The 1961 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Northern Little League of El Cajon, California, defeated El Campo Little League of El Campo, Texas, in the championship game of the 15th Little League World Series.
Teams
United States International Terre Haute, IndianaNorth RegionAmerican Little League Montreal, QuebecCanada RegionKiwanis East Little League Levittown, PennsylvaniaEast RegionAmerican Little League Pirmasens, West GermanyEurope RegionPirmasens Housing Area Little League El Campo, TexasSouth RegionEl Campo Little League Hilo, HawaiiPacific RegionHilo American Little League El Cajon, CaliforniaWest RegionNorthern Little League Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoLatin America RegionIndustrial Little League
Winners bracket
Consolation bracket
1961 Little League World Series Champions Northern Little LeagueEl Cajon, California
Notable players Brian Sipe of El Cajon went on to play professional football in the NFL and USFL from 1974 through 1985; he was inducted to the Little League Hall of Excellence in 1999. George Strickler of American Little League became a successful engineer and golfer.
References
External links 1961 Little League World Series Line scores for the 1961 LLWS