1956 Little League World Series

1956 Little League World Series
Dates
Teams participating 8
Champion New Mexico Lions Hondo Little League
Roswell, New Mexico
Runner-up New Jersey Little League of
Delaware Township, New Jersey

The 1956 Little League World Series was held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. On Friday, August 24, 1956, the Lions Hondo Little League of Roswell, New Mexico defeated the Little League of Delaware Township, New Jersey in the championship game of the 10th Little League World Series.

Qualification

State Team
 Alabama Auburn, Alabama
 California Colton, California
 Massachusetts Winchester, Massachusetts
 Michigan Hamtramck, Michigan
 New Jersey Delaware Township, New Jersey
 New Mexico Roswell, New Mexico
 New York Tuckahoe, New York
 Pennsylvania Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
         
 New Jersey New Jersey  9
 
 New York (state) New York  8  
 New Jersey New Jersey  2
 
   California California  0  
 California California (F/8)  1
 
 Michigan Michigan  0  
 New Jersey New Jersey  1
 
   New Mexico New Mexico  3
 Massachusetts Massachusetts  8
 
 Alabama Alabama  0  
 New Mexico New Mexico  6 Third place
 
   Massachusetts Massachusetts  3  
 New Mexico New Mexico  3  California California  1
 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania  1    Massachusetts Massachusetts  2
 
1956 Little League World Series Champions

Lions Hondo Little League
Roswell, New Mexico

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