1975 Little League World Series
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After an uproar of criticism and an investigation that could produce no evidence of rules violations,[2] the ban was rescinded for the 1976 event.[3] Only three games were played in the tournament, consisting of two semi-final games and the championship game. The third place game was forfeited.
Teams
 Davenport, IowaCentral Region American Little League |
 Lakewood, New JerseyEast Region Lakewood Little League |
 Tampa, FloridaSouth Region Belmont Heights Little League |
 Northridge, CaliforniaWest 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 |
|---|
 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ "East Region Tournament". Unpage.com. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
Further reading
- Reizer, John (2019). Once in a Lifetime: The Story of a National Championship Little League Team. ASIN B07QPH28B9.
The story of the 1975 Little League World's Championship is told by one of its participants, young John Reizer.