1968 Little League World Series

The 1968 Little League World Series was the 22nd Little League World Series. Teams competing were from Sherbrooke, QC, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Osaka, Chinandega, Chinandega, Garden Grove, CA, Terre Haute, IN, Hagerstown, MD and Richmond, VA. In the finale, Osaka beat Richmond, 1-0, for the second straight Japanese title. It was the only 1-0 finale in a LLWS from 1954-2001. Each team got three hits in the championship game, but Japanese pitcher H. Higashide struck out 8 and walked 1 while US hurler Roger Miller walked 6 and struck out 5. One of the three US hits came from Richmond cleanup man Jim Pankovits, who would play in the majors. Garden Grove infielder Turk Schonert would become a NFL quarterback. Miller was notable for being the first player to hit three home runs in a LLWS game.

Participants

United States Teams				International Teams
Region	City	League		Region	City	League
Central	Terre Haute, IN	Terre Haute American Little League		Canada	Sherbrooke, QC	Sherbrooke-Lennoxville Little League
East	Hagerstown, MD	National Little League		Europe	Wiesbaden, Hesse	Wiesbaden Little League
South	Richmond, VA	Tuckahoe Little League		Far East	Osaka	Wakayama Little League
West	Santa Ana, CA	Bolsa Little League		Latin America	Chinandega, Chinandega	Chinandega Little League

Results

Game Results

• Santa Ana, CA 3, Sherbrooke, QC 1
• Richmond, VA 6, Chinandega, Chinandega 0
• Hagerstown, MD 3, Terre Haute, IN 1
• Osaka 6, Wiesbaden, Hesse 2
• Richmond, VA 4, Santa Ana, CA 0
• Hagerstown, MD 4, Osaka 0
• Santa Ana, CA 6, Osaka 0 (Consolation game)
• Richmond, VA 8, Hagerstown, MD 2 (Championship game)

• Chinandega, Chinandega 8, Sherbrooke, QC 7
• Terre Haute, IN 6, Wiesbaden, Hesse 3
• Wiesbaden, Hesse 4, Sherbrooke, QC 1 (7th place)
• Terre Haute, IN 2, Chinandega, Chinandega 1 (5th place)

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Santa Ana, CA	3
		Sherbrooke, QC	1
							Santa Ana, CA	0
							Richmond, VA	4
		Richmond, VA	6
		Chinandega, Chinandega	0
												Richmond, VA	8
												Hagerstown, MD	2
		Hagerstown, MD	3
		Terre Haute, IN	1
							Hagerstown, MD	4
							Osaka	1
		Osaka	6
		Wiesbaden, Hesse	2