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1968 Little League World Series
Children's baseball tournament
Children's baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| dates | August 18–August 23 |
| num_teams | 8 |
| champion_other | JPNOsaka Wakayama Little League |
| Osaka, Japan | |
| second_other | USAVirginia Tuckahoe Little League |
| Richmond, Virginia | |
| prevseason | |
| nextseason |
Osaka, Japan Richmond, Virginia The 1968 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 24 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Wakayama Little League of Osaka, Japan, defeated the Tuckahoe Little League of Richmond, Virginia, in the championship game of the 22nd Little League World Series.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Indiana Terre Haute, Indiana | |
| North Region | |
| American Little League | CANQuebec Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
| Canada Region | |
| Sherbrooke-Lennoxville Little League | |
| Maryland Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| East Region | |
| National Little League | GERHesse Wiesbaden, Hesse, West Germany |
| Europe Region | |
| Wiesbaden Little League | |
| Virginia Richmond, Virginia | |
| South Region | |
| Tuckahoe Little League | JPNOsaka Osaka, Japan |
| Far East Region | |
| Wakayama Little League | |
| California Garden Grove, California | |
| West Region | |
| Bolsa Little League | NICFlag of Chinandega.svg Chinandega, Nicaragua |
| Latin America Region | |
| Chinendaga Little League |
Championship bracket
|August 18|CAN Canada|1|NIC Nicaragua|0 |August 18|Virginia Virginia|6|Indiana Indiana|2 |August 19|California California|3|Maryland Maryland|0 |August 19|GER West Germany|2|JPN Japan|14 |August 22|CAN Canada|5|Virginia Virginia |8 |August 22|California California|0|JPN Japan|3 |August 24|Virginia Virginia|0|JPN Japan |1 |August 23|CAN Canada|0|California California |1
Consolation bracket
|August 19|NIC Nicaragua|0|Indiana Indiana|1 |August 20|Maryland Maryland |2|GER West Germany|0 |August 21|Indiana Indiana|1|Maryland Maryland|0 |August 22|NIC Nicaragua |3|GER West Germany|1
| 1968 Little League World Series Champions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg | 100px | border]][[Image:Flag of Osaka Prefecture.svg | 100px | border]] |
| **Wakayama Little League** | ||||
| **Osaka, Japan** |
Notable players
- Jim Pankovits of Richmond went on to play in MLB as an infielder between 1984 and 1990
- Turk Schonert of Garden Grove went on to play in the NFL as a quarterback between 1981 and 1989
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