September 2nd 1953 the day before the last scheduled game, it was announced that the future Fillmore Little League home field (present field) on the High School campus was ready. Mr. Donavan Main, High School Superintendent, said “that if all goes as planned with the lighting system the last Little League games of the first season could be played on the new field under the lights.” Everything went as planned and the final games were played on the new lighted field.

Results of the Thursday 9/3/53 games. First game ever played on Fillmore Little League’s official field was the Yankees 12 vs. Stars 11. First game played under the lights on Fillmore Little League’s official field, Bat Boys 14 - Midgets 8. Kenny “Speed” Stewart and Bob Hustis handled the umpiring duties for these two historic games, with Speed behind the plate and Bob calling the field

In summary
A total of 87, 8 to 12 year old boys from the local area ended up participating and getting their first real taste of organized baseball. Each game was well attended by the families of the participants, others in community that just support our youth and those that just enjoy watching a good baseball game.

The consensus was that the participation of the youth combined with the community’s enthusiasm and support far exceeded all expectations, and that next summer cannot get here fast enough.