1969 Little League World Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 18–August 23 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Taichung Little LeagueTaichung City, Taiwan |
| Runner-up |   Briarwood Little LeagueSanta Clara, California |
The 1969 Little League World Series took place between August 18 and August 23 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Taichung Little League of Taichung City, Taiwan, defeated the Briarwood Little League of Santa Clara, California, in the championship game of the 23rd Little League World Series. This was the first Little League championship won by a team from Taiwan.
Teams
[edit]| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Elyria, OhioNorth Region West Little League |
 Valleyfield, Quebec CanadaValleyfield Little League |
 Williamsport, PennsylvaniaEast Region Newberry Little League |
 Wiesbaden, GermanyEurope Wiesbaden Little League |
 Tampa, FloridaSouth Region West Tampa Little League |
Taichung City, Taiwan Far East Taichung Little League |
| Santa Clara, California West Region Briarwood Little League |
 Mayagüez, Puerto RicoLatin America Jorge Rosas Little League |
Championship bracket
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 18 | ||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 0 | |||||||||
| August 20 | ||||||||||
| California | 2 | |||||||||
| California | 4 | |||||||||
| August 18 | ||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | |||||||||
| Florida | 2 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| California | 0 | |||||||||
| August 19 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 5 | |||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 2 | |||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| Ohio | 5 | |||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | |||||||||
| August 19 (F/12) | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| Taiwan | 5 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Florida | 1 | |||||||||
| Ohio | 1 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket
[edit]| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 19 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania | 4 | |||||
| August 21 | ||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| Pennsylvania | 2 | |||||
| August 20 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 1 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 13 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| 1969 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Taichung Little League Taichung City, Taiwan |
Notable players
[edit]- Carney Lansford of the Santa Clara team went on to play in MLB as a third baseman from 1978 through 1992