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1961 Little League World Series
The 1961 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Northern Little League of El Cajon, California, defeated El Campo Little League of El Campo, Texas, in the championship game of the 15th Little League World Series.
Teams edit
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Terre Haute, Indiana North Region American Little League | Montreal, Quebec Canada Region Kiwanis East Little League |
| Levittown, Pennsylvania East Region American Little League | Pirmasens, West Germany Europe Region Pirmasens Housing Area Little League |
| El Campo, Texas South Region El Campo Little League | Hilo, Hawaii Pacific Region Hilo American Little League |
| El Cajon, California West Region Northern Little League | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Latin America Region Industrial Little League |
Winners bracket edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 0 | |||||||||
| California (F/7) | 1 | |||||||||
| California (F/8) | 3 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 2 | |||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 8 | |||||||||
| California | 4 | |||||||||
| Texas | 2 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | |||||||||
| Texas (F/8) | 4 | |||||||||
| Texas | 1 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
Consolation bracket edit
| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| Pennsylvania | 10 | |||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||
| Pennsylvania | 1 | |||||
| Indiana | 5 | |||||
| Indiana | 3 | |||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
| Northern Little League El Cajon, California |
Notable players edit
- Brian Sipe of El Cajon went on to play professional football in the NFL and USFL from 1974 through 1985; he was inducted to the Little League Hall of Excellence in 1999.[1]
- George Strickler of American Little League became a successful engineer and golfer.
References edit
- ^ "Hall of Excellence". Little League Baseball. Retrieved August 25, 2018.