1983 Little League World Series

The 1983 Little League World Series was the 37th Little League World Series. It included teams from Sherbrooke, QC, Barahona, Barahona, Osaka, Osaka, Al Khobar (, made up of military family kids, it was the first Saudi Arabian participant), Sacramento, CA, Stamford, CT, Marietta, GA and West Chicago, IL. Osaka's Hidetoshi Yoshino threw a no-hitter against Saudi Arabia, while Japan was in turn no-hit by Barahona's Jose Almonte (Almonte hit a grand slam against Canada too). Rafael Santana of Barahona was 7 for 9 for the tournament. In the finale (attended by a record-setting 40,000 fans), Marietta beat Barahona, 3-1. Marc Pisciotta pitched a complete game win and drove in a run for Marietta to beat a hurler named Ruello. #9 hitter and CF J. Adkins was 2 for 2 with a run and a RBI for Marietta.

Participants

United States Teams				International Teams
Region	City	League		Region	City	League
Central	Chicago, IL	Jackie Robinson West Little League		Canada	Sherbrooke, QC	Sherbrooke Fleurimont Little League
East	Stamford, CT	Stamford American Little League		Europe	Al Khobar	Arabian Gulf Little League
South	Marietta, GA	East Marietta National Little League		Far East	Osaka	Osaka Yodogawa Little League
West	Sacramento, CA	Pacific Little League		Latin America	Barahona	Liquito Hernandez Little League

Results

Game Results

August 23

• Marietta, GA 7, Chicago, IL 2
• Osaka 1, Al Khobar 0

August 24

• Barahona 8, Sherbrooke, QC 2
• Stamford, CT 8, Sacramento, CA 2

August 25

• Marietta, GA 9, Stamford, CT 8
• Barahona 3, Osaka 0

August 27

• Osaka 11, Stamford, CT 3 (Consolation game)
• Marietta, GA 3, Barahona 1 (Championship game)

• Chicago, IL 15, Al Khobar 0
• Sacramento, CA 10, Sherbrooke, QC 0
• Al Khobar 2, Sherbrooke, QC 0 (7th Place)
• Chicago, IL 5, Sacramento, CA 0 (5th Place)

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Marietta, GA	7
		Chicago, IL	2
							Marietta, GA	9
							Stamford, CT	8
		Stamford, CT	8
		Sacramento, CA	2
												Marietta, GA	3
												Barahona	1
		Osaka	1
		Al Khobar	0
							Osaka	0
							Barahona	3
		Barahona	8
		Sherbrooke, QC	2