1987 Little League World Series

The 1987 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in 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 LLWS championship game records.

1987 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 25–August 29
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsTaiwan Hualien Little League
Hualien, Taiwan
Runners-upUnited StatesCalifornia Northwood Little League
Irvine, California

The Northwood team went on an 18-game winning streak to become the U.S. champions.[1] They were the first team from Orange County, California, to play in the LLWS. In 2011, 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
Canada Canada Region
Glace Bay Little League
New Hampshire Dover, New Hampshire
East Region
Northside Little League
Saudi Arabia Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Europe Region
Aramco Little League
Tennessee Morristown, Tennessee
South Region
American Little League
Taiwan Hualien, Taiwan
Far East Region
Hualien Little League
California Irvine, California
West Region
Northwood Little League
Dominican Republic Moca, Dominican Republic
Latin America Region
Rolando Paulino Little League
  • Rolando Paulino, namesake of the team from the Dominican Republic, was later embroiled in scandal after the 2001 event, when Danny Almonte, pitcher for The Bronx team, was found to be over the age limit.

Championship Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 25
 
 
Taiwan Taiwan7
 
August 27
 
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia0
 
Taiwan Taiwan4
 
August 26
 
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic0
 
Canada Canada4
 
August 29
 
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 6
 
Taiwan Taiwan21
 
August 25
 
California California1
 
Indiana Indiana4
 
August 27
 
Tennessee Tennessee1
 
Indiana Indiana1
 
August 26
 
California California8
 
California California13
 
 
New Hampshire New Hampshire0
 
  • The third-place game was cancelled due to inclement weather; Dominican Republic and Indiana shared third place.

Position Bracket

 
Game A
 
  
 
August 26
 
 
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia13
 
 
Tennessee Tennessee2
 
 
Game B
 
  
 
August 27
 
 
Canada Canada3
 
 
New Hampshire New Hampshire1
 
  • The last two games in the position bracket were cancelled due to inclement weather.
1987 Little League World Series Champions

Hualien Little League
Hualien, Taiwan

Notable players

References

  1. "1987 US Championship Team". Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
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