1982 Junior League World Series Explained

1982 Junior League World Series
Start Date:	August 17
End Date:	21
Champion:	--> Tampa, Florida
Runner-Up1:	--> Libertyville, Illinois
Runner-Up2:	-->
Previous:	1981
Next:	1983

The 1982 Junior League World Series (then known as the 13 year old Little League World Series) took place from August 17–21 in Taylor, Michigan, United States. Tampa, Florida defeated Libertyville, Illinois in the championship game.

Teams

United States	International
Libertyville, Illinois Central	Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Seaford, Delaware East
Tampa, Florida Belmont Heights South
Huntington Beach, California Robinwood West

Results

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Notable players

• Gary Sheffield (Tampa, Florida) - former MLB outfielder
• Derek Bell (Tampa, Florida) - former MLB outfielder
• Delino DeShields (Seaford, Delaware) - former MLB infielder

Notes and References

1. Seaford Pounded in Opener. The Morning News
2. Bad-Hop Single Ousts Seaford. The Morning News
3. After Runner-Up Years, Belmont Heights Dominated the World, and that's a Fact. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19820827&id=GCAMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0V0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5186,2652546. St. Petersburg Times