1989 Big League World Series
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
CityFort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates12–19 August 1989 (1989-08-12 – 1989-08-19)
Teams11
Final positions
ChampionsTaiwan Taipei, Taiwan
Runner-upVenezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela
← 1988
1990 →

The 1989 Big League World Series took place from August 12–19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Taipei, Taiwan defeated Maracaibo, Venezuela in the championship game. It was Taiwan's third straight championship.

This year featured the debut of the Central America region.[1]

Teams

United States International
Florida Broward County, Florida
District 10
Host 		CanadaBritish Columbia Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Canada
Delaware Dover, Delaware

East 		Panama Panama City, Panama

Central America
Illinois Chicago, Illinois

North 		West Germany Ramstein, West Germany

Europe
Florida Orlando, Florida

South 		Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan

Far East
California San Leandro, California

West 		Puerto Rico Carolina, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico
Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela

Venezuela

Results

[2][3][4][5]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
1–0Taiwan Taiwan7
—Taiwan Taiwan5—Canada Canada0
2–0Taiwan Taiwan8
—Florida Host1
1–0Puerto Rico Puerto Rico0
—Puerto Rico Puerto Rico6
—Illinois Illinois5
3–0Taiwan Taiwan4
3–0Panama Panama1
1–0Venezuela Venezuela7
—Venezuela Venezuela4—Delaware Delaware1
2–0Venezuela Venezuela0
—Florida Florida1
2–0Panama Panama2
1–0Panama Panama9
—Panama Panama6—West Germany West Germany3
—California California34–0Taiwan Taiwan1–
5–1Venezuela Venezuela0–
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
0–1Florida Florida3
2–1Venezuela Venezuela
0–1Illinois Illinois5
1–1Illinois Illinois82–1Illinois Illinois
3–1Panama Panama6
1–1Canada Canada2
0–1California California13–1Venezuela Venezuela34–1Venezuela Venezuela7
0–1Canada Canada63–1Florida Host1
1–1Puerto Rico Puerto Rico6
0–1Delaware Delaware22–1Florida Host12
0–1West Germany West Germany11–1Florida Host12
0–1Florida Host11
1989 Big League World Series Champions

Taipei, Taiwan

References

  1. ^ Probability Of Expansion Leads To Format Changes. [1] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  2. ^ Broward Ousts Puerto Rico From Series. [2] Archived 2015-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  3. ^ Venezuela Eliminates Broward Home Runs Lead To A 3-1 Victory. [3] Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  4. ^ Venezuela To Face Taiwan For Title. [4] Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
  5. ^ Far East Keeps Title, Beats Venezuela 1-0. [5] Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. Sun-Sentinel.
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