The 1968 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 24 in South 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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 18–August 23 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |   Wakayama Little LeagueOsaka, Japan |
| Runner-up |   Tuckahoe Little LeagueRichmond, Virginia |
Teams
edit| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Terre Haute, IndianaNorth Region American Little League |
  Sherbrooke, Quebec, CanadaCanada Region Sherbrooke-Lennoxville Little League |
 Hagerstown, MarylandEast Region National Little League |
  Wiesbaden, Hesse, West GermanyEurope Region Wiesbaden Little League |
| Richmond, Virginia South Region Tuckahoe Little League |
Osaka, Japan Far East Region Wakayama Little League |
 Garden Grove, CaliforniaWest Region Bolsa Little League |
  Chinandega, NicaraguaLatin America Region Chinendaga Little League |
Championship bracket
edit| 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 | |||||||||
| August 19 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| West Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| California | 1 | |||||||||
Consolation bracket
edit| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 19 | ||||||
| Nicaragua | 0 | |||||
| August 21 | ||||||
| Indiana | 1 | |||||
| Indiana | 1 | |||||
| August 20 | ||||||
| Maryland | 0 | |||||
| Maryland | 2 | |||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Nicaragua | 3 | |||||
| West Germany | 1 | |||||
| 1968 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
.svg)  Wakayama Little League Osaka, Japan |
Notable players
edit- Jim Pankovits of Richmond went on to play in MLB as an infielder between 1984 and 1990
- Turk Schonert of Garden Grove went on to play in the NFL as a quarterback between 1981 and 1989