1975 Little League World Series
Appearance
Template:Infobox LLWS The 1975 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 23 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Lakewood Little League of Lakewood, New Jersey, defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida, in the championship game of the 29th Little League World Series.
This was the only LLWS in which Little League Baseball banned all non-US teams from the tournament, due to allegations of teams from Taiwan using out-of-district players.[1] After an uproar of criticism and an investigation that could produce no evidence of rules violations,[2] the ban was rescinded for the 1976 event.[3]
Teams
Davenport, Iowa Central Region American Little League |
Lakewood, New Jersey East Region Lakewood Little League |
Tampa, Florida South Region Belmont Heights Little League |
Northridge, California West Region American Little League |
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
August 20 | ||||||
New Jersey | 2 | |||||
August 23 | ||||||
California | 0 | |||||
New Jersey | 4 | |||||
August 21 | ||||||
Florida | 3 | |||||
Florida | 8 | |||||
Iowa | 5 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
August 22 Forfeit | ||||||
California | 0 | |||||
Iowa | 6 |
1975 Little League World Series Champions |
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Lakewood Little League Lakewood, New Jersey |
Champions path
The Lakewood LL went undefeated, winning all four games to reach the LLWS.[4][5] In total, their record was 6–0.
Round | Opposition | Result |
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New Jersey State Tournament | ||
Semifinal | Bergenfield American LL | 8–7 (8 inn.) |
Championship | Nottingham LL | 5–2 |
East Regional | ||
Semifinals | North Burlington LL | 5–4 |
East Region Championship | Carbino Club LL | 4–2 |
References
- ^ "Other Little League World Series scandals". Chicago Tribune. February 11, 2015.
- ^ Holmes, Baxter (August 16, 2011). "With adults involved, youth baseball can be more than child's play". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ See: Little League World Series (Far East Region) § 1975 Ban.
- ^ "New Jersey State Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
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