The Little League Museum in Williamsport, PA |
Carl E. Stotz, the founder of Little League Baseball in 1939. |
This is a display in the Museum. It shows a glove, ball, mask and bat that would have been used in the late 1900s. |
Eventually a Challenger League was started for handi- capped children. Little League is divided into 16 geographic regions; eight National and eight Inter- national. All winners eventually come to Williamsport for the Little League World Series. Why do you think it's called William….sport? I often dreamed of playing in the Series, but never had that honor.
Edward Younken pithed the first no-hitter in Little League with this ball, on August 6, 1942. It is signed by him and by manager John Lindemuth of the Lundy Lumber team. |
I hope to think we could have, but never had that chance. Well, our trip today through the World of Little League Museum was timely, the Museum only reopened in June 2013, after a major renovation. The original museum opened in 1982, closing in September of 2012 to prepare for this year's 75th Anniversary of Little League. The "new" museum, housed in the same place, is fantastic.
The history is amazing and all the donated items from the past are so much fun to view. I'm sure I missed half of what was presented, so another trip will have to happen in the future. A store has also opened to sell souvenirs such as shirts and jackets. My grandson will soon love his new red jersey proclaiming Little League Baseball. We all had a great time during our hour or so trip through Little League Baseball history, or at least I did. Made easy with a Senior discount ticket and a spot right in front of the Museum for Jerry's handicapped placard. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
This panoramic shot show some of the displays in the Little League Museum. |
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