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. As of 2017, the 21 runs scored by Taiwan, and their winning margin of 20 runs, are LLWS championship game records.

1987 Little League World Series
DatesAugust 25–August 29
Teams participating8
Champion Hualien Little League
Hualien, Taiwan
Runner-up Northwood Little League
Irvine, California
Little League World Series

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, would become the first Orange County team to win the LLWS.

Teams

United States International
Chesterfield, Indiana
Central Region
Chesterfield Little League
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Canada Region
Glace Bay Little League
Dover, New Hampshire
East Region
Northside Little League
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Europe Region
Aramco Little League
Morristown, Tennessee
South Region
American Little League
Hualien, Taiwan
Far East Region
Hualien Little League
Irvine, California
West Region
Northwood Little League
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
 
 
Taiwan7
 
August 27
 
Saudi Arabia0
 
Taiwan4
 
August 26
 
Dominican Republic0
 
Canada4
 
August 29
 
Dominican Republic 6
 
Taiwan21
 
August 25
 
California1
 
Indiana4
 
August 27
 
Tennessee1
 
Indiana1
 
August 26
 
California8
 
California13
 
 
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 Arabia13
 
 
Tennessee2
 
 
Game B
 
  
 
August 27
 
 
Canada3
 
 
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

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-01-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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