Little League World Series (Central Region)

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The Central Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between 1957 and 2000. It was inaugurated as the North Region in 1957, when the LLWS first gave out Series berths to regional winners. [1] The region was renamed to Central in 1973, and in 2001 was split into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. The region produced one world champion, in 1959, when Hamtramck, Michigan, defeated Auburn, California, 12–0, in the championship game.

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The region consisted of teams from the Dakotas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Wisconsin. In 2000, Kentucky replaced Oklahoma in the region.

Little League Baseball expanded the LLWS to sixteen teams for the 2001 Little League World Series. The Central Region was split into the Midwest Region (the Dakotas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nebraska) and the Great Lakes Region (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin).

Regional Champions (1957–2000)

The following table indicates the Central Region champion and its LLWS performance in each year between 1957 and 2000.

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
1957 Jaycee LL Flag of Michigan.svg Escanaba, Michigan Fourth Place0–2
1958 Jaycee LL Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg Kankakee, Illinois Runner-Up2–1
1959 Hamtramck National LL Flag of Michigan.svg Hamtramck, Michigan Champions3–0
1960 New Boston Kiwanis LL Flag of Ohio.svg New Boston, Ohio Seventh Place1–2
1961 American LL Flag of Indiana.svg Terre Haute, Indiana Fifth Place2–1
1962 Central LL Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg Kankakee, Illinois Runner-Up2–1
1963 Central LL Flag of Minnesota (1957-1983).svg Duluth, Minnesota Third Place2–1
1964 National LL Flag of Oklahoma (1941-1988).svg Bartlesville, Oklahoma Fifth Place2–1
1965 George Rogers Clark LL Flag of Indiana.svg Jeffersonville, Indiana Fourth Place1–2
1966 Jaycee LL Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg Kankakee, Illinois Fifth Place2–1
1967 North Roseland LL Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg Chicago, Illinois Runner-Up2–1
1968 American LL Flag of Indiana.svg Terre Haute, Indiana Fifth Place2–1
1969 West LL Flag of Ohio.svg Elyria, Ohio Third Place (tie)1–1
1970 South LL Flag of Indiana.svg Highland, Indiana Fourth Place1–2
1971 Anderson LL Flag of Indiana.svg Gary, Indiana Runner-Up2–1
1972 Edison LL Flag of Indiana.svg Hammond, Indiana Runner-Up2–1
1973 Federal LL Flag of Michigan.svg Birmingham, Michigan Fourth Place1–2
1974 Tallmadge LL Flag of Ohio.svg Tallmadge, Ohio Fourth Place1–2
1975 American LL Flag of Iowa.svg Davenport, Iowa Third Place1–1
1976 Windsor LL Flag of Iowa.svg Des Moines, Iowa Eighth Place0–3
1977 Midget Boosters LL Flag of Ohio.svg Youngstown, Ohio Sixth Place1–2
1978 South LL Flag of Illinois.svg Palatine, Illinois Seventh Place1–2
1979 National LL Flag of Michigan.svg Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Eighth Place0–3
1980 Grandview National LL Flag of Iowa.svg Des Moines, Iowa Fifth Place2–1
1981 Barrington LL Flag of Illinois.svg Barrington, Illinois Third Place2–1
1982 Pinery Park LL Flag of Michigan.svg Wyoming, Michigan Third Place2–1
1983 Jackie Robinson West LL Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago, Illinois Fifth Place2–1
1984 Southport LL Flag of Indiana.svg Southport, Indiana Third Place2–1
1985 East Tonka LL Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Minnetonka, Minnesota Sixth Place1–2
1986 Norridge LL Flag of Illinois.svg Norridge, Illinois Fifth Place2–1
1987 Chesterfield LL Flag of Indiana.svg Chesterfield, Indiana Third Place (tie)1–1
1988 Tulsa LL Flag of Oklahoma (1988-2006).svg Tulsa, Oklahoma Eighth Place0–3
1989 East LL Flag of Iowa.svg Davenport, Iowa Seventh Place1–2
1990 Columbia LL Flag of Michigan.svg Brooklyn, Michigan Seventh Place (tie)0–2
1991 Westside American LL Flag of Ohio.svg Hamilton, Ohio Seventh Place1–2
1992 South Holland LL Flag of Illinois.svg South Holland, Illinois Group Stage0–3
1993 Westside American LL Flag of Ohio.svg Hamilton, Ohio Group Stage1–2
1994 American LL Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Group Stage1–2
1995 Little Lakes West LL Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Arden Hills, Minnesota Group Stage1–2
1996 National LL Flag of Iowa.svg Marshalltown, Iowa Group Stage1–2
1997 Dyer LL Flag of Indiana.svg Dyer, Indiana Group Stage0–3
1998 Jenison LL Flag of Michigan.svg Jenison, Michigan Group Stage0–3
1999 Brownsburg LL Flag of Indiana.svg Brownsburg, Indiana Group Stage0–3
2000 East LL Flag of Iowa.svg Davenport, Iowa Third Place (tie)2–2

Results by State

CountryCentral Region
Championships		ChampionshipsRecord
in LLWS		PCT
Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana 10013–160.448
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois 9015–120.556
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan 716–130.316
Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa 607–110.389
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio 606–110.353
Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Minnesota 405–70.417
Flag of Oklahoma (1988-2006).svg Oklahoma 202–40.333
Total44154–740.422

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References

  1. ↑ "Central Region Little League® Baseball Tournament Historical Results".
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