1979 Big League World Series

1979 Big League World Series

Tournament information
Location	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates	August 11–18
Final positions
Champions	West Hempstead, New York
Runner-up	Orlando, Florida
← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 Big League World Series took place from August 11–18 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. West Hempstead, New York defeated Orlando, Florida in the championship game.

Teams[]

United States	International
Broward County, Florida Host	Lethbridge, Alberta Elks Canada
West Hempstead, New York East	West Germany Europe
Chicago, Illinois North	Taipei, Taiwan Far East
Orlando, Florida South	Mexico Mexico
Tucson, Arizona West	Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
	Venezuela Venezuela

Results[]

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Opening Round

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	—	Canada	1
	—	Mexico	0

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	—	Taiwan	3
	—	Venezuela	0

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	—	West Germany	0
	—	Puerto Rico	8

Winner's Bracket

	—					—					Bracket Final
	1–0	Canada	0
	—	Host	17
						1–0	Host	4
						1–0	Florida	7
	1–0	Taiwan	3
	—	Florida (F/8)	4
											2–0	Florida	4
											2–0	New York	5
	1–0	Puerto Rico	4
	—	New York	6
						1–0	New York
						1–0	Illinois
	—	Arizona	3
	—	Illinois	20

Loser's Bracket

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Bracket Semifinal

0–1

Venezuela

1–1

Puerto Rico

1–1

Canada

7

2–1

Puerto Rico

4

1–1

Illinois

2

2–1

Canada

1

2–1

Illinois

1

3–1

Taiwan

5

2–1

Host

2

2–1

Taiwan (F/8)

3

1–1

Taiwan

5

1–1

Arizona

1

0–1

Arizona

7

0–1

Mexico

13

1–1

Mexico

3

0–1

West Germany

2

Elimination Round

	Semifinals					Championship
	2–0	New York	5
	2–0	Florida	4
						3–0	New York	5
						3–1	Florida	1
	2–1	Florida
	4–1	Taiwan (forfeit)

• Taiwan was disqualified against Florida for using an ineligible pitcher. They were leading 2–1 in the final inning when the protest was filed.

1979 Big League World Series Champions
West Hempstead, New York

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