1970 Little League World Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 25–August 29 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | American Little League Wayne, New Jersey |
| Runners-up | Campbell Little League Campbell, California |
The 1970 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The American Little League of Wayne, New Jersey, defeated the Campbell Little League of Campbell, California, in the championship game of the 24th Little League World Series.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Highland, Indiana Central Region South Little League |
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec Canada Region Valleyfield Little League |
| Wayne, New Jersey East Region American Little League |
Wiesbaden, Germany Europe Region Wiesbaden Little League |
| Nashville, Tennessee South Region National Optimist Little League |
Chiayi City, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Far East Region Chiayi Little League |
| Campbell, California West Region Campbell Little League |
Chinandega, Nicaragua Latin America Region Chinandega 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.
Winners Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 2 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| Nicaragua | 3 | |||||||||
| Nicaragua | 1 | |||||||||
| August 25 (F/8) | ||||||||||
| California | 2 | |||||||||
| Tennessee | 1 | |||||||||
| August 29 | ||||||||||
| California | 2 | |||||||||
| California | 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| New Jersey | 2 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| New Jersey | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| New Jersey | 10 | |||||||||
| August 28 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Nicaragua | 3 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket
| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 26 | ||||||
| Taiwan | 6 | |||||
| August 27 | ||||||
| Tennessee | 0 | |||||
| Taiwan | 5 | |||||
| August 26 | ||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 28 | ||||||
| Tennessee | 9 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| 1970 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
American Little League Wayne, New Jersey |
Notable players
- Ben Hayes played for the Wiesbaden, Germany team. He later played in MLB with the Cincinnati Reds