The 1973 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 25 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Tainan City Little League of Tainan City, Taiwan, defeated the Cactus Little League of Tucson, Arizona, in the championship game of the 27th Little League World Series.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 21–August 25 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tainan City Little LeagueTainan City, Taiwan |
| Runner-up |   Cactus Little LeagueTucson, Arizona |
The champions from Taiwan did not allow a run or a hit in the entire tournament, registering no hitters in each of their three tournament games.[1] That feat has yet to be equalled in any other Little League World Series.
Teams edit
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Birmingham, MichiganCentral Region Federal Little League |
 Surrey, British Columbia Canada RegionWhalley Little League |
 Colonie, New YorkEast Region Colonie Little League |
 Bitburg Air Base, West GermanyEurope Region Bitburg Air Base Little League |
 Tampa, FloridaSouth Region Belmont Heights Little League |
Tainan City, Taiwan Far East Region Tainan City Little League |
| Tucson, Arizona West Region Cactus Little League |
 Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoLatin America Region Mitras Little League |
Winners Bracket edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 18 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 27 | |||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | |||||||||
| Florida | 11 | |||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 12 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | |||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| New York | 0 | |||||||||
| Arizona | 8 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Michigan | 8 | |||||||||
| August 24 (F/7) | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
 Florida | 2 | |||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket edit
| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||
| August 24 | ||||||
| Canada | 9 | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
| August 23 | ||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| New York | 0 | |||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 24 | ||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
| New York | 2 | |||||
| 1973 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Tainan City Little League Tainan City, Taiwan |
Notable players edit
- Ed Vosberg (Tucson, Arizona) - Won a College World Series Championship with the University of Arizona in 1980 and an MLB World Series title with the Florida Marlins in 1997. Pitched 10 seasons in the MLB for the San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, and Montreal Expos between 1986 and 2002.
- George Crum (Tampa, Florida) - Drafted in the 23rd Round of the 1980 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers. Played 7 seasons in the minor leagues.
- Dwight Gooden (Tampa, Florida) was an integral part of the team that qualified for the LLWS but at 9 years old was too young to play at Williamsport.[2]
References edit
- ^ Yeh, Joseph (July 21, 2009). "Age of Glory: Taiwan's Little League Hegemony of the '70s". culture.tw. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2011 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "SABR bio of Dwight Gooden".