1958 Little League World Series
| 1958 Little League World Series | |
|---|---|
| Dates |
– |
| Teams participating | 7 |
| Champion |
.svg.png){kind=small} Industrial Little LeagueMonterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Runner-up |
  Jaycee Little LeagueKankakee, Illinois |
The 1958 Little League World Series took place during August 1958 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico,[1] won its second consecutive Little League World Series by defeating the Jaycee Little League of Kankakee, Illinois, in the Championship Game. This was the first LLWS tournament to expand to seven teams, and also the first to give automatic LLWS berths to teams from Canada, which was represented by the Valleyfield Little League of Valleyfield, Quebec, and Latin America, which was represented by Monterrey.
Qualification
| Teams | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee, Illinois North Region Jaycee |  Portland, OregonWest region Rose City |  Darien, ConnecticutEast Region Darien |
|
 Honolulu, HawaiiPacific Region Pearl Harbor | .svg.png){kind=small}  Valleyfield, QuebecCanada Region Valleyfield | |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Connecticut |
7 | |||||||||
| Canada |
2 | |||||||||
| Connecticut |
5 | |||||||||
| Mexico |
11 | |||||||||
| Mexico |
11 | |||||||||
| Hawaii |
0 | |||||||||
| Mexico |
10 | |||||||||
| Illinois |
1 | |||||||||
| Illinois |
2 | |||||||||
| Oregon |
1 | |||||||||
| Illinois |
3 | Third place | ||||||||
 Alabama |
1 | |||||||||
| Alabama |
Connecticut |
0 | ||||||||
| Bye | Alabama |
2 | ||||||||
| 1958 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
Industrial Little League Monterrey, Nuevo León |
Champions path
| Round | Opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico Championship | ||
| ? | Tolteca LL | ? |
| ? | Metropolitana LL | ? |
| ? | Maya LL | ? |
| Latinoamerican Championship | ||
| ? | Puerto Rico | 15–0 |
| ? | Venezuela | 2–0 |
Notable players
- Rick Wise (Portland, Oregon) - former MLB pitcher
- Hector Torres (Monterrey, Mexico) - former Major League Baseball SS,2B,3B. coach
- Keith Lampard - Portland , Oregon - former MLB player Outfielder - Houston Astros
- Robert " Bobby " Trevino - Monterrey, Mexico - former MLB player - outfielder- California Angels
See also
Footnotes
External links
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