Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 22–August 26 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | West Tokyo Little League West Tokyo, Japan |
Runner-up | North Roseland Little League Chicago, Illinois |
The 1967 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The West Tokyo Little League of West Tokyo, Japan, defeated the North Roseland Little League of Chicago, Illinois, in the championship game of the 21st Little League World Series.
United States | International |
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Chicago, Illinois North Region North Roseland Little League | Trail, British Columbia Canada Region East Trail Little League |
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania East Region Newtown-Edgemont Little League | Rota, Spain Europe Region Rota Little League |
Tampa, Florida South Region West Tampa Little League | West Tokyo, Japan Far East Region West Tokyo Little League |
Northridge, California West Region Northridge City Little League | Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico Latin America Region Linares Little League |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
August 20 | ||||||||||
Japan | 1 | |||||||||
August 24 | ||||||||||
Canada | 0 | |||||||||
Japan | 4 | |||||||||
August 20 | ||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 1 | |||||||||
Florida | 1 | |||||||||
August 26 | ||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 3 | |||||||||
Japan | 4 | |||||||||
August 21 | ||||||||||
Illinois | 1 | |||||||||
Illinois | 1 | |||||||||
August 24 (F/8) | ||||||||||
Spain | 0 | |||||||||
Illinois | 8 | |||||||||
August 21 | ||||||||||
Mexico | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
August 25 | ||||||||||
California | 0 | |||||||||
Pennsylvania | 2 | |||||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
Games A & B | Game D | |||||
August 21 | ||||||
Canada | 2 | |||||
August 23 | ||||||
Florida | 4 | |||||
Florida | rain | |||||
August 22 | ||||||
California | out | |||||
Spain | 2 | |||||
California | 3 | |||||
Game C | ||||||
August 24 | ||||||
Canada | rain | |||||
Spain | out |
Both Games C and D were cancelled
1967 Little League World Series Champions |
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West Tokyo Little League West Tokyo, Japan |
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