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1978 Little League World Series
Children's baseball tournament
Children's baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| dates | August 22–August 26 |
| num_teams | 8 |
| champion_other | TWN Pinkuang Little League |
| Pintung, Taiwan | |
| second_other | USACalifornia San Ramon Valley Little League |
| Danville, California | |
| prevseason | |
| nextseason |
Pintung, Taiwan Danville, California
The 1978 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Pinkuang Little League of Pintung, Taiwan, defeated the San Ramon Valley Little League of Danville, California, in the championship game of the 32nd Little League World Series.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Illinois Palatine, Illinois | |
| Central Region | |
| South Little League | British Columbia Surrey, British Columbia |
| CAN Canada Region | |
| Whalley Little League | |
| New York Rockville Centre, New York | |
| East Region | |
| American Little League | ESP Madrid, Spain |
| Europe Region | |
| Torrejón Air Base Little League | |
| Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky | |
| South Region | |
| South Lexington Little League | TWN Pintung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) |
| Far East Region | |
| Pinkuang Little League | |
| California Danville, California | |
| West Region | |
| San Ramon Valley Little League | DOM Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Latin America Region | |
| LaJavilla Little League |
- Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.
Championship Bracket
|August 22|New York New York|1|California California|4 |August 23|Kentucky Kentucky |7|Illinois Illinois|0 |August 22|ESP Spain|0|DOM Dominican Republic|13 |August 23|CAN Canada|0|TWN Taiwan |12 |August 24|California California|6|Kentucky Kentucky|5 |August 24|DOM Dominican Republic|0|TWN Taiwan|3 |August 26|California California|1|TWN Taiwan|11 |August 25|Kentucky Kentucky|6|DOM Dominican Republic|4
Position Bracket
|August 23|New York New York|12|ESP Spain|0 |August 24|CAN Canada|5|Illinois Illinois|2 |August 25|New York New York|0|CAN Canada|2 |August 25|ESP Spain|0|Illinois Illinois|2
| 1978 Little League World Series Champions | |
|---|---|
| [[Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg | 100px]] |
| **Pinkuang Little League** | |
| **Pintung, Taiwan** |
Notable players
- Erik Johnson of the San Ramon team went on to play in MLB as an infielder in 1993 and 1994.
- Dave Veres of the Torrejón Air Base team went on to play in MLB as pitcher between 1994 and 2003.
- Al Haynes was an umpire in the 1978 LLWS. He later became the hero pilot of the 1989 United Airlines Flight 232.
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