1971 Little League World Series

1971 Little League World Series
1971 Little League World Series
Dates	August 24–August 28
Teams participating	8
Champion	Tainan Little League; Tainan City, Taiwan
Runner-up	Anderson Little League; Gary, Indiana

The 1971 Little League World Series took place between August 24 and August 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Tainan Little League of Tainan City, Taiwan, defeated the Anderson Little League of Gary, Indiana, in the championship game of the 25th Little League World Series.

This was the first Championship Game that was decided in extra innings. As of 2017, the nine inning game is the longest championship game in LLWS history.

Teams[]

United States	International
Gary, Indiana North Region Anderson Little League	Brockville, Ontario Canada Region Brockville Little League
Augusta, Maine East Region East Little League	Madrid, Spain Europe Region Madrid Little League
Lexington, Kentucky South Region Gardenside Little League	Tainan City, Taiwan Far East Region Tainan Little League
Oahu, Hawaii West Region Wahiawa American Little League	Caguas, Puerto Rico Latin America Region Caguas-Gillette Little League

Championship bracket[]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

August 24

Puerto Rico	0
		August 26
Taiwan	7
		Taiwan	11
August 24
		Hawaii	0
Canada	2
				August 28 (F/9)
Hawaii	3
				Taiwan	12
August 25
				Indiana	3
Maine	0
		August 26
Spain	5
		Spain	0
August 25
		Indiana	7	Third place
Indiana	7
				August 27
Kentucky	2
				Hawaii	3

				Spain	1

Consolation bracket[]

Games A & B			Game D

August 25
Puerto Rico	5
Canada	2

			August 27
			Puerto Rico	4
			Maine	0


			Game C
August 26		August 27
Maine	1	Canada	4
Kentucky	0		Kentucky	1

1971 Little League World Series Champions
Tainan Little League Tainan City, Taiwan

Notable players[]

Lloyd McClendon of the Gary, Indiana, team went on to play in MLB as an outfielder from 1987 to 1994, and later a career as a coach and manager. He was inducted to the Little League Hall of Excellence in 2006.^[1]

References[]

^ "Hall of Excellence". Little League Baseball. Retrieved August 25, 2018.

External links[]

[1] "Hall of Excellence". Little League Baseball. Retrieved August 25, 2018.

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