umpire to call the championship game: Flora Stansbury from Seneca, Missouri.

2004 Little League World Series

The Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao defeated Conejo Valley Little League of Thousand Oaks, California (USA) in the championship game of the 58th Little League World Series, the first for the Caribbean island.

ABLA

In the 2001 film Hardball, Keanu Reeves coaches a ragtag bunch of kids on an inner-city little league team.

Bill McAfee

He was the co-owner of a truck and tractor company, a distributor for International Harvester, and was active in promoting Little League and PONY League baseball in Albany.

Brett Salisbury

He was a pitcher for the Escondido Little League that finished fifth in the 1981 Little League World Series.

Érik Bédard

A Franco-Ontarian, Bédard began his baseball career in the Orleans Little League and the Ontario Baseball Association.

Gary Parris

Parris has served as president on several local committees and organizations including Indian River County Little League, Fighting Indians Football Booster Club, Fighting Indians Baseball Booster Club, the March of Dimes Fundraising Committee, Cubmaster of Cub Scout Pack 515 and District Chairman for Boy Scouts of America Indian River District of the Gulf Stream Council.

Goodlettsville, Tennessee

A little league team from Goodlettsville participated in the 2012 Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA.

Keith Loneker

In his spare time, he coaches little league football in Lawrence, Kansas.

Lugazi

In 2012, a Little League baseball team from Lugazi qualified for the 2012 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Montgomery, Pennsylvania

They were represented in the 1947 Little League World Series, losing to the Lincoln Little League 7-2 and the Brandon Little League 14-2.

New Jersey Route 37

The route through Toms River Township is lined with many businesses and named Little League World Champions Boulevard in honor of Toms River East Little League's victory in the 1998 Little League World Series.

The portion of Route 37 within Toms River Township was officially named Little League World Champions Boulevard in 1998 following Toms River East Little League's victory in the 1998 Little League World Series.

Randy Wayne White

White has traveled extensively and participated in a wide variety of adventures, including dog sledding in Alaska, helping to re-establish Little League baseball in Cuba, and ferrying Cuban refugees to safety during the Mariel boatlift.

Tike Redman

Prior to high school, Redman played little league baseball at Duncanville, Alabama against teams from Taylorville and Moundville.

Tom Cullerton

He also became a member of the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion, and coaches little league with his team winning the 2011 Farm League World Series.