1954 Little League World Series

Teams

Colton, California

Lakeland, Florida

Melrose Park, Illinois

Needham, Massachusetts

Schenectady, New York

Masontown, Pennsylvania

Galveston, Texas

Hampton, Virginia

Championship Bracket

Notable players

• Jim Barbieri of Schenectady, New York, and Boog Powell of Lakeland, Florida, would become the first players to appear in both the Little League World Series and an MLB World Series. After both playing in the 1954 LLWS they both played in the 1966 World Series; Barbieri for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Powell for the Baltimore Orioles.
• Billy Connors of Schenectady later became an MLB pitcher and pitching coach.
• Ken Hubbs from Colton, California, became a second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, and won a Gold Glove and was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1962. He died in a plane crash near Provo, Utah, before the 1964 season.
• Carl Taylor of Lakeland, stepbrother of Boog Powell, went on to be an MLB catcher and outfielder.