1979 Big League World Series Explained

Tourney Name:	Big League World Series
Year:	1979
Country:	United States
Num Teams:	11
Champion Other:	West Hempstead, New York
Second Other:	Orlando, Florida
Prevseason:	1978
Nextseason:	1980

The 1979 Big League World Series took place from August 11–18 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. West Hempstead, New York defeated Orlando, Florida in the championship game.

Teams

United States	International
Broward County, Florida Host	Lethbridge, Alberta Elks Canada
West Hempstead, New York East	West Germany Europe
Chicago, Illinois North	Taipei, Taiwan Far East
Orlando, Florida South	Mexico Mexico
Tucson, Arizona West	Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
	Venezuela Venezuela

Results

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Notes

Notes and References

1. Elks Split Pair. Lethbridge Herald
2. Sweet Win Erases Bitter Series Memory. Fort Lauderdale News
3. Taiwan Learns The South Will Rise Again. Fort Lauderdale News
4. Mexico Ousts Europe in Big League Series. European Stars And Stripes
5. Canada Ousts P.R.. European Stars And Stripes
6. Elks Lose 2-1 Squeaker. Lethbridge Herald
7. U.S.A. East Beats South, Makes Finals of Big Little World Series. European Stars And Stripes
8. Taiwan Forfeits, Loses Tourney. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19790819&id=SwEkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pGcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6612,1639588. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
9. Orlando Loses in LL Series. Sarasota Herald-Tribune