Golden Valley Little League

Williamsport, Pennsylvania - 1938 Roughly 18 years before Golden Valley Little League came to be, a game of catch between an uncle and his nephews took place in a small Pennsylvanian town. Little did the world know the impact that game of catch would have on youth baseball... Little League® began in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1938, when Carl Stotz, an oil clerk, agreed to a game of catch with his nephews who were too young to play organized baseball. Acting on a promise to find a way for children to play baseball like the Major Leaguers of the day, Mr. Stotz created a three-team league that would play on a field that was two-thirds the size of a standard baseball diamond. After being turned down by 56 local businesses, Mr. Stotz convinced a lumber company, a dairy, and a pretzel maker to sponsor the teams for $30 each. On June 6, 1939, the first Little League game was played in Williamsport. Today, Little League has expanded around the globe and now offers opportunities to millions of boys and girls of all abilities in more than 80 countries worldwide.