Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 20–August 23 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions |
![]() Lakewood, New Jersey |
Runner-up |
![]() Tampa, Florida |
The 1975 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 23 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Lakewood Little League of Lakewood, New Jersey, defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida, in the championship game of the 29th Little League World Series. Only three games were played in the tournament, consisting of two semi-final games and the championship game, as the third-place game was forfeited.
Little League Baseball banned all non-US teams from this tournament, due to allegations of teams from Taiwan using out-of-district players. [1] After an uproar of criticism and an investigation that could produce no evidence of rules violations, [2] the ban was rescinded for the 1976 event. [3] The next LLWS tournament held without international teams was the 2021 edition, played during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
![]() Central Region American Little League |
![]() East Region Lakewood Little League |
![]() South Region Belmont Heights Little League |
![]() West Region American Little League |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
August 20 | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
August 23 | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
August 21 | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
August 22 Forfeit | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 6 |
1975 Little League World Series Champions |
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![]() Lakewood Little League Lakewood, New Jersey |
The Lakewood LL went undefeated, winning all four games to reach the LLWS. [4] [5] In total, their record was 6–0.
Round | Opposition | Result |
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New Jersey State Tournament | ||
Semifinal |
![]() |
8–7 (8 inn.) |
Championship |
![]() |
5–2 |
East Regional | ||
Semifinals |
![]() |
5–4 |
East Region Championship |
![]() |
4–2 |
The story of the 1975 Little League World's Championship is told by one of its participants, young John Reizer.
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Dates | August 20–August 23 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions |
![]() Lakewood, New Jersey |
Runner-up |
![]() Tampa, Florida |
The 1975 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 23 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Lakewood Little League of Lakewood, New Jersey, defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida, in the championship game of the 29th Little League World Series. Only three games were played in the tournament, consisting of two semi-final games and the championship game, as the third-place game was forfeited.
Little League Baseball banned all non-US teams from this tournament, due to allegations of teams from Taiwan using out-of-district players. [1] After an uproar of criticism and an investigation that could produce no evidence of rules violations, [2] the ban was rescinded for the 1976 event. [3] The next LLWS tournament held without international teams was the 2021 edition, played during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
![]() Central Region American Little League |
![]() East Region Lakewood Little League |
![]() South Region Belmont Heights Little League |
![]() West Region American Little League |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
August 20 | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
August 23 | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
August 21 | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
August 22 Forfeit | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 6 |
1975 Little League World Series Champions |
---|
![]() Lakewood Little League Lakewood, New Jersey |
The Lakewood LL went undefeated, winning all four games to reach the LLWS. [4] [5] In total, their record was 6–0.
Round | Opposition | Result |
---|---|---|
New Jersey State Tournament | ||
Semifinal |
![]() |
8–7 (8 inn.) |
Championship |
![]() |
5–2 |
East Regional | ||
Semifinals |
![]() |
5–4 |
East Region Championship |
![]() |
4–2 |
The story of the 1975 Little League World's Championship is told by one of its participants, young John Reizer.