1968 Little League World Series

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1968 Little League World Series
Start date August 18
End date August 23
Teams participating 8
Champion Flag of Japan Wakayama Little League
Osaka, Japan
Runner-up Flag of United StatesFlag of Virginia Tuckahoe Little League
Richmond, Virginia

The 1968 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Wakayama Little League of Osaka, Japan defeated the Tuckahoe Little League of Richmond, Virginia in the championship game of the 22nd Little League World Series.

Contents

[edit] Qualification

United States International
Flag of Indiana Terre Haute, IN
North
American
Flag of CanadaFlag of Quebec Sherbrooke, QC
Canada
Sherbrooke-Lennoxville
Flag of Maryland Hagerstown, MD
East
National
Flag of Germany Wiesbaden
Europe
Wiesbaden
Flag of Virginia Richmond, VA
South
Tuckahoe
Flag of Japan Osaka
Far East
Wakayama
Flag of California Garden Grove, CA
West
Bolsa
Flag of Nicaragua Chinandega
Latin America
Chinendaga

[edit] Winners Bracket

Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                   
20 August        
 Flag of Canada Sherbrooke, Quebec  1
22 August
 Flag of Nicaragua Chinandega, Nicaragua  0  
 Flag of CanadaSherbrooke, Quebec  5
20 August
   Flag of United StatesFlag of Virginia Richmond, Virginia  8  
 Flag of United StatesFlag of Virginia Richmond, Virginia  6
24 August
 Flag of United StatesFlag of Indiana Terre Haute, Indiana  2  
 Flag of United StatesFlag of Virginia Richmond, Virginia  0
21 August
   Flag of Japan Osaka, Japan  1
 Flag of United StatesFlag of California Garden Grove, California  3
22 August
 Flag of United StatesFlag of Maryland Hagerstown, Maryland  0  
 Flag of United StatesFlag of CaliforniaGarden Grove, California  0 Third place
21 August
   Flag of Japan Osaka, Japan  3  
 Flag of Germany Wiesbaden, West Germany  2  Flag of Canada Sherbrooke, Quebec  0
 Flag of Japan Osaka, Japan  14    Flag of United StatesFlag of California Garden Grove, California  1
23 August


[edit] Consolation Bracket

  Games A & B Game D
             
19 August
 Flag of Nicaragua Chinandega, Nicaragua 0  
 Flag of United StatesFlag of Indiana Terre Haute, Indiana 1  
 
21 August
     Flag of United StatesFlag of Indiana Terre Haute, Indiana 1
   Flag of United StatesFlag of Maryland Hagerstown, Maryland 0
 
 
Game C
20 August 22 August
 Flag of Maryland Hagerstown, Maryland 2  Flag of Nicaragua Chinandega, Nicaragua  3
 Flag of Germany Wiesbaden, Germany 0    Flag of Germany Wiesbaden, West Germany  1
1968 Little League World Series Champions

Wakayama Little League
Osaka, Japan

[edit] See also

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