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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 24–August 28 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tainan Little LeagueTainan City, Taiwan |
| Runner-up |   Anderson Little LeagueGary, Indiana |
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
edit| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Gary, Indiana North Region Anderson Little League |
 Brockville, Ontario Canada RegionBrockville Little League |
 Augusta, MaineEast Region East Little League |
 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- 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.
References
edit- ^ "Hall of Excellence". Little League Baseball. Retrieved August 25, 2018.