Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
City | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Dates | 11–18 August 1979 |
Teams | 11 |
Final positions | |
Champions | West Hempstead, New York |
Runner-up | Orlando, Florida |
The 1979 Big League World Series took place from August 11–18 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. West Hempstead, New York defeated Orlando, Florida in the championship game.
United States | International |
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Broward County, Florida Host | Lethbridge, Alberta Elks Canada |
West Hempstead, New York East | West Germany Europe |
Chicago, Illinois North | Taipei, Taiwan Far East |
Orlando, Florida South | Mexico Mexico |
Tucson, Arizona West | Puerto Rico Puerto Rico |
Venezuela Venezuela |
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Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 3 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1–0 | Puerto Rico | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | West Germany | 0 | — | New York | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1–0 | New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | Puerto Rico | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1–0 | Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | Arizona | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | Illinois | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2–0 | New York | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2–0 | Florida | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1–0 | Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | Canada | 1 | — | Host | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1–0 | Host | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1–0 | Florida | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1–0 | Taiwan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | Taiwan | 3 | — | Florida (F/8) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3–0 | New York | 5 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | Venezuela | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3–1 | Florida | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 4 | Lower round 5 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1–1 | Illinois | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1–1 | Canada | 7 | 2–1 | Canada | 1 | 2–1 | Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0–1 | Venezuela | 2–1 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 2–1 | Illinois | 1 | 4–1 | Taiwan [lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1–1 | Puerto Rico | 3–1 | Taiwan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2–1 | Host | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1–1 | Taiwan | 5 | 2–1 | Taiwan(F/8) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0–1 | Arizona | 7 | 1–1 | Arizona | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0–1 | Mexico | 13 | 1–1 | Mexico | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0–1 | West Germany | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979 Big League World Series Champions |
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West Hempstead, New York |
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