The 1991 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 24 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. In the championship game of this 45th Little League World Series, the Hsi Nan Little League of Taichung, Taiwan, defeated the San Ramon Valley Little League of Danville, California.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 20–August 24 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Hsi Nan Little LeagueTaichung, Taiwan |
| Runner-up |   San Ramon Valley Little LeagueDanville, California |
Teams
edit| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Hamilton, OhioCentral Region Westside American Little League |
 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Canada RegionGlace Bay Little League |
 Staten Island, New YorkEast Region South Shore American Little League |
 Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaEurope Region Arabian American Little League |
 Dunedin, FloridaSouth Region National Little League |
Taichung, Taiwan Far East Region Hsi Nan Little League |
| Danville, California West Region San Ramon Valley Little League |
 San Cristóbal, Dominican RepublicLatin America Region Luis Montas Little League |
Championship bracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 20 | ||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 2 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 3 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 17 | |||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| August 24 | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 11 | |||||||||
| August 20 | ||||||||||
| California | 0 | |||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| New York | 8 | |||||||||
| New York | 4 | |||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| California | 13 | Third place | ||||||||
| Florida | 4 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| California | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| New York | 16 | |||||||||
Position bracket
edit| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 21 | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 10 | |||||
| August 23 | ||||||
| Ohio | 0 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 3 | |||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Florida | 2 | |||||
| Florida | 23 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 7 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 23 | ||||||
| Ohio | 5 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||
| 1991 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Hsi Nan Little League Taichung, Taiwan |
Notable players
edit- Michael Cammarata (Staten Island, New York) – New York City Fire Department firefighter, died during the September 11 attacks[1]
- Ron DeSantis (Dunedin, Florida) – Governor of Florida, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Lin Wei-chu (Taiwan) – Competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and played for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League from 2003 to 2013
- Jason Marquis (Staten Island, New York) – MLB pitcher from 2000 to 2015
- Brian Esposito (Staten Island, New York – MLB catcher in 2007 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 2010 for the Houston Astros
References
edit- ^ Beck, Howard (August 20, 2006). "Little League Remembers a Heroic 9/11 Firefighter". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
External links
edit- 1991 Little League World Series at the Wayback Machine (archived September 30, 2017)
- Line scores for the 1991 LLWS at the Wayback Machine (archived August 31, 2017)