1962 Little League World Series Explained

Dates:	August 21–August 25
Num Teams:	8
Champion Other:	Moreland Little League San Jose, California
Second Other:	Jaycee Little League Kankakee, Illinois

The 1962 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 25 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Moreland Little League of San Jose, California, defeated Jaycee Little League of Kankakee, Illinois, in the championship game of the 16th Little League World Series.

Teams

United States	International
Kankakee, Illinois Central Region Jaycee Little League	Stoney Creek, Ontario Canada Region Optimist Little League
Pitman, New Jersey East Region Pitman Little League	Vienne, France Europe Region Poitiers Post Little League
Del Rio, Texas South Region Val Verde County Little League	Kunitachi, Tokyo Far East Region Kunitachi Little League
San Jose, California West Region Moreland Little League	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Latin America Region Del Norte Little League

Notable players

• Larvell Blanks of Del Rio went on to play in MLB as an infielder from 1972 through 1980

External links

• 1962 Little League World Series
• Line scores for the 1962 LLWS