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1987 Little League World Series
Amateur baseball competition
Amateur baseball competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| dates | August 25–August 29 |
| num_teams | 8 |
| champion_other | TWN Hualien Little League |
| Hualien, Taiwan | |
| second_other | USACalifornia Northwood Little League |
| Irvine, California | |
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Hualien, Taiwan Irvine, California The 1987 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Hualien Little League from Hualien, Taiwan, defeated the Northwood Little League of Irvine, California, in the championship game of the 41st Little League World Series. The 21 runs scored by Taiwan, and the winning margin of 20 runs, remain championship game records.
The Northwood team went on an 18-game winning streak to become the U.S. champions. They were the first team from Orange County, California, to play in the LLWS. In , Ocean View Little League of Huntington Beach, California, became the first Orange County team to win the LLWS.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Indiana Chesterfield, Indiana | |
| Central Region | |
| Chesterfield Little League | Nova Scotia Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
| CAN Canada Region | |
| Glace Bay Little League | |
| New Hampshire Dover, New Hampshire | |
| East Region | |
| Northside Little League | KSA Dhahran, Saudi Arabia |
| Europe Region | |
| Aramco Little League | |
| Tennessee Morristown, Tennessee | |
| South Region | |
| American Little League | TWN Hualien, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) |
| Far East Region | |
| Hualien Little League | |
| California Irvine, California | |
| West Region | |
| Northwood Little League | DOM Moca, Dominican Republic |
| Latin America Region | |
| Rolando Paulino 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.
- The Rolando Paulino Little League of the Dominican Republic that competed in this tournament should not be confused with the Rolando Paulino Little League of The Bronx, New York City, which was involved in a player-eligibility controversy in the edition of the tournament.
Championship Bracket
|August 25|TWN Taiwan|7|KSA Saudi Arabia|0 |August 26|CAN Canada|4|DOM Dominican Republic |6 |August 25|Indiana Indiana|4|Tennessee Tennessee|1 |August 26|California California|13|New Hampshire New Hampshire|0 |August 27|TWN Taiwan|4|DOM Dominican Republic|0 |August 27|Indiana Indiana|1|California California|8 |August 29|TWN Taiwan|21|California California|1
- The third-place game was cancelled due to inclement weather; Dominican Republic and Indiana shared third place.
Position Bracket
|August 26|KSA Saudi Arabia|13|Tennessee Tennessee|2}}
|August 27|CAN Canada|3|New Hampshire New Hampshire|1}}
- The last two games in the position bracket were cancelled due to inclement weather.
| 1987 Little League World Series Champions | |
|---|---|
| [[Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg | 100px]] |
| **Hualien Little League** | |
| **Hualien, Taiwan** |
References
References
- "1987 US Championship Team".
- (September 1, 2001). "It's true: Almonte is age 14—Bronx must forfeit Little League wins". [[Daily Press (Virginia).
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