1957 Babe Ruth League World Series
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The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor hosts the 6th annual Babe Ruth League World Series, which is a 5-day championship between 8 regional U.S. teams.
Credits
Harry Robert (director); Frank Koza (camera); Ronnie Koza (camera); Jerry Forman (editor); Vin Scully (narrator)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: The film's highlights include former Detroit Tigers Hall of Fame second basemen, Charlie Gehringer, throwing the first pitch; Game One: Pensacola, Florida vs. New Orleans, Louisiana; Game Two: Sherman Oaks, California vs. Lyndhurst, New Jersey; Game Three: Stamford, Connecticut vs. Wallace, Idaho; Game Four: West Des Moines, Iowa vs. Mt. Healthy, Ohio; First Semi-Final: Pensacola, Florida vs. Lyndhurst, New Jersey; Second Semi-Final: West Des Moines, Iowa vs. Stamford, Connecticut: Final Game: Pensacola, Florida vs. Stamford, Connecticut.; In between Semi-Finals, a beauty contest ensues comprising 6 young women chosen by 6 Michigan Babe Ruth leagues. Former Cleveland Indian Hall of Fame pitcher, Bob Feller, announces Kerrill Kaiser of Ypsilanti, Michigan as the first Babe Ruth League Beauty Queen.; Other notable moments include a player scoring a run and running into the cameraman in the Sherman Oaks vs. Lyndhurst game, and a series record of 8 base hits set by Pensacola’s Floyd Blackmon in the final game of the series.; The film ends with Pensacola winning the championship game 9-0 vs. Stamford, and the winning pitcher for Pensacola, Lou Vickery, is declared outstanding star of the series.
Sponsor: Coca-Cola Company
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Baseball; Athletes; Sports
Places: North America > United States > Michigan > Ann Arbor
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 400 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/11534
Notes: The film's highlights include former Detroit Tigers Hall of Fame second basemen, Charlie Gehringer, throwing the first pitch; Game One: Pensacola, Florida vs. New Orleans, Louisiana; Game Two: Sherman Oaks, California vs. Lyndhurst, New Jersey; Game Three: Stamford, Connecticut vs. Wallace, Idaho; Game Four: West Des Moines, Iowa vs. Mt. Healthy, Ohio; First Semi-Final: Pensacola, Florida vs. Lyndhurst, New Jersey; Second Semi-Final: West Des Moines, Iowa vs. Stamford, Connecticut: Final Game: Pensacola, Florida vs. Stamford, Connecticut.; In between Semi-Finals, a beauty contest ensues comprising 6 young women chosen by 6 Michigan Babe Ruth leagues. Former Cleveland Indian Hall of Fame pitcher, Bob Feller, announces Kerrill Kaiser of Ypsilanti, Michigan as the first Babe Ruth League Beauty Queen.; Other notable moments include a player scoring a run and running into the cameraman in the Sherman Oaks vs. Lyndhurst game, and a series record of 8 base hits set by Pensacola’s Floyd Blackmon in the final game of the series.; The film ends with Pensacola winning the championship game 9-0 vs. Stamford, and the winning pitcher for Pensacola, Lou Vickery, is declared outstanding star of the series.
Sponsor: Coca-Cola Company
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Baseball; Athletes; Sports
Places: North America > United States > Michigan > Ann Arbor
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 400 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/11534
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:12