1980 Big League World Series

The 1980 Big League World Series took place from August 16–23 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Buena Park, California defeated Orlando, Florida in the championship game.

1980 Big League World Series

Tournament details
Country	United States
City	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates	16–23 August 1980 (1980-08-16 – 1980-08-23)
Teams	11
Final positions
Champions	Buena Park, California
Runner-up	Orlando, Florida
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Teams

United States	International
Broward County, Florida Host	Lethbridge, Alberta Elks Canada
Providence, Rhode Island East	West Germany Europe
Chicago, Illinois North	Taipei, Taiwan Far East
Orlando, Florida South	Mexico Mexico
Buena Park, California West	Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
	Venezuela Venezuela

Results

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Upper round 1

Upper round 2

Upper round 3

Upper final

Final

1–0

California

12

—

California

16

—

Rhode Island

0

2–0

California

13

—

West Germany

1

1–0

Host

1

—

Host (F/9)

1

—

Florida

0

3–0

California

5

3–0

Taiwan

2

1–0

Puerto Rico

3

—

Puerto Rico

5

—

Venezuela

4

1–0

Venezuela

2

—

Canada

1

2–0

Taiwan

7

1–0

Taiwan

7

—

Taiwan

6

—

Mexico

0

4–0

California

3

–

—

Illinois

0

5–1

Florida

2

–

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Lower round 3

Lower round 4

Lower round 5

Lower final

1–1

Host

6

1–1

Puerto Rico

0

2–1

Illinois

2

3–1

Taiwan

1

0–1

Illinois

1–1

Illinois

1

2–1

Host

1

4–1

Florida

5

0–1

Rhode Island

3–1

Florida

4

1–1

Venezuela

1

0–1

Mexico

1

2–1

Florida

2

0–1

Florida

8

1–1

Florida

7

0–1

West Germany

3

1–1

Canada

0

0–1

Canada

7

1980 Big League World Series Champions
Buena Park, California

References

1. Elks Drop Opening Contest in Big League World Series. Lethbridge Herald
2. Orlando Wastes Scoring Chances, Bows to Broward. Orlando Sentinel
3. Elks Eliminated from Big League World Series. Lethbridge Herald
4. The West Got Here with Too Many Hits for the Local Boys. Fort Lauderdale News
5. Hot BP Faces Taiwan Stars. Orange County Register
6. Buena Park Is Assured Spot in Big League Final. Orange County Register
7. USA South Eliminates Broward, Taiwan. Fort Lauderdale News
8. Buena Park Takes Series With 3-2 Win. Orange County Register