The 1956 Little League World Series was held from August 21 to August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[1] The Lions Hondo Little League of Roswell, New Mexico, defeated the Delaware Township Little League of Delaware Township, New Jersey, in the championship game of the 10th Little League World Series.[2] Delaware Township had also been runner-up in the 1955 tournament.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | August 21–August 24 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lions Hondo Little LeagueRoswell, New Mexico |
| Runner-up |  Delaware Township Little LeagueDelaware Township, New Jersey |
← 1955
1957 →
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This was the first, and to date only, time that a team from New Mexico appeared in the championship game.
 Auburn, Alabama
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 Colton, California
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 Winchester, Massachusetts
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 Hamtramck, Michigan
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| Delaware Township, New Jersey†
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| Roswell, New Mexico
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 Tuckahoe, New York
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 Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania
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†Delaware Township was renamed Cherry Hill in November 1961
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
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| August 21 | |||||||||
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| New Jersey | 9 | ||||||||
| August 23 | |||||||||
| New York | 8 | ||||||||
| New Jersey | 2 | ||||||||
| August 22 (F/8) | |||||||||
| California | 0 | ||||||||
| California | 1 | ||||||||
| August 24 | |||||||||
| Michigan | 0 | ||||||||
| New Jersey | 1 | ||||||||
| August 22 | |||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | ||||||||
| Massachusetts | 8 | ||||||||
| August 23 | |||||||||
| Alabama | 0 | ||||||||
| New Mexico | 6 | ||||||||
| August 22 | |||||||||
| Massachusetts | 3 | Third place | |||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | ||||||||
| August 24 | |||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 1 | ||||||||
| California | 1 | ||||||||
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| Massachusetts | 2 | ||||||||
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| 1956 Little League World Series Champions |
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 Lions Hondo Little League Roswell, New Mexico |