1979 Big League World Series
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
CityFort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates11–18 August 1979 (1979-08-11 – 1979-08-18)
Teams11
Final positions
ChampionsNew York (state) West Hempstead, New York
Runner-upFlorida Orlando, Florida
← 1978
1980 →

The 1979 Big League World Series took place from August 11–18 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. West Hempstead, New York defeated Orlando, Florida in the championship game.

Teams

United States International
Florida Broward County, Florida

Host 		Canada Lethbridge, Alberta
Elks
Canada
New York (state) West Hempstead, New York

East 		West Germany West Germany

Europe
Illinois Chicago, Illinois

North 		Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan

Far East
Florida Orlando, Florida

South 		Mexico Mexico

Mexico
Arizona Tucson, Arizona

West 		Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico
Venezuela Venezuela

Venezuela

Results

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
1–0Puerto Rico Puerto Rico4
—West Germany West Germany0—New York (state) New York6
1–0New York (state) New York
—Puerto Rico Puerto Rico8
1–0Illinois Illinois
—Arizona Arizona3
—Illinois Illinois20
2–0New York (state) New York5
2–0Florida Florida4
1–0Canada Canada0
—Canada Canada1—Florida Host17
1–0Florida Host4
—Mexico Mexico0
1–0Florida Florida7
1–0Taiwan Taiwan3
—Taiwan Taiwan3—Florida Florida (F/8)4
3–0New York (state) New York5–
—Venezuela Venezuela0
3–1Florida Florida1–
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower final
1–1Illinois Illinois2
1–1Canada Canada72–1Canada Canada12–1Florida Florida
0–1Venezuela Venezuela2–1Puerto Rico Puerto Rico42–1Illinois Illinois14–1Taiwan Taiwan[a]
1–1Puerto Rico Puerto Rico3–1Taiwan Taiwan5
2–1Florida Host2
1–1Taiwan Taiwan52–1Taiwan Taiwan (F/8)3
0–1Arizona Arizona71–1Arizona Arizona1
0–1Mexico Mexico131–1Mexico Mexico3
0–1West Germany West Germany2
Notes
  1. ^ Taiwan was disqualified against Florida for using an ineligible pitcher. They were leading 2–1 in the final inning when the protest was filed.
1979 Big League World Series Champions

West Hempstead, New York

References

  1. ^ Elks Split Pair. Lethbridge Herald
  2. ^ Sweet Win Erases Bitter Series Memory. Fort Lauderdale News
  3. ^ Taiwan Learns The South Will Rise Again. Fort Lauderdale News
  4. ^ Mexico Ousts Europe in Big League Series. European Stars And Stripes
  5. ^ Canada Ousts P.R.. European Stars And Stripes
  6. ^ Elks Lose 2-1 Squeaker. Lethbridge Herald
  7. ^ U.S.A. East Beats South, Makes Finals of Big Little World Series. European Stars And Stripes
  8. ^ Taiwan Forfeits, Loses Tourney. [1]. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  9. ^ Orlando Loses in LL Series. Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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