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PNC PARK PNC Park, which opened in spring 2001, is an intimate, classic-style ballpark that embraces the progressiveness of Pittsburgh while saluting the spirit of early ballpark originals. Little League Baseball expands to 12 leagues, all in Pennsylvania. if (a==254) go_to("halloffamers/figleyrenner2002.htm");
Peter J. McGovern, Little League Board of Directors Chairman for more than thirty years, dies June 30. // Note that this file (halloffamers.dwt) does not have the 'halloffamers/' start that the file hof.dwt does
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His idea was to provide a wholesome program of baseball for the boys of Williamsport, as a way to teach them the ideals of sportsmanship, fair play and teamwork. that is degrading to another person. if (a==22) go_to("halloffamers/young1994.htm");
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Howard J. Lamade Stadium is expanded to increase seating capacity to 10,000. The first permanent Little League outside of the United States is formed in British Columbia, Canada. if (a==349) go_to("halloffamers/dalessandris2010.htm");
The Little League World Series is televised for the first time. He wanted the pin so much, he abandoned the t-shirt he'd worn to the pool so he wouldn't have to give up the pin. The game is broadcast in color for the first time on ABC Wide World of Sports. if (a==134) go_to("halloffamers/frank1997.htm");
The threadbare As are baseballs worst team, already 40 games under .500, consumed by their vision of a new home in Las Vegas. Austin Slater's two-run homer (3) | 07/08/2023 | New York Mets - MLB.com Baseball great Ted Williams is an announcer for ABC. Like Germn, Don Larsen came into his perfect game looking to prove something after having pitched terribly in his previous start. }
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Hayden Morgan won four events (100, 200, 400 relay, long jump) for Shenango. if (a==389) go_to("halloffamers/lasala2014.htm");
Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour, President of the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, was voted Chairman-Elect of the Little League International Board of Directors. if (a==334) go_to("halloffamers/tronzo2009.htm");
Little League expands to include ninety-five countries. Joseph Pasquerilla . 700 Warrendale Rd. Newsreels highlighting the 1948 National Tournament are seen by millions more, and Carl Stotz is deluged by requests for information on starting a program in hundreds of communities. or anything. if (a==348) go_to("halloffamers/cannon2010.htm");
Volant farmer unsure about corn crop after earl, Shapiro touts rural broadband expansion in Beav, Funding totaling $642 million for PSU, Pitt, Te, Ellwood-area woman charged after dogs die in hot vehicle, Student victim asks judge for leniency in sentencing of former Wilmington teacher, Oehling disappearance investigation still ongoing, Driver flees police while dragging wrecked car with pickup, City shoe repair shop last of one-time 34, Mangino wraps up track and field career at Allegheny, Apartments proposed for downtown Huntington Bank building, A look back at Harbor Woods motocross track, Driver finds niche in providing transportation, HARVEY, WIlliam Dec 16, 1970 - Jul 6, 2023, REESE, Randolph Dec 21, 1938 - Jul 7, 2023, DRUSCHEL, Paul Jun 30, 1972 - Jul 6, 2023, PEZZUOLO, David Jan 28, 1951 - Jul 5, 2023. Ambridge High School . George W. Bush becomes the first U.S. President to visit the Little League Baseball World Series, watching as Japan defeats a Florida team 2-1 in the final game. Wells and Cone had 20-win seasons and made multiple All-Star teams; not so for Larsen or Germn. if (a==99) go_to("halloffamers/devenzio1985.htm");
A team from Africa (Cape Town, South Africa) is the first from that continent to advance to a World Series, earning a berth in the Big league Baseball World Series in Easley, S.C. New Castle fell behind by four runs and a rally fell short in dropping a 4-2 WPIAL Section 2-4A road decision to Ambridge. Turn left onto First St. (sign for school is in the front yaRoad of a house). if (a==387) go_to("halloffamers/gailey2014.htm");
The sponsorships (the fee was $30) helped to pay for equipment and uniforms for 30 players. Neshannock competed at the Midwestern Athletic Conference Team Tournament at Beaver High School and Blackhawk High School. Park in the parking lot that's on the scoreboard end of the field. Morgan Singletary and Matt LaPorte, first-year baseball coaches at Hopewell and Ambridge respectively, anxiously await the chance to coach their first games. if (a==166) go_to("halloffamers/skorupan1987.htm");
Address 909 Duss Ave, Ambridge, PA, 15003 Mascot Bridgers Colors Garnet Gray School Type Co-Ed/Public . if (a==6) go_to("halloffamers/anderson2005.htm");
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"A League of Their Own" is set during World War II, when a women's baseball league was created to keep the National Pastime going, as many capable young men were off at war. Fax: Athletics Office Contacts. See the Ambridge Bridgers Baseball news, schedule, rosters, rankings, standings and more at sblivesports.com and scorebooklive.com . He hinted at retirement in a cryptic social media post in 2020. if (a==65) go_to("halloffamers/vlasic1999.htm");
Morrell Field will appear in the new Amazon Prime TV series "A League of Their Own.". A moratorium was placed on composite bats in all four divisions of play for baseball. The Pirates Main Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (or 15 minutes after game ends on gameday). A fourth game, scheduled for Sept. 16, is postponed because of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Low 59F. if (a==20) go_to("halloffamers/berkman1978.htm");
f=o.forms; if(f) for(n=0; nAbout Our District - Ambridge Area School District Schools' Homepage Classifications . if (a==122) go_to("halloffamers/tonti1978.htm");
Booed off the mound in his last start for the Yankees, Germn joined a fraternity of pitchers that runs the gamut from Hall of Famers to otherwise forgettable fill-ins. Joe Trimble of The Daily News started his article on the performance this way: The imperfect man pitched a perfect game.. In his next start, of course, Larsen authored a perfect game. for(n=0; nAmbridge Youth Baseball > Home if (a==14) go_to("halloffamers/beggs1979.htm");
