1979 Little League World Series
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 21–August 25 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Puzih Little LeagueTaipei, Taiwan |
| Runner-up |   Campbell Little LeagueCampbell, California |
The 1979 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 25 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Puzih Little League of Taipei, Taiwan, defeated the Campbell Little League of Campbell, California, in the championship game of the 33rd Little League World Series.
In one of the semifinal contests, the Taiwan team recorded a perfect game, defeating a team from Italy.[1]
Teams
[edit]| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Grosse Pointe Woods, MichiganCentral Region National Little League |
 Sherbrooke, Quebec Canada RegionSherbrooke-Lennoxville Little League |
 Ridgewood, New JerseyEast Region National Little League |
 Aviano, ItalyEurope Region Aviano Air Base Little League |
 North Little Rock, ArkansasSouth Region Burns Park Little League |
Taipei City, Taiwan Far East Region Puzih Little League |
| Campbell, California West Region Campbell Little League |
 Santurce, Puerto RicoLatin America Region Luis Llornes Torres Little League |
Championship bracket
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan† | 18 | |||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||||||
| August 25 (F/8) | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 3 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 2 | |||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| California | 1 | |||||||||
| New Jersey | 1 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | |||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| California | 8 | Third place | ||||||||
| California | 8 | |||||||||
| August 24 | ||||||||||
| Michigan | 5 | |||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||
| Arkansas | 8 | |||||||||
Position bracket
[edit]| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Canada | 6 | |||||
| August 24 | ||||||
| New Jersey | 5 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| August 23 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 10 | |||||
| Michigan | 0 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 10 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 24 | ||||||
| Michigan | 4 | |||||
| New Jersey | 9 | |||||
| 1979 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Puzih Town Little League Taipei, Taiwan |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Taiwan hurler fans all batters". The Baltimore Sun. August 24, 1979. p. C12. Retrieved June 1, 2023 – via newspapers.com.