1962 Little League World Series

The 1962 Little League World Series was the 16th Little League World Series. Teams came from Stoney Creek, ON, Tokyo, Poitiers Post (France), Monterrey, Nuevo León, San Jose, CA, Kankakee, IL, Pitman, NJ and Del Rio, TX. In the finale, the Moreland team from San Jose no-hit the Jaycee team from Kankakee with T. Campbell striking out 11 and allowing only one walk and one hit batsman. D. Brewster did well in a losing cause, fanning 10. The Series featured the only future major leaguer to play in a LLWS from 1959-1966, Larvell Blanks of the Valley Verde club from Del Rio.

Source: 2012 Little League World Series Media Guide

Participants

United States Teams				International Teams
Region	City	League		Region	City	League
Central	Kankakee, IL	Jaycee Little League		Canada	Stoney Creek, ON	Optimist Little League
East	Pitman, NJ	Pitman Little League		Europe	Vienne, Isère	Poitiers Post Little League
South	Del Rio, TX	Val Verde County Little League		Far East	Kunitachi, Tokyo	Kunitachi Little League
West	San Jose, CA	Moreland Little League		Latin America	Monterrey	Del Norte Little League

Results

Game Results

• Pitman, NJ 2, Del Rio, TX 1
• Kankakee, IL 13, Stoney Creek, ON 1
• San Jose, CA 22, Vienne, Isère 2
• Monterrey 3, Kunitachi, Tokyo 2
• Kankakee, IL 9, Pitman, NJ 5
• San Jose, CA 2, Monterrey 0
• Pitman, NJ 8, Monterrey 5 (Consolation game)
• San Jose, CA 3, Kankakee, IL 0 (Championship game)

• Del Rio, TX 2, Stoney Creek, ON 1
• Vienne, Isère 2, Kunitachi, Tokyo 1
• Del Rio, TX 8, Vienne, Isère 0 (5th place)
• Kunitachi, Tokyo 9, Stoney Creek, ON 0 (7th place)

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Pitman, NJ	2
		Del Rio, TX	1
							Pitman, NJ	5
							Kankakee, IL	9
		Kankakee, IL	13
		Stoney Creek, ON	1
												Kankakee, IL	0
												San Jose, CA	3
		San Jose, CA	22
		Vienne, Isère	2
							San Jose, CA	2
							Monterrey	0
		Monterrey	3
		Kunitachi, Tokyo	2