The 1971 Little League World Series took place between August 24 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Tainan Little League of Tainan City, Taiwan, defeated the Anderson Little League of Gary, Indiana, in the championship game of the 25th Little League World Series.
This was the first championship game that was decided in extra innings, and remains the longest championship game in the event's history, at nine innings.
Teams United States International Gary, IndianaNorth RegionAnderson Little League Brockville, Ontario Canada RegionBrockville Little League Augusta, MaineEast RegionEast Little League Madrid, SpainEurope RegionMadrid Little League Lexington, KentuckySouth RegionGardenside Little League Tainan City, TaiwanFar East RegionTainan Little League Oahu, HawaiiWest RegionWahiawa American Little League Caguas, Puerto RicoLatin America RegionCaguas-Gillette Little League
Championship bracket
Consolation bracket
1971 Little League World Series ChampionsTainan Little LeagueTainan City, Taiwan
Notable players Lloyd McClendon of the Gary, Indiana, team went on to play in MLB as an outfielder from 1987 to 1994, and later a career as a coach and manager. He was inducted to the Little League Hall of Excellence in 2006. He went 5 for 5 with 5 home runs during the LLWS while getting walked in all other plate appearances. Wu Cheng-wen of the Tainan team was trained as an engineer, elected a 2004 fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and appointed Minister of Taiwan's Science and Technology Council in 2024. Political incident The organization World United Formosans for Independence hired a small airplane to display a banner with the slogans “Long live Taiwan independence” (“台湾独立万才”, in Han characters) and “Go Go Taiwan” by flying over the stadium during the final game.
References
External links 1971 Little League World Series Line scores for the 1971 LLWS