1968 Little League World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 18–August 23
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Wakayama Little League Osaka, Japan
Runner-up	Tuckahoe Little League Richmond, Virginia
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The 1968 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Wakayama Little League of Osaka, Japan, defeated the Tuckahoe Little League of Richmond, Virginia, in the championship game of the 22nd Little League World Series.

Teams

United States	International
Terre Haute, Indiana North Region American Little League	Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Canada Region Sherbrooke- Lennoxville Little League
Hagerstown, Maryland East Region National Little League	Wiesbaden, Hesse, West Germany Europe Region Wiesbaden Little League
Richmond, Virginia South Region Tuckahoe Little League	Osaka, Japan Far East Region Wakayama Little League
Garden Grove, California West Region Bolsa Little League	Chinandega, Nicaragua Latin America Region Chinendaga Little League

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	August 18
	Canada	1
					August 22
	Nicaragua	0
					Canada	5
	August 18
					Virginia	8
	Virginia	6
									August 24
	Indiana	2
									Virginia	0
	August 19
									Japan	1
	California	3
					August 22
	Maryland	0
					California	0
	August 19
					Japan	3			Third place
	West Germany	2
									August 23
	Japan	14
									Canada	0
									California	1

Consolation bracket

	Games A & B				Game D
	August 19
	Nicaragua	0
					August 21
	Indiana	1
					Indiana	1
	August 20
					Maryland	0
	Maryland	2
	West Germany	0
					Game C
					August 22
					Nicaragua	3
					West Germany	1

1968 Little League World Series Champions
Wakayama Little League Osaka, Japan

Notable players

• Jim Pankovits of Richmond went on to play in MLB as an infielder between 1984 and 1990
• Turk Schonert of Garden Grove went on to play in the NFL as a quarterback between 1981 and 1989

External links

• 1968 Little League World Series
• Line scores for the 1968 LLWS