| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 22–August 26 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Taipei Little LeagueTaipei City, Taiwan |
| Runner-up |   Hammond Edison Little LeagueHammond, Indiana |
The 1972 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Taipei Little League of Taipei City, Taiwan, defeated the Edison Little League of Hammond, Indiana, in the championship game of the 26th Little League World Series.
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Hammond, Indiana North Region Edison Little League |  Windsor, Ontario  Canada Region South Little League |
 New City, New York East Region New City Little League |  Madrid, Spain Europe Region Torrejon Air Base Little League |
 Vienna, Virginia South Region National Little League | Taipei City, Taiwan Far East Region Taipei Little League |
 Pearl City, Hawaii West Region Community Little League |  San Juan, Puerto Rico Latin America Region Admiral Gallery Little League |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 3 | |||||||||
| August 24 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 7 | |||||||||
| August 22 (F/7) | ||||||||||
| Indiana | 10 | |||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 6 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 9 | |||||||||
| August 24 | ||||||||||
| New York | 0 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 9 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| Hawaii | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Hawaii | 11 | |||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 5 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | |||||||||
| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 23 | ||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| August 25 | ||||||
| Virginia | 2 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| August 24 | ||||||
| New York | 2 | |||||
| New York | 8 | |||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 25 | ||||||
| Virginia | 3 | |||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| 1972 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Taipei Little League Taipei City, Taiwan |
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