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1958 Little League World Series
Children's baseball tournament
Children's baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| dates | August 19–August 22 |
| num_teams | 7 |
| champion_other | MEX Industrial Little League |
| Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| second_other | USAIllinois Jaycee Little League |
| Kankakee, Illinois | |
| prevseason | |
| nextseason |
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Kankakee, Illinois The 1958 Little League World Series took place on August 19 through 22 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. won its second consecutive Little League World Series (LLWS) by defeating the Jaycee Little League of Kankakee, Illinois, in the 12th championship game.
This was the last LLWS to be played at Original Field in Williamsport. This was the first LLWS to include teams from more than four qualifying regions, and also the first to give automatic berths to teams from Canada, represented by the Valleyfield Little League of Valleyfield, Quebec, and to Latin America, represented by Monterrey.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Illinois Kankakee, Illinois | |
| North Region | |
| Jaycee Little League | Quebec Valleyfield, Quebec |
| CAN Canada Region | |
| Valleyfield Little League | |
| Connecticut Darien, Connecticut | |
| East Region | |
| Darien Little League | MEXNuevo León Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Latin America Region | |
| Industrial Little League | |
| Alabama Gadsden, Alabama | |
| South Region | |
| National League of Gadsden | Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Pacific Region | |
| Pearl Harbor Little League | |
| Oregon Portland, Oregon | |
| West region | |
| Rose City Little League |
Bracket
|August 19|Connecticut Connecticut|7|CAN Canada|2 |August 19|MEX Mexico|11|Hawaii Hawaii|0 |August 19|Illinois Illinois|2|Oregon Oregon|1 |August 19|Alabama Alabama||Bye| |August 20|Connecticut Connecticut|5|MEX Mexico|11 |August 20|Illinois Illinois|3|Alabama Alabama|1 |August 22|MEX Mexico|10|Illinois Illinois|1 |August 21|Connecticut Connecticut|0|Alabama Alabama|2
| 1958 Little League World Series Champions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg | 100px | border | Mexico]] | |
| **Industrial Little League** | ||||
| **Monterrey, Nuevo León** |
Champions path
| Round | Opposition | Result | Mexico Championship | Latinoamerican Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Tolteca LL | ? | ||
| ? | Metropolitana LL | ? | ||
| ? | Maya LL | ? | ||
| ? | Puerto Rico | 15–0 | ||
| ? | Venezuela | 2–0 |
Notable players
- Keith Lampard (Portland, Oregon) - former MLB outfielder - Houston Astros
- Héctor Torres (Monterrey, Mexico) - former MLB SS, 2B, 3B, and coach
- Carlos "Bobby" Trevino (Monterrey, Mexico) - former MLB outfielder - California Angels
- Rick Wise (Portland, Oregon) - former MLB pitcher
Footnotes
References
- Industrial Little League of [[Monterrey, Nuevo León]], [[Mexico]],See: [[Mexico in the Little League World Series]].
- (August 19, 1958). "Little League Series Opens". The Daily News.
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