1978_Little_League_World_Series

1978 Little League World Series

1978 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament


The 1978 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Pinkuang Little League of Pintung, Taiwan, defeated the San Ramon Valley Little League of Danville, California, in the championship game of the 32nd Little League World Series.

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Teams

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Championship Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 22
 
 
New York (state) New York1
 
August 24
 
California California4
 
California California6
 
August 23
 
Kentucky Kentucky5
 
Kentucky Kentucky 7
 
August 26
 
Illinois Illinois0
 
California California1
 
August 22
 
Taiwan Taiwan11
 
Spain Spain0
 
August 24
 
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic13
 
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic0
 
August 23
 
Taiwan Taiwan3 Third place
 
Canada Canada0
 
August 25
 
Taiwan Taiwan 12
 
Kentucky Kentucky6
 
 
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic4
 

Position Bracket

 
Games A & BGame D
 
      
 
August 23
 
 
New York (state) New York12
 
August 25
 
Spain Spain0
 
New York (state) New York0
 
August 24
 
Canada Canada2
 
Canada Canada5
 
 
Illinois Illinois2
 
Game C
 
 
August 25
 
 
Spain Spain0
 
 
Illinois Illinois2
1978 Little League World Series Champions

Pinkuang Little League
Pintung, 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.

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