1989 Little League World Series

The 1989 Little League World Series featured a turnout of 40,000 for the finale, a record at that time. The Little League World Series that year featured teams from Toronto, ON, Kaohsiung City, Dhahran, Maracaibo, Zulia, San Pedro, CA, Trumbull, CT, Tampa, FL and Davenport, IA. Victoria Brucker of San Pedro became the second girl to play in a LLWS while Betty Speziale became the first woman to serve as an umpire in a LLWS.

In the finale, Trumbull, CT beat Kaohsiung City by a 5-2 margin. The game's big star was Chris Drury, who went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI and a steal while pitching a complete game win; Drury would go on to be an Olympic hockey player and NHL Rookie of the Year instead of a baseball star. 1B K. Martin went 2 for 3 with 3 RBI and a solo homer for Trumbull as well. For Kaohsiung City, Chin-Chih Huang was on the losing side.

Source: LLWS Media Guide

Participants

United States Teams				International Teams
Region	City	League		Region	City	League
Central	Davenport, IA	Davenport East Little League		Canada	Toronto, ON	High Park Little League
East	Trumbull, CT	National Little League		Europe	Dhahran	Aramco Little League
South	Tampa, FL	Northside Little League		Far East	Kaohsiung	Kang-Tu Little League
West	San Pedro, CA	Eastview Little League		Latin America	Maracaibo	Coquivacoa Little League

Results

Game Results

August 22

• Kaohsiung 9, Dhahran 4
• Trumbull, CT 4, Davenport, IA 3

August 23

• San Pedro, CA 12, Tampa, FL 5
• Maracaibo 10, Toronto, ON 7

August 24

• Trumbull, CT 6, San Pedro, CA 3
• Kaohsiung 13, Maracaibo 0

August 26

• Maracaibo 10, San Pedro, CA 1 (Consolation game)
• Trumbull, CT 5, Kaohsiung 2 (Championship game)

August 23

• Dhahran 5, Davenport, IA 4

August 24

• Tampa, FL 1, Toronto, ON 0

August 25

• Davenport, IA 4,Toronto, ON 3 (7th Place)
• Tampa, FL 8, Dhahran 3 (5th Place)

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Kaohsiung	9
		Dhahran	4
							Kaohsiung	13
							Maracaibo	0
		Maracaibo	10
		Toronto, ON	7
												Kaohsiung	2
												Trumbull, CT	5
		Trumbull, CT	4
		Davenport, IA	3
							Trumbull, CT	6
							San Pedro, CA	3
		San Pedro, CA	12
		Tampa, FL	5