1980 Big League World Series

The 1980 Big League World Series took place from August 16–23 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Buena Park, California defeated Orlando, Florida in the championship game.

1980 Big League World Series
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
CityFort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates16–23 August 1980 (1980-08-16 – 1980-08-23)
Teams11
Final positions
ChampionsCalifornia Buena Park, California
Runners-upFlorida Orlando, Florida

Teams
United States International
Florida Broward County, Florida

Host		 Canada Lethbridge, Alberta
Elks
Canada
Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island

East		 West Germany West Germany

Europe
Illinois Chicago, Illinois

North		 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan

Far East
Florida Orlando, Florida

South		 Mexico Mexico

Mexico
California Buena Park, California

West		 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico
Venezuela Venezuela

Venezuela

Results

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
1–0California California12
—California California16—Rhode Island Rhode Island0
2–0California California13
—West Germany West Germany1
1–0Florida Host1
—Florida Host (F/9)1
—Florida Florida0
3–0California California5
3–0Taiwan Taiwan2
1–0Puerto Rico Puerto Rico3
—Puerto Rico Puerto Rico5—Venezuela Venezuela4
1–0Venezuela Venezuela2
—Canada Canada1
2–0Taiwan Taiwan7
1–0Taiwan Taiwan7
—Taiwan Taiwan6—Mexico Mexico0
4–0California California3–
—Illinois Illinois0
5–1Florida Florida2–
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower final
1–1Florida Host6
1–1Puerto Rico Puerto Rico02–1Illinois Illinois23–1Taiwan Taiwan1
0–1Illinois Illinois1–1Illinois Illinois12–1Florida Host14–1Florida Florida5
0–1Rhode Island Rhode Island3–1Florida Florida4
1–1Venezuela Venezuela1
0–1Mexico Mexico12–1Florida Florida2
0–1Florida Florida81–1Florida Florida7
0–1West Germany West Germany31–1Canada Canada0
0–1Canada Canada7
1980 Big League World Series Champions

Buena Park, California

References
  1. Elks Drop Opening Contest in Big League World Series. Lethbridge Herald
  2. Orlando Wastes Scoring Chances, Bows to Broward. Orlando Sentinel
  3. Elks Eliminated from Big League World Series. Lethbridge Herald
  4. The West Got Here with Too Many Hits for the Local Boys. Fort Lauderdale News
  5. Hot BP Faces Taiwan Stars. Orange County Register
  6. Buena Park Is Assured Spot in Big League Final. Orange County Register
  7. USA South Eliminates Broward, Taiwan. Fort Lauderdale News
  8. Buena Park Takes Series With 3-2 Win. Orange County Register
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