1975 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament

1975 Little League World SeriesTournament details

Dates| August 20–August 23
Teams| 4
Final positions
Champions|  Lakewood Little League
Lakewood, New Jersey
Runner-up|  Belmont Heights Little League
Tampa, Florida

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The 1975 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 23 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Lakewood Little League of Lakewood, New Jersey, defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida, in the championship game of the 29th Little League World Series. Only three games were played in the tournament, consisting of two semi-final games and the championship game, as the third-place game was forfeited.

Little League Baseball banned all non-US teams from this tournament, due to allegations of teams from Taiwan using out-of-district players.[1] After an uproar of criticism and an investigation that could produce no evidence of rules violations,[2] the ban was rescinded for the 1976 event.[3] The next LLWS tournament held without international teams was the 2021 edition, played during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

## Teams

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Davenport, Iowa
Central Region
American Little League

Lakewood, New Jersey
East Region
Lakewood Little League
Tampa, Florida
South Region
Belmont Heights Little League
Northridge, California
West Region
American Little League

## Bracket

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| August 20| |

|  New Jersey| 2

| August 23

|  California| 0 |

|  New Jersey| 4

| August 21

| |  Florida| 3

|  Florida | 8

|  Iowa| 5 |

| Third place

| August 22 Forfeit

|  California| 0

|  Iowa | 6
1975 Little League World Series Champions

Lakewood Little League
Lakewood, New Jersey

## Champions path

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The Lakewood LL went undefeated, winning all four games to reach the LLWS.[4][5] In total, their record was 6–0.

Round | Opposition | Result

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New Jersey State Tournament
Semifinal |  Bergenfield American LL | 8–7 (8 inn.)
Championship |  Nottingham LL | 5–2
East Regional
Semifinals |  North Burlington LL | 5–4
East Region Championship |  Carbino Club LL | 4–2

## Notable players

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* Vance Lovelace (Tampa, Florida) - Played in MLB for the California Angels and Seattle Mariners from 1988-90.
* Albert Everett (Tampa, Florida) - Drafted in the 21st Round of the 1981 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins. Brother of Carl Everett.

## References

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1. ^ "Other Little League World Series scandals". Chicago Tribune. February 11, 2015.
2. ^ Holmes, Baxter (August 16, 2011). "With adults involved, youth baseball can be more than child's play". Los Angeles Times.
3. ^ See: Little League World Series (Far East Region) § 1975 Ban.
4. ^ "New Jersey State Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
5. ^ "East Region Tournament". Unpage.com. Retrieved October 17, 2010.

## Further reading

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* Reizer, John (2019). Once in a Lifetime: The Story of a National Championship Little League Team. ASIN B07QPH28B9. "The story of the 1975 Little League World's Championship is told by one of its participants, young John Reizer."

## External links

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* 1975 Little League World Series
* Line scores for the 1975 LLWS

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