1982 Little League World Series

1982 Little League World Series
1982 Little League World Series
Dates	August 24–August 28th
Teams participating	8
Champion	National Little League; Kirkland, Washington
Runner-up	Puzih Little League; Chiayi County, Taiwan

The 1982 Little League World Series took place between August 24 and August 28 in 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.

The historic victory by Kirkland snapped the 31-game winning streak by Taiwanese teams and their streak of five consecutive titles. As of 2018, these streaks by Taiwan still stand, and have not been seriously approached by another country or U.S. state. Kirkland's championship is recounted in the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, Little Big Men (season 1, episode 19), which originally aired in 2010.

Teams[]

United States	International
Wyoming, Michigan Central Region Pinery Park Little League	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec Canada Region Rotary Little League
Easton, Maryland East Region Easton Little League	Madrid, Spain Europe Region Torrejon Air Base Little League
Sarasota, Florida South Region American Little League	Chiayi County, Taiwan Far East Region Puzih Little League
Kirkland, Washington West Region National Little League	Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America Region Coquivacoa Little League

Championship bracket[]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

August 24

Taiwan	8
		August 26
Venezuela	2
		Taiwan	10
August 25
		Canada	7
Spain	0
				August 28
Canada	3
				Taiwan	0
August 24
				Washington	6
Florida	3
		August 26
Washington	5
		Washington	3
August 25 (F/8)
		Michigan	2	Third place
Michigan	4
				August 27
Maryland	2
				Michigan	7

				Canada	4

Position bracket[]

Games A & B			Game D

August 25
Florida	1
Venezuela	6

			August 27
			Venezuela	9
			Spain	1


			Game C
August 26		August 27
Spain	18	Florida	5
Maryland	7		Maryland	0

1982 Little League World Series Champions
National Little League Kirkland, 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.^[1]

Champions path[]

The Kirkland National Little League won four games to reach the LLWS.^[2]

Round	Opposition	Result
Western Regional
Opening Round	Copper LL	3–0
Quarterfinals	Oak Grove LL	5–4
Semifinals	Kodiak LL	6–5
Western Region Championship	South Bay LL	3–1

References[]

^ "Hall of Excellence". Little League Baseball. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
^ "West Region Tournament". Unpage.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.

External links[]

1982 Little League World Series at the Wayback Machine (archived August 31, 2017)
Line scores for the 1982 LLWS at the Wayback Machine (archived September 1, 2016)

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

[2] "West Region Tournament". Unpage.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.

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