Little League World Series
The Little League World Series (often abbreviated as LLWS) is a youth baseball championship which is held every August in Williamsport, PA. Unlike the "World Series" in Major League Baseball, which is actually just the championship series for MLB, the Little League World Series is truly a world-wide series. The LLWS includes representatives from nearly every part of the globe, although rule changes implemented in the mid-1990s ensure that one US team always plays in the championship game. The series is administered by Little League, Inc. and is not affiliated with any other youth baseball organization.
Regional LLWS championship games are televised on the ESPN and ESPN2 cable networks. Most games from the LLWS itself are also televised on these networks. The United States Championship game and the World Championship game are televised on ABC. These telecasts often include interviews with the players as well as bits of trivia about the children who make up the teams.
The competition features boys (and occasionally girls) who have won regional championships to make their way to the series. Children who are 11 and 12 years old are allowed to play in the series. This is one reason so many boylovers follow the series with a passion. Due to the way the child's age is computed for the series, some 13-year-olds are also allowed to play.
2013 LLWS
Division playoff schedules (US only) http://www.littleleague.org/worldseries/series/llbb.htm including ESPN coverage. August 2 - 11
World Series - Williamsport, Pennsylvania - August 15 - 25 Game Information
Little League World Series champions
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Williamsport, PA | 16–7 | Lock Haven, PA |
| 1948 | Lock Haven, PA | 6–5 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 1949 | Hammonton, NJ | 5–0 | Pensacola, FL |
| 1950 | Houston, TX | 2–1 | Bridgeport, CT |
| 1951 | Stamford, CT | 3–0 | Austin, TX |
| 1952 | Norwalk, CT | 4–3 | Monongahela, PA |
| 1953 | Birmingham, AL | 1–0 | Schenectady, NY |
| 1954 | Schenectady, NY | 7–5 | Colton, CA |
| 1955 | Morrisville, PA | 4–3 | Merchantville, NJ |
| 1956 | Roswell, NM | 3–1 | Merchantville, NJ |
| 1957 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. | 4–0 | La Mesa, CA |
| 1958 | Monterrey,Nuevo León, Mexico | 10–1 | Kankakee, IL |
| 1959 | Hamtramck, MI | 12–0 | Auburn, CA |
| 1960 | Levittown, PA | 5–0 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| 1961 | El Cajon, CA | 4–2 | El Campo, TX |
| 1962 | San Jose, CA | 3–0 | Kankakee, IL |
| 1963 | Granada Hills, CA | 2–1 | Stratford, CT |
| 1964 | Staten Island, NY | 4–0 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico |
| 1965 | Windsor Locks, CT | 3–1 | Stoney Creek, Ontario |
| 1966 | Houston, TX | 8–2 | W. New York, NJ |
| 1967 | West Tokyo, Japan | 4–1 | Chicago, IL |
| 1968 | Wakayama, Osaka, Japan | 1–0 | Richmond, VA |
| 1969 | Taichung, Taiwan | 5–0 | Santa Clara, CA |
| 1970 | Wayne, NJ | 2–0 | Campbell, CA |
| 1971 | Tainan, Taiwan | 12–3 (F/9) | Gary, IN |
| 1972 | Taipei, Taiwan | 6–0 | Hammond, IN |
| 1973 | Tainan, Taiwan | 12–0 | Tucson, AZ |
| 1974 | Kaohsiung,Taiwan | 12–1 | Red Bluff, CA |
| 1975 | Lakewood, NJ | 4–3 | Tampa, FL |
| 1976 | Chofu, Tokyo, Japan | 10–3 | Campbell, CA |
| 1977 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 7–2 | El Cajon, CA |
| 1978 | Pingtung, Taiwan | 11–1 | Danville, CA |
| 1979 | Chiayi County, Taiwan | 2–1 | Campbell, CA |
| 1980 | Hua-Lien, Taiwan | 4–3 | Tampa, FL |
| 1981 | Taichung, Taiwan | 4–2 | Tampa, FL |
| 1982 | Kirkland, WA | 6–0 | Chiayi, Taiwan |
| 1983 | Marietta, GA | 3–1 | Barahona, Dom. Rep. |
| 1984 | Seoul, S. Korea | 6–2 | Altamonte Springs, FL |
| 1985 | Seoul, S. Korea | 7–1 | Calexico, CA |
| 1986 | Tainan City, Taiwan | 12–0 | Tucson, AZ |
| 1987 | Hua-Lien, Taiwan | 21–1 | Irvine, CA |
| 1988 | Taichung, Taiwan | 10–0 | Pearl City, HI |
| 1989 | Trumbull, CT | 5–2 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
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9–0 | Template:Flagicon Shippensburg, PA |
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11–0 | Template:Flagicon San Ramon Valley, CA |
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6–0‡ | Template:Flagicon ‡Zamboanga City, Phil. |
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3–2 | Template:Flagicon David, Chiriquí, Pan. |
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4–3 | Template:Flagicon Northridge, CA |
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17–3 (F/5) | Template:Flagicon Spring, TX |
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13–3 (F/5) | Template:Flagicon Cranston, RI |
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5–4 | Template:Flagicon South Mission Viejo, CA |
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12–9 | Template:Flagicon Kashima, Japan |
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5–0 | Template:Flagicon Phenix City, AL |
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3–2 | Template:Flagicon Bellaire, TX |
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2–1 | Template:Flagicon Apopka, FL |
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1–0 | Template:Flagicon Sendai, Japan |
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10–1 | Template:Flagicon East Boynton Beach, FL |
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5–2 | Template:Flagicon Thousand Oaks, CA |
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7–6 (F/7) | Template:Flagicon Willemstad, Curaçao |
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2–1 | Template:Flagicon Kawaguchi City, Japan |
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3–2 (F/8) | Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan |
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12–3 | Template:Flagicon Matamoros, TM, Mexico |
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6–3 | Template:Flagicon Taoyuan County, Taiwan |
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4–1 | Template:Flagicon Waipahu, HI |
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2–1 | Template:Flagicon Hamamatsu City, Japan |
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12–2 (F/5) | Template:Flagicon Goodlettsville, TN |
