1973 Little League World Series
| 1973 Little League World Series | |
|---|---|
| Dates |
August 21– August 25 |
| Teams participating | 8 |
| Champion |
 Tainan City Little LeagueTainan City, Taiwan |
| Runner-up |
  Cactus Little LeagueTucson, Arizona |
The 1973 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 25 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Tainan City Little League of Tainan City, Taiwan defeated the Cactus Little League of Tucson, Arizona in the championship game of the 27th Little League World Series.
The champions from Taiwan did not allow a run or a hit in the entire tournament.[1] The historic run has not been equalled since.
Qualification
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Birmingham, MichiganCentral Region Federal |
  Surrey, British ColumbiaCanada Region Whalley |
 Colonie, New YorkEast Region Colonie |
 Bitburg Air Base, West GermanyEurope Region Bitburg Air Base |
 Tampa, FloridaSouth Region Belmont Heights |
Tainan City, Taiwan Far East Region Tainan City |
| Tucson, Arizona West Region Cactus |
 Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoLatin America Region Mitras |
Winners Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan |
18 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| Germany |
0 | |||||||||
| Taiwan |
27 | |||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| Florida |
0 | |||||||||
| Florida |
11 | |||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Canada |
2 | |||||||||
| Taiwan |
12 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Arizona |
0 | |||||||||
| Arizona |
4 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| New York |
0 | |||||||||
| Arizona |
8 | Third place | ||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Michigan |
1 | |||||||||
| Michigan |
8 | Florida |
2 | |||||||
| Mexico |
1 | Michigan |
1 | |||||||
| August 24 (F/7) | ||||||||||
Consolation Bracket
| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Germany |
0 | |||||
| Canada |
9 | |||||
| August 24 | ||||||
| Canada |
2 | |||||
| Mexico |
0 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 23 | August 24 | |||||
| New York |
0 | Germany |
3 | |||
| Mexico |
4 | New York |
2 | |||
| 1973 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
Tainan City Little League Tainan City, Taiwan |
Notable players
- Ed Vosberg (Tucson, Arizona) - Former MLB pitcher
See also
References
- ↑ Yeh, Joseph (July 21, 2009). "Age of Glory: Taiwan’s Little League Hegemony of the ‘70s". culture.tw. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
External links
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