1976 Little League World Series
{{short description|Children's baseball tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox international baseball tournament
| image =
| dates = August 24–August 28
| num_teams = 8
| champion_other = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Chofu Little League
Tokyo, Japan
| second_other = {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|California}} Campbell Little League
Campbell, California
| prevseason = {{llwsy|1975}}
| nextseason = {{llwsy|1977}}
}}
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
| class="wikitable" |
| United States
! International |
|---|
| {{flagicon|Iowa}} Des Moines, Iowa Central Region Windsor Little League | {{flagicon|British Columbia}} Trail, British Columbia |
| {{flagicon|Connecticut}} Bristol, Connecticut East Region Forestville Little League | {{flagicon|GER}} Kaiserslautern, Germany |
| {{flagicon|Virginia}} Richmond, Virginia South Region Tuckahoe National Little League | {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Tokyo, Japan |
| {{flagicon|California}} Campbell, California West Region Campbell Little League | {{flagicon|PRI}} Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico |
- Puerto Rico an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Winners bracket
{{Round8
|August 24|{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada|4|{{flagicon|PRI}} Puerto Rico|9
|August 25|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Japan |25|{{flagicon|GER}} Germany|0
|August 24|{{flagicon|Connecticut}} Connecticut|0|{{flagicon|California}} California|7
|August 25|{{flagicon|Iowa}} Iowa|3|{{flagicon|Virginia}} Virginia|4
|August 26|{{flagicon|PRI}} Puerto Rico|0|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Japan|4
|August 26|{{flagicon|California}} California|3|{{flagicon|Virginia}} Virginia|0
|August 28|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Japan|10|{{flagicon|California}} California|3
}}
- The consolation game between Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico, and Richmond, Virginia, was cancelled due to inclement weather; both teams shared third place.
Consolation Bracket
{{Round4-with third
| RD1 = Games A & B
| RD2 = Game D
| RD3 = Game C
|August 24|{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada|2|{{flagicon|Connecticut}} Connecticut|3
|August 25|{{flagicon|GER}} Germany|10|{{flagicon|Iowa}} Iowa|0
|August 26|{{flagicon|Connecticut}} Connecticut|4|{{flagicon|GER}} Germany|1
|August 26|{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada|7|{{flagicon|Iowa}} Iowa|5
}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;" |
| 1976 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
| Image:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Chofu Little League Tokyo, Japan |
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
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130712095016/http://www.littleleague.org/series/history/year/1976.htm 1976 Little League World Series]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060604052231/http://www.littleleague.org/series/history/scores/1976line.htm Line scores for the 1976 LLWS]
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