1971 Little League World Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 24–August 28 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tainan Little LeagueTainan City, Taiwan |
| Runner-up |   Anderson Little LeagueGary, 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, and remains the longest championship game in LLWS history, at nine innings.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
North Region Anderson Little League |
Canada Region Brockville Little League |
East Region East Little League |
Europe Region Madrid Little League |
South Region Gardenside Little League |
Far East Region Tainan Little League |
West Region Wahiawa American Little League |
Latin America Region Caguas-Gillette Little League |
Championship bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 24 | ||||||||||
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 | |||||
| August 27 | ||||||
 Canada | 2 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 4 | |||||
| August 26 | ||||||
| Maine | 0 | |||||
| Maine | 1 | |||||
| Kentucky | 0 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 27 | ||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||
| Kentucky | 1 | |||||
| 1971 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Tainan Little League Tainan City, Taiwan |
Notable players
- Little League Hall of Excellence in 2006.[1]He went 5 for 5 with 5 home runs during the LLWS while getting walked in all other plate appearances.
- Wu Cheng-wen of the Tainan team was trained as an engineer, elected a 2004 fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and appointed Minister of Taiwan's Science and Technology Council in 2024.
References
- ^ "Hall of Excellence". Little League Baseball. Retrieved August 25, 2018.