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1975 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament

Children's baseball tournament

FieldValue
datesAugust 20–August 23
num_teams4
champion_otherNew Jersey Lakewood Little League
Lakewood, New Jersey
second_otherFlorida Belmont Heights Little League
Tampa, Florida
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Lakewood, New Jersey Tampa, Florida The 1975 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 23 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Lakewood Little League of Lakewood, New Jersey, defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida, in the championship game of the 29th Little League World Series. Only three games were played in the tournament, consisting of two semi-final games and the championship game, as the third-place game was forfeited.

In the 1970s, "whispers about overage Asian participants grew to shouts" when over a three-year stretch Taiwan outscored U.S. teams, 120–2, in a span of nine Little League World Series games. Then LLWS chairman Peter McGovern reluctantly agreed to a blanket ban of all international teams. After an uproar of criticism and an investigation that could produce no evidence of rules violations, the ban was rescinded for the event. The next LLWS tournament held without international teams was the edition, played during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Teams

California Northridge, California
West Region
American Little League

Bracket

|August 20|New Jersey New Jersey|2|California California|0 |August 21|Florida Florida |8|Iowa Iowa|5 |August 23|New Jersey New Jersey|4|Florida Florida|3 |August 22 Forfeit|California California|0|Iowa Iowa |6}}

1975 Little League World Series Champions
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**Lakewood Little League**
**Lakewood, New Jersey**

Champions path

The Lakewood LL went undefeated, winning all four games to reach the LLWS. In total, their record was 6–0.

RoundOppositionResultNew Jersey State TournamentEast Regional
SemifinalNew Jersey Bergenfield American LL8–7 (8 inn.)
ChampionshipNew Jersey Nottingham LL5–2
SemifinalsVermont North Burlington LL5–4
East Region ChampionshipPennsylvania Carbino Club LL4–2

Notable players

  • Vance Lovelace (Tampa, Florida) - Played in MLB for the California Angels and Seattle Mariners from 1988-90.
  • Albert Everett (Tampa, Florida) - Drafted in the 21st Round of the 1981 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins. Brother of Carl Everett.

References

References

  1. Holmes, Baxter. (August 16, 2011). "With adults involved, youth baseball can be more than child's play". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  2. See: {{section link. Little League World Series (Far East Region). 1975 Ban.
  3. "New Jersey State Tournament Results". Unpage.com.
  4. "East Region Tournament". Unpage.com.
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