1974 Little League World Series
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox international baseball tournament The 1974 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 24 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Kaohsiung Little League of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, defeated the Red Bluff Little League of Red Bluff, California, in the championship game of the 28th Little League World Series (LLWS).
This was the fourth consecutive title for Taiwan. It remains is the second-longest winning streak by any single country or U.S. state (the longest winning streak is five, also by Taiwan, during 1977–1981). After this series, foreign teams were banned from the competition; however, the ban was rescinded one year later, allowing foreign teams to qualify for the Template:Llwsy series. Foreign teams have continued to participate in each edition of the tournament, except for Template:Llwsy due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
This was the last LLWS to match U.S. teams with international teams in the opening round of play. This was also the first, and only, LLWS to feature shutouts in all first-round and second-round games of the winner's bracket. The elimination game between Jackson, Tennessee, and Maracaibo, Venezuela, was the first LLWS game scoreless after six innings of regulation play;Template:Efn the game ended in the seventh inning with a walk-off home run in favor of Venezuela. After the tournament, all teams were invited to Washington, D.C., and were the first official guests greeted by newly inaugurated President Gerald Ford.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Tallmadge, Ohio Central Region Tallmadge Little League |
Template:Flagicon Esquimalt, British Columbia Template:Flagicon Canada Region Esquimalt Vic-West Little League |
| Template:Flagicon New Haven, Connecticut East Region Walter "Pop" Smith Little League |
Template:Flagicon Athens, Greece Europe Region Athena Airport Little League |
| Template:Flagicon Jackson, Tennessee South Region American Little League |
Template:Flagicon Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Far East Region Kaohsiung Little League |
| Template:Flagicon Red Bluff, California West Region Red Bluff Little League |
Template:Flagicon Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America Region Coquivacoa Little League |
- Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.
Championship bracket
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Consolation bracket
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| 1974 Little League World Series Champions |
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| File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kaohsiung Little League Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Notable players
- Gale Gilbert of Red Bluff went on to play in the NFL as a quarterback between 1985 and 1995.
Notes
References
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