1969 Little League World Series Explained

Dates:	August 18–August 23
Num Teams:	8
Champion Other:	Taichung Little League Taichung City, Taiwan
Second Other:	Briarwood Little League Santa Clara, California

The 1969 Little League World Series took place between August 18 and August 23 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Taichung Little League of Taichung City, Taiwan, defeated the Briarwood Little League of Santa Clara, California, in the championship game of the 23rd Little League World Series. This was the first Little League championship won by a team from Taiwan.

Teams

United States	International
Elyria, Ohio North Region West Little League	Valleyfield, Quebec Canada Valleyfield Little League
Williamsport, Pennsylvania East Region Newberry Little League	Wiesbaden, Germany Europe Wiesbaden Little League
Tampa, Florida South Region West Tampa Little League	Taichung City, Taiwan Far East Taichung Little League
Santa Clara, California West Region Briarwood Little League	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Latin America Jorge Rosas Little League

Notable players

• Carney Lansford of the Santa Clara team went on to play in MLB as a third baseman from 1978 through 1992

See also

• Taitung Red Leaves

External links

• 1969 Little League World Series
• Line scores for the 1969 LLWS