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1961 Little League World Series
Children's baseball tournament
Children's baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| dates | August 22–August 26 |
| num_teams | 8 |
| champion_other | USACalifornia Northern Little League |
| El Cajon, California | |
| second_other | USATexas El Campo Little League |
| El Campo, Texas | |
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El Cajon, California El Campo, Texas The 1961 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Northern Little League of El Cajon, California, defeated El Campo Little League of El Campo, Texas, in the championship game of the 15th Little League World Series.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Indiana Terre Haute, Indiana | |
| North Region | |
| American Little League | CANQuebec Montreal, Quebec |
| Canada Region | |
| Kiwanis East Little League | |
| Pennsylvania Levittown, Pennsylvania | |
| East Region | |
| American Little League | West Germany Pirmasens, West Germany |
| Europe Region | |
| Pirmasens Housing Area Little League | |
| Texas El Campo, Texas | |
| South Region | |
| El Campo Little League | Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii |
| Pacific Region | |
| Hilo American Little League | |
| California El Cajon, California | |
| West Region | |
| Northern Little League | MEXNuevo León Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Latin America Region | |
| Industrial Little League |
Winners bracket
||Pennsylvania Pennsylvania|0|California California (F/7)|1 ||CAN Canada|5|Hawaii Hawaii|8 ||Indiana Indiana|2|Texas Texas (F/8)|4 ||MEX Mexico|4|West Germany West Germany|0 ||California California (F/8)|3|Hawaii Hawaii|2 ||Texas Texas|1|MEX Mexico|0 ||CaliforniaCalifornia|4|Texas Texas|2 ||Hawaii Hawaii|0|MEX Mexico|4
Consolation bracket
||Pennsylvania Pennsylvania|10|CAN Canada|5 ||Indiana Indiana|3|West Germany West Germany|0 ||Pennsylvania Pennsylvania|1|Indiana Indiana|5 ||CAN Canada|4|West Germany West Germany|0
| 1961 Little League World Series Champions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Flag of the United States.svg | 100px | border | United States]] [[File:Flag of California.svg | 88px | border | California]] | |
| **Northern Little League** | |||||||
| **El Cajon, California** |
Notable players
- Brian Sipe of El Cajon went on to play professional football in the NFL and USFL from 1974 through 1985; he was inducted to the Little League Hall of Excellence in 1999.
- George Strickler of American Little League became a successful engineer and golfer.
References
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