The 1961 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 in South 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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 22–August 26 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |   Northern Little LeagueEl Cajon, California |
| Runner-up |  El Campo Little LeagueEl Campo, Texas |
Teams
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| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Terre Haute, IndianaNorth Region American Little League |
  Montreal, QuebecCanada Region Kiwanis East Little League |
 Levittown, PennsylvaniaEast Region American Little League |
 Pirmasens, West GermanyEurope Region Pirmasens Housing Area Little League |
| El Campo, Texas South Region El Campo Little League |
 Hilo, HawaiiPacific Region Hilo American Little League |
| El Cajon, California West Region Northern Little League |
  Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoLatin America Region Industrial Little League |
Winners bracket
edit| 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 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
Consolation bracket
edit| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| Pennsylvania | 10 | |||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||
| Pennsylvania | 1 | |||||
| Indiana | 5 | |||||
| Indiana | 3 | |||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
  Northern Little League El Cajon, California |
Notable players
edit- Brian Sipe of El Cajon went on to play professional football in the NFL and USFL from 1974 through 1985; he was inducted to the Little League Hall of Excellence in 1999.[1]
- George Strickler of American Little League became a successful engineer and golfer.
References
edit- ^ "Hall of Excellence". Little League Baseball. Retrieved August 25, 2018.