The 1999 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Hirakata Little League of Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, defeated Phenix City National Little League of Phenix City, Alabama, in the championship game of the 53rd Little League World Series.
Qualification United States International Brownsburg, IndianaCentralBrownsburg Little League Victoria, British ColumbiaCanadaGordon Head Little League Toms River, New JerseyEastToms River Little League Ramstein Air Base, GermanyEuropeRamstein American Little League Phenix City, AlabamaSouthNational Little League Hirakata, OsakaFar EastHirakata Little League Boise, IdahoWestSouth Central Boise Little League Yabucoa, Puerto RicoLatin AmericaJuan A. Biblioni Little League Puerto Rico an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Pool play +United States Region Record East 3–0 South 2–1 West 1–2 Central 0–3
+International Region Record Latin America 3–0 Far East 2–1 Canada 1–2 Europe 0–3
August 22 Canada3–7Far EastSouth0–6East
August 23 Canada4–6Latin AmericaSouth5–4CentralEurope2–5Far EastWest0–4East
August 24 Latin America3–1Far EastCentral1–3EastEurope3–5CanadaWest0–12()South
August 25 Latin America16–3EuropeWest2–0Central
Elimination round
1999 Little League World Series ChampionsHirakata Little LeagueHirakata, Osaka, Japan
Champions' path The Hirakata LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of four wins and no losses. In total, their record was 9–1, their only loss coming against Juan A. Bablioni LL of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. RoundOppositionResultAll-Japan TournamentOpening Round Suginami LL 4–3Quarterfinals Tokorozawa LL 5–0Semifinals Hiroshima Rijo LL 6–4Japan ChampionshipHyogo Harima LL 5–4
Notable players Colby Rasmus (Phenix City, Alabama) Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder Cory Rasmus (Phenix City, Alabama) MLB pitcher Michael Saunders (Victoria, British Columbia) MLB outfielder Lance Lynn (Brownsburg, Indiana) MLB pitcher Stephen Fife (Boise, Idaho) MLB pitcher
References
External links 1999 official results via Wayback Machine