The 1981 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Taiping Little League of Taichung, Taiwan, defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida, in the championship game of the 35th Little League World Series (LLWS).
This was the fifth consecutive title for Taiwan, which remains the longest LLWS winning streak by any single country or U.S. state.
Teams United States International Barrington, IllinoisCentral RegionBarrington Little League Trail, British Columbia Canada RegionTrail Little League Stamford, ConnecticutEast RegionFederal Little League Waterloo, BelgiumEurope RegionSHAPE Little League Tampa, FloridaSouth RegionBelmont Heights Little League Taichung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)Far East RegionTaiping Little League Escondido, CaliforniaWest RegionNational Little League Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoLatin America RegionUnidad Modelo Little League Taiwan participates under the name Chinese Taipei in many sporting events, including Little League Baseball (LLB).
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Position bracket
1981 Little League World Series ChampionsTaiping Little LeagueTaichung, Taiwan
Notable players Derek Bell (Tampa, Florida) – MLB outfielder from 1991 to 2001 Maurice Crum Sr. (Tampa, Florida) - 2-time NCAA Football Champion (Miami Hurricanes) Dan Wilson (Barrington, Illinois) – MLB catcher from 1992 to 2005 Brett Salisbury (Escondido, California) – college and European league quarterback
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