1987 Little League World Series

1987 Little League World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 25–August 29
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Hualien Little League Hualien, Taiwan
Runners-up	Northwood Little League Irvine, California
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The 1987 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Hualien Little League from Hualien, Taiwan, defeated the Northwood Little League of Irvine, California, in the championship game of the 41st Little League World Series. The 21 runs scored by Taiwan, and the winning margin of 20 runs, remain championship game records.

The Northwood team went on an 18-game winning streak to become the U.S. champions. ^[1] They were the first team from Orange County, California, to play in the LLWS. In 2011, Ocean View Little League of Huntington Beach, California, became the first Orange County team to win the LLWS.

Teams

United States	International
Chesterfield, Indiana Central Region Chesterfield Little League	Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Canada Region Glace Bay Little League
Dover, New Hampshire East Region Northside Little League	Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Europe Region Aramco Little League
Morristown, Tennessee South Region American Little League	Hualien, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Far East Region Hualien Little League
Irvine, California West Region Northwood Little League	Moca, Dominican Republic Latin America Region Rolando Paulino Little League

• Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.
• The Rolando Paulino Little League of the Dominican Republic that competed in this tournament should not be confused with the Rolando Paulino Little League of The Bronx, New York City, which was involved in a player-eligibility controversy in the 2001 edition of the tournament. ^[2]

Championship Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	August 25
	Taiwan	7
					August 27
	Saudi Arabia	0
					Taiwan	4
	August 26
					Dominican Republic	0
	Canada	4
									August 29
	Dominican Republic	6
									Taiwan	21
	August 25
									California	1
	Indiana	4
					August 27
	Tennessee	1
					Indiana	1
	August 26
					California	8
	California	13
	New Hampshire	0

• The third-place game was cancelled due to inclement weather; Dominican Republic and Indiana shared third place.

Position Bracket

	Game A
	August 26
	Saudi Arabia	13
	Tennessee	2

	Game B
	August 27
	Canada	3
	New Hampshire	1

• The last two games in the position bracket were cancelled due to inclement weather.

1987 Little League World Series Champions
Hualien Little League Hualien, Taiwan

References

1. "1987 US Championship Team". Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
2. "It's true: Almonte is age 14—Bronx must forfeit Little League wins". Daily Press . Newport News, Virginia. AP. September 1, 2001. p. B1. Retrieved May 31, 2023– via newspapers.com.

External links

• 1987 Little League World Series at the Wayback Machine (archived August 31, 2017)
• Line scores for the 1987 LLWS at the Wayback Machine (archived July 29, 2016)
• Northwood Little League