Tournament Results:
Semifinal Round (Friday, August 12):
Punxsutawney Groundhog 2, Hazlewood 1
Levittown American 3, Plains 2 (8 innings)
Consolation Game (Saturday, August 13):
Hazlewood 9, Plains 1
Championship Game (Saturday, August 13):
Levittown American 7, Punxsutawney Groundhog 1 (TITLE)
Summary:
Joe Mormello and Jules Kalkstein pitched Levittown American to state, regional, and Little League World Series titles in a 13-game run through the 1960 international tournament. In the state tournament semifinals, Mormello struck out 20 batters and allowed only two hits in Levittown's 3-2, eight inning victory over Plains. Chet Gardner's two-run homer gave Levittown an early 2-0 lead before Plains shortstop Ronnie Timko knotted the score with a solo homer in the third and an RBI double in the fourth. The score remained 2-2 until the bottom of the eighth, when Roland Clark and Kalkstein roped back-to-back doubles to give Levittown the win.
Punxsutawney Groundhog Little League advanced to the title game on pitcher John Spinelli's two-hit complete game victory over Hazlewood.
In the championship game, Kalkstein limited Punxsutawney to two hits, and Levittown scored in each of the game's first three innings to pull away with a 7-1 victory. Kalkstein tripled and scored to open the game, while Don Bickel and Kalkstein added RBI singles in the second. Bickel added a two-run single in the third, and Joe Fioranti laced a two-run homer in the fifth.
Levittown American went on to capture the Eastern Region tournament in Staten Island, New York, by defeating Little League of the Islips (New York) 10-0 -- Mormello struck out 16 and threw a no-hitter -- and Newton West Little League (Massachusetts), 3-1. Kalkstein scattered two hits and Mormello slammed a two-run homer in the first inning to give Levittown an early lead in the title game.
Mormello and Kalkstein then led Levittown to three consecutive wins and a Little League World Series title. Mormello set a Little League World Series record (since broken) by striking out 17 batters in a 5-2 win over Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) Little League in the quarterfinals and Kalkstein scattered four hits in a sloppy 9-1 semifinal win over the New Boston Kiwanis (Ohio) Little League. Mormello capped the tournament run by striking out 16 and hurling a no-hitter in the 5-0 championship game victory over the Fort Worth Northeast Optimist (Texas) Little League.
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Linescores:
| Semifinal Round |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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R |
H |
E |
| Hazlewood |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
2 |
2 |
| Punxsutawney Groundhog |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
x |
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2 |
4 |
1 |
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| Semifinal Round |
| Plains |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
2 |
3 |
| Levittown American |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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3 |
9 |
0 |
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| Consolation Game |
| Hazlewood |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
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9 |
8 |
1 |
| Plains |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
3 |
2 |
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| Championship Game |
| Levittown American |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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7 |
8 |
2 |
| Punxsutawney Groundhog |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
2 |
2 |
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1960 Pennsylvania District Champions and Sectional Tournament Results
District Champions
in Section 1 |
District Champions
in Section 2 |
D1 - Crawford County Suburban (Meadville)
D2 - East Butler
D3 - Monaca
D4 - South Baldwin
D5 - Hazlewood (Pittsburgh)
D6 - Bentleyville
Section 1 Tournament
Championship Game Host - North Pittsburgh (District 5)
At North Pittsburgh Little League Field
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Crawford County Suburban 13, Monaca 2
2 - Bentleyville 3, South Baldwin 0
3 - Crawford County Suburban 5, East Butler 4
4 - Hazlewood 1, Bentleyville 0
5 - Hazlewood 4, Crawford County Suburban 2 (TITLE)
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D7 - Leechburg
D8 - Natrona Heights
D9 - West Newton
D10 - Punxsutawney Groundhog
D11 - Altoona
D12 - Inter-Community (Clinton/Centre Counties)
Section 2 Tournament
Championship Game Host - Brockway (District 10)
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Natrona Heights 4, Leechburg 0
2 - Altoona 3, Inter-Community 1
3 - West Newton 4, Natrona Heights 1
4 - Punxsutawney Groundhog 4, Altoona 3 (8 innings)
5 - Punxsutawney Groundhog 4, West Newton 0 (TITLE)
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District Champions
in Section 3 |
District Champions
in Section 4 |
D13 - Big Valley (Mifflin County)
D14 - Shippensburg Area
D15 - Roosevelt Trail (Laceyville)
D16 - Plains
D17 - Jessup Pioneer
D18 - McAdoo
Section 3 Tournament
Championship Game Host - Newport Township (Glen Lyon) (District 16)
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Roosevelt Trail 8, Big Valley 1
2 - Plains 1, McAdoo 0
3 - Plains 4, Jessup Pioneer 1
4 - Roosevelt Trail 5, Shippensburg Area 4 (10 innings)
5 - Plains 6, Roosevelt Trail 2 (TITLE)
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D19 - Chester Suburban
D20 - Bangor
D21 - Levittown American
D22 - Oreland
D23 - Caln Township
D24 - Mahanoy City
Section 4 Tournament
Championship Game Host - Fairless Hills (District 21)
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Oreland 4, Bangor 2
2 - Chester Suburban 6, Mahanoy City 1
3 - Levittown American 11, Oreland 4
4 - Caln Township 9, Chester Suburban 5
5 - Levittown American 8, Caln Township 2 (TITLE)
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