He later becomes the first Little League graduate to be elected President of the United States. Theres a luck element. New Castle made zero errors in the field. Future Major Leaguer Ed Vosberg plays in the Little League World Series for the runner-up team from Tucson, AZ, and goes on to become the only person to participate in the Little League World Series, College World Series (University of Arizona, champions, 1980) and Major League World Series (Florida Marlins, champions, 1997). if (a==269) go_to("halloffamers/mazza1995.htm");
Keep it Clean. Little League Baseball celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. Future NHL star Chris Drury is on the mound for Trumbull. Hall of Famer Stan Musial throws the ceremonial first pitch for the Little League World Series. if (a==258) go_to("halloffamers/ross1988.htm");
Kwiat and Heath were ousted by West Allegheny in the round of 16, 6-3. if (a==11) go_to("halloffamers/babish2007.htm");
Future Major Leaguer Erik Johnson is a pitcher in the 1978 Little League Baseball World Series championship game for San Ramon Valley Little League of Danville, Calif. Volunteer Birmingham, AL., defeats Schenectady, NY, 1-0, in one of only two 1-0 finals in World Series history. if (a==240) go_to("halloffamers/sheffield1980.htm");
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Construction begins on Little League Volunteer Stadium, just north of Lamade Stadium, in preparation for expansion of the Little League World Series from eight to sixteen teams in 2001. New Castle baseball team falls to Ambridge North Catholic's Trey Purnsley (Center) and teammates celebrate a victory over Ambridge in the WPIAL Class 2A boys volleyball championship game Thursday, May 25, 2023 at Peters Township. Little League expands to more than 1,500 programs. North Catholic tops Ambridge for WPIAL boys volleyball title in clash if (a==26) go_to("halloffamers/zaremba1977.htm");
In the following years, other programs emulating the first Little League sprung up. Your IP: J.D. Martinez's solo homer (22) | 07/08/2023 | New York Mets - MLB.com if (a==427) go_to("halloffamers/clark2018.htm");
The biggest threat was a three-ball, one-strike count to Jonah Bride with two outs in the eighth. function rand_link() {
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Jack Losch, center fielder for the Maynard Midgets league team that won the first Little League Baseball World Series title in 1947, passes away. if (a==420) go_to("halloffamers/holman2017.htm");
Yet they have endured many dreadful seasons, and this was the first perfect game against the franchise since 1904, when Bostons Cy Young did it to the Philadelphia Athletics. if (a==171) go_to("halloffamers/hamilton1990.htm");
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We all struggle. if (a==60) go_to("halloffamers/casp1986.htm");
U.S. citizens played more modern versions of the British games of cricket and rounders through the early 19th century, often called town ball. In the 1840s, New Yorker Alexander Joy Cartwright and his acquaintances played a game they called base ball that was very similar to the game we know today. if (a==400) go_to("halloffamers/hewko2015.htm");
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Ambridge Memories is dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Ambridge PA before 1971 and memories of growing up there . Go left at traffic light onto Route 19. if (a==47) go_to("halloffamers/wuycik1983.htm");
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Theyre fighters. if (a==177) go_to("halloffamers/heinrich1991.htm");
On June 6, 1939, in the very first Little League game ever played, Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy, 23-8. Schools. if (a==155) go_to("halloffamers/grebb2000.htm");
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Carl Stotz receives a draft notice.
In 1939, Carl and his wife Grayce took the experiment a step further, enlisting the help of brothers George and Bert Bebble and their wives, Annabelle and Eloise, respectively. if (a==82) go_to("halloffamers/costanza1996.htm");
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Field Directions if (a==198) go_to("halloffamers/ivicek1985.htm");
As usual for a perfect game, there was a defensive highlight. if (a==235) go_to("halloffamers/scassa1978.htm");
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But his curveball baffled the hapless Oakland Athletics and he needed only 99 pitches to slam the door. if (a==340) go_to("halloffamers/bentley2008.htm");
Little League graduate George W. Bush, son of former President George Bush, is elected to the highest U.S. office. Baseball Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio, Ernie Banks and Bob Gibson are Series guests as Chofu, Japan, wins that countrys third championship, led by Kiyoshi Tsumura, who pitches a perfect game in the semifinal against Europe. Brian Sipe, who would later play quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, plays for the World Series champions from El Cajon, CA. Sign up now to get our FREE breaking news coverage delivered right to your inbox. if (a==89) go_to("halloffamers/damaska1985.htm");
Make a right at Y onto Golden Grove Road, and go .5 mile. Newberry Little League participates in the World Series, becoming the first Williamsport-area team to play in the World Series since 1948. if (a==327) go_to("halloffamers/dechellis2009.htm");
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Follow Route 65 North through Sewickley toward Ambridge. Tom Ridge also attend. if (a==83) go_to("halloffamers/covert1996.htm");
Little League grows to ninety-four leagues. if (a==180) go_to("halloffamers/heuring1983.htm");
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McGann was eliminated by Carlynton in the round of 16, 6-3. if (a==157) go_to("halloffamers/green2004.htm");
The Little League Coach Resource Center, located on the World Wide Web at: www.LittleLeagueCoach.org is a free service created by Little League International in cooperation with Cramer Digital Marketing and Event Solutions in Norwood, Mass. Carl E. Stotz. Ambridge High School (PA) Varsity Baseball - MaxPreps if (a==176) go_to("halloffamers/heckathorne1985.htm");