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 August 2 - 11 http://www.littleleague.org/worldseries/series/llbb.htm including which games have ESPN coverage.

Little League World Series 2013 - Williamsport, Pennsylvania - August 15 - 25 Game Information

Great Lakes: Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores LL - Grosse Pointe, Michigan Asia-Pacific: Chung-Ping LL - Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei Mid-Atlantic: Newark National LL – Newark, Delaware Australia: Perth Metro Central LL - Perth, Australia Midwest: Urbandale LL - Urbandale, Iowa Canada: East Nepean LL - Ottawa, Ontario New England: Westport LL – Westport, Connecticut Caribbean: Samaritana LL - San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico Northwest: Eastlake LL - Sammamish, Washington Europe & Africa: South Moravia LL - Brno, Czech Republic Southeast: South Nashville LL - Nashville, Tennessee Latin America: Aguadulce Cabezera LL - Aguadulce, Panama Southwest: Universal LL - Corpus Christi, Texas Japan: Musashi Fuchu LL - Tokyo, Japan West: Eastlake LL - Chula Vista, California Mexico: Municipal De Tijuana LL - Tijuana, Baja California

Little League World Series champions

Year Boys with smiley faces Score Boys who need hugs 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, NL, Mexico. 4–0 La Mesa, CA 1958 Monterrey,NL, 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, NL, 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

Year Boys with smiley faces Score Boys who need hugs 1990 Tainan County, Taiwan 9–0 Shippensburg, PA 1991 Taichung, Taiwan 11–0 San Ramon Valley, CA 1992 Long Beach, CA 6–0 Zamboanga City, Phil. 1993 Long Beach, CA 3–2 Chiriquí, Pan. 1994 Maracaibo, Venezuela 4–3 Northridge, CA 1995 Tainan City, Taiwan 17–3 (F/5) Spring, TX 1996 Kaohsiung, Taiwan 13–3 (F/5) Cranston, RI 1997 Guadalupe, Mex. 5–4 South Mission Viejo, CA 1998 Toms River, NJ 12–9 Kashima, Japan 1999 Osaka, Japan 5–0 Phenix City, AL 2000 Maracaibo, Venezuela 3–2 Bellaire, TX 2001 Tokyo, Japan 2–1 Apopka, FL 2002 Louisville, KY 1–0 Sendai, Japan 2003 Tokyo, Japan 10–1 East Boynton Beach, FL 2004 Willemstad, Curaçao 5–2 Thousand Oaks, CA 2005 Ewa Beach, HI 7–6 (F/7) Willemstad, Curaçao 2006 Columbus, GA 2–1 Kawaguchi City, Japan 2007 Warner Robins, GA 3–2 (F/8) Tokyo, Japan 2008 Waipahu, HI 12–3 Tamaulipas, Mexico 2009 Chula Vista, CA 6–3 Taoyuan County, Taiwan 2010 Tokyo, Japan 4–1 Waipahu, HI 2011 Huntington Beach, CA 2–1 Hamamatsu City, Japan 2012 Tokyo, Japan 12–2 (F/5) Goodlettsville, TN 2013 Sunday - August 25, 3:30 PM 0 - 0 on ABC

Trivia

• In 1975, Little League Baseball banned all non-US teams from the World Series. After considerable criticism, the ban was rescinded the following year.

• In 1992, Long Beach was declared a 6–0 winner after the international tournament committee determined that Zamboanga City had used ineligible players that were either not from within its city limits, over age, or both.

External Links

• Game Information

• LLWS Home Page