1973 Little League World Series
The 1973 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 25 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Tainan City Little League of Tainan City, Taiwan, defeated the Cactus Little League of Tucson, Arizona, in the championship game of the 27th Little League World Series.
| 1973 Little League World Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dates | August 21–August 25 | |
| Teams participating | 8 | |
| Champion |  Tainan City Little LeagueTainan City, Taiwan | |
| Runner-up |   Cactus Little LeagueTucson, Arizona | |
| ||
The champions from Taiwan did not allow a run or a hit in the entire tournament, registering no hitters in each of their three tournament games.[1] As of 2018, that historic feat has not been equalled.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Birmingham, MichiganCentral Region Federal Little League |
 Surrey, British Columbia.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada RegionWhalley Little League |
 Colonie, New YorkEast Region Colonie Little League |
 Bitburg Air Base, West GermanyEurope Region Bitburg Air Base Little League |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tampa, FloridaSouth Region Belmont Heights Little League |
Tainan City, Taiwan Far East Region Tainan City Little League |
| Tucson, Arizona West Region Cactus Little League |
 Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoLatin America Region Mitras Little League |
Winners Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 18 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 27 | |||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | |||||||||
| Florida | 11 | |||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 12 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | |||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| New York | 0 | |||||||||
| Arizona | 8 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Michigan | 8 | |||||||||
| August 24 (F/7) | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
 Florida | 2 | |||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket
| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Germany |
0 | |||||
| Canada |
9 | |||||
| August 24 | ||||||
| Canada |
2 | |||||
| Mexico |
0 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 23 | August 24 | |||||
| New York |
0 | Germany |
3 | |||
| Mexico |
4 | New York |
2 | |||
| 1973 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
Tainan City Little League Tainan City, Taiwan |
Notable players
- Ed Vosberg of the Tucson team went on to be a pitcher in MLB between 1986 and 2002
References
- Yeh, Joseph (July 21, 2009). "Age of Glory: Taiwan's Little League Hegemony of the '70s". culture.tw. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2011 – via Wayback Machine.
External links
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