1968 Little League World Series

1968 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 18–August 23
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsJapan Wakayama Little League
Osaka, Japan
Runner-upUnited StatesVirginia Tuckahoe Little League
Richmond, Virginia
← 1967
1969 →

The 1968 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 24 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Wakayama Little League of Osaka, Japan, defeated the Tuckahoe Little League of Richmond, Virginia, in the championship game of the 22nd Little League World Series.

Teams

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United States International
Terre Haute, Indiana
North Region
American Little League
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Canada Region
Sherbrooke-Lennoxville Little League
Hagerstown, Maryland
East Region
National Little League
Wiesbaden, Hesse, West Germany
Europe Region
Wiesbaden Little League
Richmond, Virginia
South Region
Tuckahoe Little League
Osaka, Japan
Far East Region
Wakayama Little League
Garden Grove, California
West Region
Bolsa Little League
Chinandega, Nicaragua
Latin America Region
Chinendaga Little League

Championship bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 18
 
 
Canada1
 
August 22
 
Nicaragua0
 
Canada5
 
August 18
 
Virginia 8
 
Virginia6
 
August 24
 
Indiana2
 
Virginia0
 
August 19
 
Japan 1
 
California3
 
August 22
 
Maryland0
 
California0
 
August 19
 
Japan3 Third place
 
West Germany2
 
August 23
 
Japan14
 
Canada0
 
 
California 1
 

Consolation bracket

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Games A & BGame D
 
      
 
August 19
 
 
Nicaragua Nicaragua0
 
August 21
 
Indiana Indiana1
 
Indiana Indiana1
 
August 20
 
Maryland Maryland0
 
Maryland Maryland 2
 
 
Germany West Germany0
 
Game C
 
 
August 22
 
 
Nicaragua Nicaragua 3
 
 
Germany West Germany1
1968 Little League World Series Champions

Wakayama Little League
Osaka, Japan

Notable players

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  • Jim Pankovits of Richmond went on to play in MLB as an infielder between 1984 and 1990
  • Turk Schonert of Garden Grove went on to play in the NFL as a quarterback between 1981 and 1989
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