1978 Big League World Series

1978 Big League World Series
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
CityFort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates12–19 August 1978 (1978-08-12 – 1978-08-19)
Teams11
Final positions
ChampionsTaiwan Taipei, Taiwan
Runner-upFlorida Tampa, Florida
← 1977
1979 →

The 1978 Big League World Series took place from August 12–19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Taipei, Taiwan defeated Tampa, Florida in the championship game. It was Taiwan's fifth straight championship.

This year featured the debut of the Venezuela region.

Teams

United States International
Florida Broward County, Florida

Host 		Canada Ottawa, Ontario

Canada
Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island

East 		West Germany Frankfurt, West Germany

Europe
Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan

North 		Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan

Far East
Florida Tampa, Florida

South 		Mexico Monterrey, Mexico

Mexico
California Port Hueneme, California

West 		Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico
Venezuela Venezuela

Venezuela

Results

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
1–0Mexico Mexico3
—Mexico Mexico—Florida Florida9
1–0Florida Florida
—Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
1–0California California
—California California8
—Rhode Island Rhode Island2
2–0Florida Florida1
3–0Taiwan Taiwan2
1–0Taiwan Taiwan4
—Florida Host0—Venezuela Venezuela1
2–0Taiwan Taiwan
—Taiwan Taiwan13
2–0Michigan Michigan
1–0Michigan Michigan4
—Michigan Michigan11—West Germany West Germany3
4–0Taiwan Taiwan (F/13)4–
—Canada Canada5
3–1Florida Florida1–
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower final
1–1California California21
0–1West Germany West Germany61–1West Germany West Germany12–1Florida Florida3
0–1Puerto Rico Puerto Rico91–1Venezuela Venezuela02–1California California43–1California California2
0–1Venezuela Venezuela104–1Florida Host2
2–1Michigan Michigan1
1–1Mexico Mexico13–1Florida Host5
0–1Rhode Island Rhode Island32–1Florida Host10
0–1Florida Host (F/5)231–1Florida Host6
0–1Canada Canada0
1978 Big League World Series Champions

Taipei, Taiwan

References

  1. ^ Taiwan Opens Series in Customary Style. Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph
  2. ^ Germany Stars Drop Big League Series Opener. European Stars And Stripes
  3. ^ Taiwan Leads Big League Victors. The News-Press
  4. ^ Ottawa Team Eliminated. Winnipeg Free Press
  5. ^ Frankfurt Eliminated in Big League Play. Doylestown Intelligencer
  6. ^ U.S. Little Leaguers Drop First. The Lima News
  7. ^ Calf. Nips Fla. in Big-Little. Fort Walton Beach Playground Daily News
  8. ^ Tampa in Big LL Series Finale. Ironwood Daily Globe
  9. ^ China Wins 5th Straight Little League Title. Elyria Chronicle Telegram