1996 Little League World Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 19–August 24 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Fu-Hsing Little LeagueKaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Runner-up |   Cranston Western Little LeagueCranston, Rhode Island |
The 1996 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Fu-Hsing Little League of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, defeated Cranston Western Little League of Cranston, Rhode Island, in the championship game of the 50th Little League World Series.
Qualification
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Marshalltown, IowaCentral Region National Little League |
 Surrey, British Columbia Canada RegionKennedy-Surrey Little League |
| Cranston, Rhode Island East Region Cranston Western Little League |
 Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaEurope Region Arabian American Little League |
 Panama City, FloridaSouth Region R.L. Turner Little League |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan Far East Region Fu-Hsing Little League |
 Moorpark, CaliforniaWest Region Moorpark Little League |
 San Isidro, Dominican RepublicLatin America Region Ramón Matias Mella Little League |
Pool play
| Rank | State | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida
|
3–0 |
| 2 | Rhode Island
|
1–2 |
| 3 | California
|
1–2 |
| 4 | Iowa
|
1–2 |
| Rank | Country | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan
|
3–0 |
| 2 | Dominican Republic
|
2–1 |
| 3 | Canada
|
1–2 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia
|
0–3 |
| Pool | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19 | |||||
| INT | Dominican Republic
|
5 | Canada
|
1 | |
| US | Iowa
|
3 | Florida
|
6 | |
| INT | Taiwan
|
12 | Saudi Arabia
|
3 | |
| US | Rhode Island
|
5 | California
|
1 | |
| August 20 | |||||
| INT | Canada
|
3 | Saudi Arabia
|
2 | |
| US | Iowa
|
3 | California
|
7 | |
| INT | Dominican Republic
|
0 | Taiwan
|
9 | |
| US | Florida
|
8 | Rhode Island
|
6 | |
| August 23 | |||||
| INT | Dominican Republic (F/5)
|
13 | Saudi Arabia
|
0 | |
| US | Rhode Island
|
1 | Iowa
|
6 | |
| INT | Canada
|
2 | Taiwan (F/4)
|
21 | |
| US | Florida
|
10 | California
|
2 | |
Elimination round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Rhode Island | 6 | |||||
| August 24 | ||||||
| Florida | 3 | |||||
| Rhode Island | 3 | |||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Taiwan | 13 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | |||||
| Taiwan | 7 | |||||
| 1996 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Fu-Shing Little League Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Notable players
- Jeff Clement (Marshalltown, Iowa) - Former MLB player
- Adam Loewen (Surrey, British Columbia) - Former MLB Player
- Clete Thomas (Panama City, Florida) - Former MLB player
External links
- 1996 Little League World Series at the Wayback Machine (archived September 30, 2017)