Template:Infobox LLWS The 1961 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 25 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Northern Little League of El Cajon, California defeated El Campo Little League of El Campo, Texas in the championship game of the 16th Little League World Series.
Qualification
Winners Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
  Levittown, Pennsylvania | 0 | |||||||||
 El Cajon, California | 1 | |||||||||
| El Cajon, California | 3 | |||||||||
 Hilo, Hawaii | 2 | |||||||||
 Montreal, Quebec | 5 | |||||||||
| Hilo, Hawaii | 8 | |||||||||
| El Cajon, California | 4 | |||||||||
 El Campo, Texas | 2 | |||||||||
 Terre Haute, Indiana | 2 | |||||||||
| El Campo, Texas | 4 | |||||||||
| El Campo, Texas | 1 | |||||||||
 Monterrey, Nuevo León | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Monterrey, Nuevo León | 4 | |||||||||
 Pirmasens, Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Hilo, Hawaii | 0 | |||||||||
| Monterrey, Nuevo León | 4 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Levittown, Pennsylvania | 10 | |||||
| Montreal, Quebec | 5 | |||||
| Montreal, Quebec | 4 | |||||
| Pirmasens, Germany | 0 | |||||
| Terre Haute, Indiana | 3 | |||||
| Pirmasens, Germany | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Levittown, Pennsylvania | 1 | |||||
| Terre Haute, Indiana | 5 | |||||
| 1961 Little League World Series Champions |
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  Northern Little League El Cajon, California |