1999 Little League World Series

The 1999 Little League World Series was the 63rd Little League World Series. It was won by Osaka, which was managed by Tsutomu Kameyama. In the finale, Kazuki Sumiyama tossed a two-hit shutout to beat Phenix City, AL, 5-0. It was the first shutout in the finale in 8 years. Sumiyama hit .615 in the Series and won two games, fanning 19 in 11 innings. Other notable players included Colby Rasmus (Phenix City) and Stephen Fife, both of whom would appear in the major leagues. Japan had last won a Little League World Series in 1976.

Sources include 2000 Baseball Almanac

Participants

United States Teams				International Teams
Region	City	League		Region	City	League
Central	Brownsburg, IN	Brownsburg Little League		Canada	Victoria, BC	Gordon Head Little League
East	Toms River, NJ	Toms River East American Little League		Europe	Ramstein Air Force Base	Ramstein Little League
South	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City National Little League		Far East	Hirakata, Osaka	Hirakata Little League
West	Boise, ID	South Central Boise Little League		Latin America	Yabucoa	Juan A. Bibiloni Little League

Results

Game Results

PoolPlay

August 22

• Hirakata, Osaka 7, Victoria, BC 3
• Toms River, NJ 6, Phenix City, AL 0

August 23

• Yabucoa 6, Victoria, BC 4
• Phenix City, AL 5, Brownsburg, IN 4
• Hirakata, Osaka 5, Ramstein Air Force Base 2
• Toms River, NJ 4, Boise, ID 0

August 24

• Yabucoa 3, Hirakata, Osaka 1
• Toms River, NJ 3, Brownsburg, IN 1
• Victoria, BC 5, Ramstein Air Force Base 3
• Phenix City, AL 12, Boise, ID 0

August 25

• Yabucoa 16, Ramstein Air Force Base 2
• Boise, ID 2, Brownsburg, IN 0

Finals

August 27

• Hirakata, Osaka 12,
• Phenix City, AL 3, Toms River, NJ 2

August 28

• Hirakata, Osaka 5, Phenix City, AL 0

Bracket

	Semifinals					Finals
	Hirakata, Osaka		12
	Yabucoa		2
						Hirakata, Osaka		5
						Phenix City, AL		0
	Phenix City, AL		3
	Toms River, NJ		2