1985 Little League World Series

1985 Little League World Series
Dates	August 20–August 24
Teams participating	8
Champion	National Little League Seoul, South Korea
Runner-up	Calexico Little League Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
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The 1985 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The National Little League of Seoul, South Korea, defeated the Mexicali Little League of Mexicali, Mexico, in the championship game of the 39th Little League World Series.

This is the only Championship Game that featured two non-United States teams, as the team from Mexico represented the West Region of the United States.^[1] Seoul became the second team to repeat as LLWS champions, joining Monterrey, Mexico, who won in 1957 and 1958.

Teams[]

United States	International
Minnetonka, Minnesota Central Region East Tonka Little League	Binbrook, Ontario Canada Region Glanbrook Little League
Staten Island, New York East Region South Shore Little League	Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia Europe Region Persian Gulf Little League
Morristown, Tennessee South Region American Little League	Seoul, South Korea Far East Region National Little League
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico West Region[1] Mexicali Little League	Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America Region Coquivacoa Little League

Championship bracket[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	August 20
	Venezuela	2
					August 22
	South Korea	13
					South Korea	16
	August 21
					Canada	0
	Saudi Arabia	5
									August 24
	Canada	6
									South Korea	7
	August 20
									Mexico	1
	Mexico	6
					August 22
	New York	3
					Mexico	2
	August 21
					Tennessee	1			Third place
	Tennessee	5
									August 23
	Minnesota	1
									Tennessee	4
									Canada	0

Position bracket[]

	Games A & B				Game D
	August 21
	Venezuela	7
	New York	3
					August 23
					Venezuela	9
					Minnesota	0
					Game C
	August 22			August 23
	Saudi Arabia	2		New York	11
	Minnesota	4			Saudi Arabia	2

1985 Little League World Series Champions
Seoul National Little League Seoul, South Korea

Notable players[]

• Jim Brower (Minnetonka, Minnesota) – MLB and NPB pitcher from 1999–2008
• David Cortés (Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico) – MLB and KBO pitcher from 1999–2008

Footnotes[]

External links[]

• 1985 Little League World Series at the Wayback Machine (archived August 31, 2017)
• Line scores for the 1985 LLWS at the Wayback Machine (archived July 29, 2016)