1978 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament August 2023 August 22–August 26 8 TWN Pinkuang Little LeaguePingtung, Taiwan USACalifornia San Ramon Valley Little LeagueDanville, California 1977 1979 The 1978 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Pinkuang Little League of Pingtung, Taiwan, defeated the San Ramon Valley Little League of Danville, California, in the championship game of the 32nd Little League World Series. Teams United States International Illinois Palatine, IllinoisCentral RegionSouth Little League British Columbia Surrey, British ColumbiaCAN Canada RegionWhalley Little League New York Rockville Centre, New YorkEast RegionAmerican Little League ESP 1977 Madrid, SpainEurope RegionTorrejón Air Base Little League Kentucky Lexington, KentuckySouth RegionSouth Lexington Little League TWN Pingtung, TaiwanFar East RegionPinkuang Little League California Danville, CaliforniaWest RegionSan Ramon Valley Little League DOM Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicLatin America RegionLaJavilla Little League Championship bracket August 22 New York New York 1 California California 4 August 23 Kentucky Kentucky 7 Illinois Illinois 0 August 22 ESP 1977 Spain 0 DOM Dominican Republic 13 August 23 CAN Canada 0 TWN Taiwan 12 August 24 California California 6 Kentucky Kentucky 5 August 24 DOM Dominican Republic 0 TWN Taiwan 3 August 26 California California 1 TWN Taiwan 11 August 25 Kentucky Kentucky 6 DOM Dominican Republic 4 Position bracket Games A & B Game D Game C August 23 New York New York 12 ESP 1977 Spain 0 August 24 CAN Canada 5 Illinois Illinois 2 August 25 New York New York 0 CAN Canada 2 August 25 ESP 1977 Spain 0 Illinois Illinois 2 1978 Little League World Series Champions100pxPinkuang Little LeaguePintung, Taiwan Notable players Erik Johnson of the San Ramon team went on to play in MLB as an infielder in 1993 and 1994. Dave Veres of the Torrejón Air Base team went on to play in MLB as pitcher between 1994 and 2003. Al Haynes was an umpire in the 1978 LLWS. He later became the hero pilot of the 1989 United Airlines Flight 232. External links 1978 Little League World Series Line scores for the 1978 LLWS Category:Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series