1976 Little League World Series Explained

Dates:	August 24–August 28
Num Teams:	8
Champion Other:	Chofu Little League Tokyo, Japan
Second Other:	Campbell Little League Campbell, California

The 1976 Little League World Series took place between August 24 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Chofu Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated the Campbell Little League of Campbell, California, in the championship game of the 30th Little League World Series.

This was the first LLWS to place the International and U.S. teams on different sides of the bracket.

Teams

United States	International
Des Moines, Iowa Central Region Windsor Little League	Trail, British Columbia Canada Region Trail Little League
Bristol, Connecticut East Region Forestville Little League	Kaiserslautern, Germany Europe Region Kaiserslautern Little League
Richmond, Virginia South Region Tuckahoe National Little League	Tokyo, Japan Far East Region Chofu Little League
Campbell, California West Region Campbell Little League	Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico Latin America Region Canales Little League

Winners bracket

• The consolation game between Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico, and Richmond, Virginia, was cancelled due to inclement weather; both teams shared third place.

Notable players

• Ray Ferraro of the Trail, British Columbia, team went on to play in the NHL as a center from 1984 to 2002.

External links

• 1976 Little League World Series
• Line scores for the 1976 LLWS