1959 Little League World Series
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| 1959 Little League World Series | |
|---|---|
| Dates | – |
| Teams participating | 7 |
| Champion |   Hamtramck National Little LeagueHamtramck, Michigan |
| Runner-up |  West Auburn Little LeagueAuburn, California |
The 1959 Little League World Series took place during August 1959 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Hamtramck National Little League of Hamtramck, Michigan defeated the West Auburn Little League of Auburn, California in the championship game of the 13th Little League World Series. Hamtramck became the first team from the United States to win a tournament since foreign teams were allowed to participate beginning in 1957. As of 2010, Hamtramck is the only team from Michigan to win the Little League World Series championship.
Qualification
| Teams | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamtramck, Michigan North Region Hamtramck National |
Auburn, California West region West Auburn |
 Schenectady, New YorkEast Region Schenectady National |
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 Oahu, HawaiiPacific Region Windward |
  Valleyfield, QuebecCanada Region Valleyfield |
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Championship bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| New York |
7 | |||||||||
| Canada |
2 | |||||||||
| New York |
1 | |||||||||
| California |
8 | |||||||||
| California |
3 | |||||||||
 Alabama |
1 | |||||||||
| California |
0 | |||||||||
| Michigan |
12 | |||||||||
 Puerto Rico |
0 | |||||||||
| Michigan |
5 | |||||||||
| Michigan |
7 | Third place | ||||||||
| Hawaii |
1 | |||||||||
| Hawaii |
New York |
1 | ||||||||
| Bye | Hawaii |
0 | ||||||||
| 1959 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
  Hamtramck National Little League Hamtramck, Michigan |
See also
- Little League
- Hamtramick , Michigan won the 1959 LLWS Championship and The 1961 Pony League World Championship. They ouscored there opponents 24 to 1 in 1959 LLWS.
Art "Pinky" Deras - Was voted The Greatest Little League player of all - time was the winning pitcher in 1959
