| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 25–August 29 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |   American Little LeagueWayne, New Jersey |
| Runners-up |  Campbell Little LeagueCampbell, California |
The 1970 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The American Little League of Wayne, New Jersey, defeated the Campbell Little League of Campbell, California, in the championship game of the 24th Little League World Series.
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Highland, Indiana Central Region South Little League |  Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec  Canada Region Valleyfield Little League |
| Wayne, New Jersey East Region American Little League |  Wiesbaden, Germany Europe Region Wiesbaden Little League |
 Nashville, Tennessee South Region National Optimist Little League |  Chiayi City, Taiwan Far East Region Chiayi Little League |
| Campbell, California West Region Campbell Little League |  Chinandega, Nicaragua Latin America Region Chinandega Little League |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 2 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| Nicaragua | 3 | |||||||||
| Nicaragua | 1 | |||||||||
| August 25 (F/8) | ||||||||||
| California | 2 | |||||||||
| Tennessee | 1 | |||||||||
| August 29 | ||||||||||
| California | 2 | |||||||||
| California | 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| New Jersey | 2 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| New Jersey | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| New Jersey | 10 | |||||||||
| August 28 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Nicaragua | 3 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | |||||||||
| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 26 | ||||||
| Taiwan | 6 | |||||
| August 27 | ||||||
| Tennessee | 0 | |||||
| Taiwan | 5 | |||||
| August 26 | ||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 28 | ||||||
| Tennessee | 9 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| 1970 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
  American Little League Wayne, New Jersey |
Ben Hayes Weisbaden Little League Germany - Played in MLB with the Cincinnati Reds and currently President of the New York-Penn League
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