1982 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament August 2023 August 24–28, 1982 8 USAWashington National Little LeagueKirkland, Washington TWN Puzih Little LeagueChiayi County, Taiwan 1981 1983 The 1982 Little League World Series took place between August 24 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Kirkland National Little League of Kirkland, Washington, defeated the Puzih Little League of Chiayi County, Taiwan, in the championship game of the 36th Little League World Series.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7oJfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2222%2C5292457 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Kirkland kids zap Taiwan for LL title August 29, 1982 4Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LLgdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_18EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3991%2C5631505 Pittsburgh Press UPI Kirkland ace snaps Taiwan LL hold, 6-0 August 29, 1982 D-4 The historic victory by Kirkland snapped the 31-game winning streak by Taiwanese teams and their streak of five consecutive titles. These streaks by Taiwan still stand, and have not been seriously approached by another country or U.S. state. Kirkland's championship was recounted by ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series in an episode titled "Little Big Men" (season 1, episode 19), which originally aired in 2010. Teams United States International Michigan Wyoming, MichiganCentral RegionPinery Park Little League Quebec Rouyn-Noranda, QuebecCAN Canada RegionRotary Little League Maryland Easton, MarylandEast RegionEaston Little League ESP Madrid, SpainEurope RegionTorrejon Air Base Little League Florida 1900 Sarasota, FloridaSouth RegionAmerican Little League TWN Chiayi County, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)Far East RegionPuzih Little League Washington Kirkland, WashingtonWest RegionNational Little League VEN 1930 Maracaibo, VenezuelaLatin America RegionCoquivacoa Little League Taiwan participates under the name Chinese Taipei in many sporting events, including Little League Baseball (LLB). Championship bracket August 24 TWN Taiwan 8 VEN 1930 Venezuela 2 August 25 ESP Spain 0 CAN Canada 3 August 24 Florida 1900 Florida 3 Washington Washington 5 August 25 (F/8) Michigan Michigan 4 Maryland Maryland 2 August 26 TWN Taiwan 10 CAN Canada 7 August 26 Washington Washington 3 Michigan Michigan 2 August 28 TWN Taiwan 0 Washington Washington 6 August 27 Michigan Michigan 7 CAN Canada 4 Position bracket Games A & B Game D Game C August 25 Florida 1900 Florida 1 VEN 1930 Venezuela 6 August 26 ESP Spain 18 Maryland Maryland 7 August 27 VEN 1930 Venezuela 9 ESP Spain 1 August 27 Florida 1900 Florida 5 Maryland Maryland 0 1982 Little League World Series Champions100px100pxNational Little LeagueKirkland, Washington Notable players Wilson Álvarez (Maracaibo, Venezuela) – MLB pitcher between 1989 and 2005 Stéphane Matteau (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) – NHL winger from 1990 to 2003 Pierre Turgeon (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) – NHL center from 1987 to 2007; inducted to the Little League Hall of Excellence in 2007.https://www.littleleague.org/world-of-little-league/hall-of-excellence/ Hall of Excellence Little League Baseball August 25, 2018 Champions path After winning the district and state championships, Kirkland National Little League won four games at the West Region to reach the LLWS.http://www.unpage.org/south/sr-1983.htm West Region Tournament Unpage.com October 17, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130130800/http://unpage.org/south/sr-1983.htm 30 November 2010 live RoundOppositionResultWest RegionalOpening RoundNew Mexico Copper LL 3–0QuarterfinalsCalifornia Oak Grove LL5–4SemifinalsAlaska Kodiak LL6–5Western Region ChampionshipCalifornia South Bay LL3–1 References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20170831135907/http://www.littleleague.org:80/series/history/year/1982.htm 1982 Little League World Series August 31, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160901104531/http://www.littleleague.org:80/series/history/scores/1982line.htm Line scores for the 1982 LLWS September 1, 2016 Category:Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series