This article details the list of Little League World Series winners by division. There are currently four World Series tournaments played each summer.
Division | Location | First held | Age of players |
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Little League Baseball (World Series) | South Williamsport, Pennsylvania | 1947 | 10–12 years old |
Intermediate League Baseball (World Series) | Livermore, California | 2013 | 11–13 years old |
Junior League Baseball (World Series) | Taylor, Michigan | 1981 | 13–14 years old |
Senior League Baseball (World Series) | Easley, South Carolina | 1961 | 13–16 years old |
Big League Baseball (World Series)† | various | 1968 | 15–18 years old |
†Discontinued after 2016
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All–Time
| Consecutive
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Little / Senior / Big | Year |
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Taiwan | 1974^, 1977^ , 1978^, 1988, 1990, 1991 |
Junior / Senior / Big | Year |
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Southern California | 1998 |
Little / Intermediate | Year |
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Japan | 2013 |
Little / Senior | Year |
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New York | 1964 |
Taiwan | 1972, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1986 |
Georgia | 2007 |
Little / Big | Year |
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Taiwan | 1981, 1987, 1995, 1996 |
Junior / Big | Year |
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Taiwan | 2016 |
Senior / Big | Year |
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Taiwan | 1975^, 1976, 1983, 1989 |
The Little League World Series is an annual baseball tournament for children aged 10 to 12 years old, held in the Eastern United States. Originally called the National Little League Tournament, it was later renamed for the World Series in Major League Baseball. The Series was first held in 1947 and is held every August in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania; while the postal address of the organization is in Williamsport, the Series itself is played at Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Volunteer Stadium at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport.
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