| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 22–August 26 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |   Northern Little LeagueEl Cajon, California |
| Runner-up |  El Campo Little LeagueEl Campo, Texas |
The 1961 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 in 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.
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Terre Haute, IndianaNorth Region American Little League |
  Montreal, QuebecCanada Region Kiwanis East Little League |
 Levittown, PennsylvaniaEast Region American Little League |
 Pirmasens, West GermanyEurope Region Pirmasens Housing Area Little League |
| El Campo, Texas South Region El Campo Little League |
 Hilo, HawaiiPacific Region Hilo American Little League |
| El Cajon, California West Region Northern Little League |
  Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoLatin America Region Industrial Little League |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 0 | |||||||||
| California (F/7) | 1 | |||||||||
| California (F/8) | 3 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 2 | |||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 8 | |||||||||
| California | 4 | |||||||||
| Texas | 2 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | |||||||||
| Texas (F/8) | 4 | |||||||||
| Texas | 1 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| Pennsylvania | 10 | |||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||
| Pennsylvania | 1 | |||||
| Indiana | 5 | |||||
| Indiana | 3 | |||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
  Northern Little League El Cajon, California |