1987 Little League World Series
Template:Infobox LLWS The 1987 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Hualien Little League from Hualien, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), defeated the United States Champion Northwood Little League of Irvine, California, in the championship game of the 41st Little League World Series.
As of the 2015 tournament, the 21 runs scored by Chinese Taipei and their winning margin of 20 runs are championship game records.
The Northwood team went on an 18-0 undefeated streak to become the U.S. Champions.
Trivia
- Ryan Jones, of the Northwood team was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft. Alex Rodriguez was the first player taken in that draft.
- At the time, Northwood was the first team ever to get to the Little League World Series from Orange County, California. The only team from Orange County to win it all was 2011 Little League World Series Champions Ocean View Little League of Huntington Beach, California.
- Rolando Paulino, the namesake of the Little League team from Moca, was later embroiled in scandal after the 2001 Little League World Series when Danny Almonte, pitcher for the Bronx, New York, team was found to be over the age limit.
Qualification
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Chesterfield, IndianaCentral Region Chesterfeld |
  Glace Bay, Nova ScotiaCanada Region Glace Bay |
 Dover, New HampshireEast Region Northside |
 Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaEurope Region Aramco |
 Morristown, TennesseeSouth Region American |
 Hualien, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)Far East Region Hualien |
 Irvine, CaliforniaWest Region Northwood |
 Moca, Dominican RepublicLatin America Region Rolando Paulino |
Championship Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 7 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||||||
| August 29 | ||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 6 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 21 | |||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| California | 1 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 4 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee | 1 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| California | 8 | |||||||||
| California | 13 | |||||||||
| New Hampshire | 0 | |||||||||
- The third-place game was cancelled due to inclement weather; Dominican Republic and Indiana shared third place.
Position Bracket
| Game A | ||
| August 26 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 13 | |
| Tennessee | 2 | |
| Game B | ||
| August 27 | ||
| Canada | 3 | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | |
- The last two games in the position bracket were cancelled due to inclement weather.
| 1987 Little League World Series Champions |
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 Hualien Little League Hualien, Chinese Taipei |
| 1987 Little League World Series U.S. Champions |
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| Northwood Little League Irvine, California |