1968 Little League World Series

1968 Little League World Series
Dates	August 18– August 23
Teams participating	8
Champion	Wakayama Little League Osaka, Japan
Runner-up	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.

Qualification

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

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	August 18
	Canada	1
					August 22
	Nicaragua	0
					Canada	5
	August 18
					Virginia	8
	Virginia	6
									August 24
	Indiana	2
									Virginia	0
	August 19
									Japan	1
	California	3
					August 22
	Maryland	0
					California	0			Third place
	August 19
					Japan	3
	Germany	2							Canada	0
	Japan	14							California	1
									August 23

Consolation bracket

	Games A & B				Game D
	August 19
	Nicaragua	0
	Indiana	1
					August 21
					Indiana	1
					Maryland	0
					Game C
	August 20			August 22
	Maryland	2		Nicaragua	3
	Germany	0			Germany	1

1968 Little League World Series Champions
Wakayama Little League Osaka, Japan

See also

• Little League

Jim Pankovtis - Tuckahoe LL Richmond Virginia - US Champion - Former MLB Player

Turk Schonert - Gardan Grove California - Former NFL Quarterback

External links

• 1968 Little League World Series
• Line scores for the 1968 LLWS