1967 Little League World Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 22–August 26 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  West Tokyo Little LeagueWest Tokyo, Japan |
| Runner-up |   North Roseland Little LeagueChicago, Illinois |
The 1967 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The West Tokyo Little League of West Tokyo, Japan, defeated the North Roseland Little League of Chicago, Illinois, in the championship game of the 21st Little League World Series. This was the first time the Little League championship was won by a team from outside the Americas, as all prior titles had been won by teams from the United States and Mexico.
Teams
[edit]| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Chicago, Illinois North Region North Roseland Little League |
 Trail, British Columbia Canada RegionEast Trail Little League |
 Newtown Square, PennsylvaniaEast Region Newtown-Edgemont Little League |
 Rota, SpainEurope Region Rota Little League |
 Tampa, FloridaSouth Region West Tampa Little League |
West Tokyo, Japan Far East Region West Tokyo Little League |
 Northridge, CaliforniaWest Region Northridge City Little League |
 Linares, Nuevo León, MexicoLatin America Region Linares Little League |
Winners Bracket
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 20 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| August 24 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||||||
| August 20 | ||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 1 | |||||||||
| Florida | 1 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | |||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | |||||||||
| August 24 (F/8) | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Illinois | 8 | |||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| California | 0 | |||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 2 | |||||||||
 Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket
[edit]| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 21 | ||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
| August 23 | ||||||
| Florida | 4 | |||||
| Florida | rain | |||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| California | out | |||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| California | 3 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 24 | ||||||
| Canada | rain | |||||
| Spain | out | |||||
Both Games C and D were cancelled
| 1967 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
 West Tokyo Little League West Tokyo, Japan |
Notable players
[edit]- Bobby Mitchell of Northridge went on to play in MLB as an outfielder from 1980 to 1983