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1987 Little League World Series

Amateur baseball competition


Amateur baseball competition

FieldValue
datesAugust 25–August 29
num_teams8
champion_otherTWN Hualien Little League
Hualien, Taiwan
second_otherUSACalifornia 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 StatesInternational
Indiana Chesterfield, Indiana
Central Region
Chesterfield Little LeagueNova Scotia Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
CAN Canada Region
Glace Bay Little League
New Hampshire Dover, New Hampshire
East Region
Northside Little LeagueKSA Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Europe Region
Aramco Little League
Tennessee Morristown, Tennessee
South Region
American Little LeagueTWN Hualien, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
Far East Region
Hualien Little League
California Irvine, California
West Region
Northwood Little LeagueDOM 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.svg100px]]
**Hualien Little League**
**Hualien, Taiwan**

References

References

  1. "1987 US Championship Team".
  2. (September 1, 2001). "It's true: Almonte is age 14—Bronx must forfeit Little League wins". [[Daily Press (Virginia).
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