1971 Little League World Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 24–August 28 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tainan Little LeagueTainan City, Taiwan |
| Runners-up |   Anderson Little LeagueGary, Indiana |
The 1971 Little League World Series took place between August 24 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Tainan Little League of Tainan City, Taiwan, defeated the Anderson Little League of Gary, Indiana, in the championship game of the 25th Little League World Series.
This was the first championship game that was decided in extra innings, and remains the longest championship game in the event's history, at nine innings.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Gary, Indiana North Region Anderson Little League |
 Brockville, Ontario.svg.png){kind=small} Canada RegionBrockville Little League |
 Augusta, MaineEast Region East Little League |
.svg.png){kind=small} Madrid, SpainEurope Region Madrid Little League |
 Lexington, KentuckySouth Region Gardenside Little League |
Tainan City, Taiwan Far East Region Tainan Little League |
 Oahu, HawaiiWest Region Wahiawa American Little League |
 Caguas, Puerto RicoLatin America Region Caguas-Gillette Little League |
Championship bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 24 | ||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 7 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 11 | |||||||||
| August 24 | ||||||||||
| Hawaii | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||||||
| August 28 (F/9) | ||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 12 | |||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | |||||||||
| Maine | 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Indiana | 7 | Third place | ||||||||
| Indiana | 7 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | |||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||
Consolation bracket
| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 25 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 5 | |||||
| August 27 | ||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 4 | |||||
| August 26 | ||||||
| Maine | 0 | |||||
| Maine | 1 | |||||
| Kentucky | 0 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 27 | ||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||
| Kentucky | 1 | |||||
| 1971 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
Tainan Little League Tainan City, Taiwan |
Notable players
- Lloyd McClendon of the Gary, Indiana, team went on to play in MLB as an outfielder from 1987 to 1994, and later a career as a coach and manager. He was inducted to the Little League Hall of Excellence in 2006.[1] He went 5 for 5 with 5 home runs during the LLWS while getting walked in all other plate appearances.
- Wu Cheng-wen of the Tainan team was trained as an engineer, elected a 2004 fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and appointed Minister of Taiwan's Science and Technology Council in 2024.
Political incident
The organization World United Formosans for Independence hired a small airplane to display a banner with the slogans “Long live Taiwan independence” (“台湾独立万才”, in Han characters) and “Go Go Taiwan” by flying over the stadium during the final game.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ "Hall of Excellence". Little League Baseball. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ↑ "台灣民主國國旗到共和國諸旗 vs.中華民國五色旗到黨旗變國旗／沃草". watchout.tw.
- ↑ "棒球》沒有寫進歷史的事 第1代巨人少棒隊50年前趣事軼聞 - 自由體育". sports.ltn.com.tw. October 29, 2021.
- ↑ "1971年8月28日，威廉波特少棒轉播事件 - 聚珍臺灣". August 28, 2022.
- ↑ "巨人隊世界少棒賽飛機標語 | 台灣獨立建國聯盟". wufi.org.tw.