1978 Big League World Series
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| Tournament information | |||
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| Location | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | ||
| Dates | August 12–19 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Taipei, Taiwan |
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| Runners-up |  Tampa, Florida |
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The 1978 Big League World Series took place from August 12–19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Taipei, Taiwan defeated host 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 |
|---|---|
| Broward County, Florida Host |
 Ottawa, OntarioCanada |
 Providence, Rhode IslandEast |
 Frankfurt, West GermanyEurope |
 Grand Rapids, MichiganNorth |
Taipei, Taiwan Far East |
| Tampa, Florida South |
 Monterrey, MexicoMexico |
 Port Hueneme, CaliforniaWest |
 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico |
 VenezuelaVenezuela |
Results
Opening Round
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| — | Host |
0 | ||
| — | Taiwan |
13 | ||
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| — | Mexico |
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| — | Puerto Rico |
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Winner's Bracket
| — | — | Bracket Final | ||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Taiwan |
4 | ||||||||||||
| — | Venezuela |
1 | ||||||||||||
| 2–0 | Taiwan |
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| 2–0 | Michigan |
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| 1–0 | Michigan |
4 | ||||||||||||
| — | West Germany |
3 | ||||||||||||
| 3–0 | Taiwan |
2 | ||||||||||||
| 2–0 | Florida |
1 | ||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Mexico |
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| — | Florida |
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| 1–0 | Florida |
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| 1–0 | California |
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| — | California |
8 | ||||||||||||
| — | Rhode Island |
2 | ||||||||||||
Loser's Bracket
| — | — | — | — | Bracket Semifinal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Puerto Rico |
9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Venezuela |
10 | 0–1 | West Germany |
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| 1–1 | Venezuela |
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| 1–1 | California |
21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | West Germany |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | California |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4–1 | Host |
2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | Michigan |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3–1 | Host |
5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Mexico |
1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Rhode Island |
2–1 | Host |
10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Host (F/5) |
23 | 1–1 | Host |
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| 0–1 | Canada |
0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Elimination Round Template:4TeamBracket-NCAA2
| 1978 Big League World Series Champions |
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 Taipei, Taiwan |
References
- ↑ Taiwan Opens Series in Customary Style. Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph
- ↑ Germany Stars Drop Big League Series Opener. European Stars And Stripes
- ↑ Ottawa Team Eliminated. Winnipeg Free Press
- ↑ Frankfurt Eliminated in Big League Play. Doylestown Intelligencer
- ↑ U.S. Little Leaguers Drop First. The Lima News
- ↑ Calf. Nips Fla. in Big-Little. Fort Walton Beach Playground Daily News
- ↑ Tampa in Big LL Series Finale. Ironwood Daily Globe
- ↑ China Wins 5th Straight Little League Title. Elyria Chronicle Telegram
