1978 Big League World Series

1978 Big League World Series

Tournament details
Country	United States
City	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates	12–19 August 1978 (1978-08-12 – 1978-08-19)
Teams	11
Final positions
Champions	Taipei, Taiwan
Runner-up	Tampa, Florida

The 1978 Big League World Series took place from August 12–19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Taipei, Taiwan defeated Tampa, Florida in the championship game. It was Taiwan's fifth straight championship.

This year featured the debut of the Venezuela region.

Teams

United States	International
Broward County, Florida Host	Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Providence, Rhode Island East	Frankfurt, West Germany Europe
Grand Rapids, Michigan North	Taipei, Taiwan Far East
Tampa, Florida South	Monterrey, Mexico Mexico
Port Hueneme, California West	Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
	Venezuela Venezuela

Results

Upper round 1

Upper round 2

Upper round 3

Upper final

Final

1–0

Mexico

3

—

Mexico

—

Florida

9

1–0

Florida

—

Puerto Rico

1–0

California

—

California

8

—

Rhode Island

2

2–0

Florida

1

3–0

Taiwan

2

1–0

Taiwan

4

—

Host

0

—

Venezuela

1

2–0

Taiwan

—

Taiwan

13

2–0

Michigan

1–0

Michigan

4

—

Michigan

11

—

West Germany

3

4–0

Taiwan (F/13)

4

–

—

Canada

5

3–1

Florida

1

–

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Lower round 3

Lower round 4

Lower round 5

Lower final

1–1

California

21

0–1

West Germany

6

1–1

West Germany

1

2–1

Florida

3

0–1

Puerto Rico

9

1–1

Venezuela

0

2–1

California

4

3–1

California

2

0–1

Venezuela

10

4–1

Host

2

2–1

Michigan

1

1–1

Mexico

1

3–1

Host

5

0–1

Rhode Island

3

2–1

Host

10

0–1

Host (F/5)

23

1–1

Host

6

0–1

Canada

0

1978 Big League World Series Champions
Taipei, Taiwan