History

1939 Little League Baseball is founded in Williamsport, Pennsylvania by Carl Stotz with George and Bert Bebble.A $35 donation is sufficient to purchase uniforms for the first three teams.

1947 Maynard Little League, Williamsport PA wins the first Little League  World Series.

1948 Middletown becomes the first organized Little League program in Connecticut and New England. The Moose League started play in 1948 with four teams, thanks to the organizational efforts of Bernie O'Rourke, who was the Superintendent of Parks and Playgrounds.

The first four teams were St. Sebastian's, St. John's, South Farms and Staddle Hill.The first Middletown Little League Championship was won by South Farms with a 12-2 record. Both defeats were to Staddle Hill's Ray Bankoski. St. John's finished in second place in the inaugural season.


Address

PO Box 1491
Middletown CT 06457