1971 Little League World Series Explained

Dates:	August 24–August 28
Num Teams:	8
Champion Other:	Tainan Little League Tainan City, Taiwan
Second Other:	Anderson Little League Gary, Indiana

The 1971 Little League World Series took place between August 24 and August 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Tainan Little League of Tainan City, Taiwan, defeated the Anderson Little League of Gary, Indiana, in the championship game of the 25th Little League World Series.

This was the first championship game that was decided in extra innings, and remains the longest championship game in LLWS history, at nine innings.

Teams

United States	International
Gary, Indiana North Region Anderson Little League	Brockville, Ontario Canada Region Brockville Little League
Augusta, Maine East Region East Little League	Madrid, Spain Europe Region Madrid Little League
Lexington, Kentucky South Region Gardenside Little League	Tainan City, Taiwan Far East Region Tainan Little League
Oahu, Hawaii West Region Wahiawa American Little League	Caguas, Puerto Rico Latin America Region Caguas-Gillette Little League

Lloyd McClendon of the Gary, Indiana, team went on to play in MLB as an outfielder from 1987 to 1994, and later a career as a coach and manager. He was inducted to the Little League Hall of Excellence in 2006.^[1] He went 5 for 5 with 5 home runs during the LLWS while getting walked in all other plate appearances.
Wu Cheng-wen of the Tainan team was trained as an engineer, elected a 2004 fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and appointed Minister of Taiwan's Science and Technology Council in 2024.