1981 Little League World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 25–August 29
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Taiping Little League Taichung, Taiwan
Runner-up	Belmont Heights Little League Tampa, Florida
←  1980 1982 →

The 1981 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Taiping Little League of Taichung, Taiwan, defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida, in the championship game of the 35th Little League World Series.

This was the fifth consecutive title for Taiwan. This remains the longest LLWS winning streak by any single country or U.S. state.

Teams

United States	International
Barrington, Illinois Central Region Barrington Little League	Trail, British Columbia Canada Region Trail Little League
Stamford, Connecticut East Region Federal Little League	Waterloo, Belgium Europe Region SHAPE Little League
Tampa, Florida South Region Belmont Heights Little League	Taichung, Taiwan Far East Region Taiping Little League
Escondido, California West Region National Little League	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Latin America Region Unidad Modelo Little League

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	August 25
	Belgium	3
					August 27
	Canada	4
					Canada	0
	August 26
					Taiwan	16
	Taiwan	10
									August 29
	Mexico	0
									Taiwan	4
	August 25
									Florida	2
	Connecticut	3
					August 27
	Florida	6
					Florida	11
	August 26
					Illinois	10			Third place
	California	5
									August 28
	Illinois	6
									Canada	3
									Illinois	7

Position bracket

	Games A & B				Game D
	August 26
	Belgium	0
					August 28
	Connecticut	2
					Connecticut	5
	August 27
					California	8
	California	9
	Mexico	2
					Game C
					August 28
					Belgium	2
					Mexico	4

1981 Little League World Series Champions
Taiping Little League Taichung, Taiwan

Notable players

• Derek Bell (Tampa, Florida) – MLB outfielder from 1991 to 2001
• Maurice Crum Sr. (Tampa, Florida) - 2-time NCAA Football Champion (Miami Hurricanes)
• Dan Wilson (Barrington, Illinois) – MLB catcher from 1992 to 2005

External links

• 1981 Little League World Series at the Wayback Machine (archived August 31, 2017)
• Line scores for the 1981 LLWS at the Wayback Machine (archived August 8, 2016)