Template:Infobox Little League World Series The 1961 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 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 15th Little League World Series.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Terre Haute, IndianaNorth Region American Little League |
 Montreal, Quebec Canada RegionKiwanis East Little League |
 Levittown, PennsylvaniaEast Region American Little League |
 Pirmasens, GermanyEurope Region Pirmasens Housing Area Little League |
 El Campo, TexasSouth Region El Campo Little League |
  Hilo, HawaiiPacific Region Hilo American Little League |
 El Cajon, CaliforniaWest Region Northern Little League |
 Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoLatin America Region Industrial Little League |
Winners bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 0 | |||||||||
| California (F/7) | 1 | |||||||||
| California (F/8) | 3 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 2 | |||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 8 | |||||||||
| California | 4 | |||||||||
| Texas | 2 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | |||||||||
| Texas (F/8) | 4 | |||||||||
| Texas | 1 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
Consolation bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Pennsylvania | 10 | |||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||
| Pennsylvania | 1 | |||||
| Indiana | 5 | |||||
| Indiana | 3 | |||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
  Northern Little League El Cajon, California |
Notable players
- Brian Sipe of El Cajon went on to play professional football in the NLF and USFL from 1974 through 1985; he was inducted to the Little League Hall of Excellence in 1999.[1]
References
- ^ "Hall of Excellence". Little League Baseball. Retrieved August 25, 2018.