1962 Little League World Series

The 1962 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 25 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Moreland Little League of San Jose, California, defeated Jaycee Little League of Kankakee, Illinois, in the championship game of the 16th Little League World Series.

1962 Little League World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 21–August 25
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Moreland Little League San Jose, California
Runners-up	Jaycee Little League Kankakee, Illinois
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Teams

Countries, States and Provinces represented at the 1962 Little League World Series

United States	International
Kankakee, Illinois Central Region Jaycee Little League	Stoney Creek, Ontario Canada Region Optimist Little League
Pitman, New Jersey East Region Pitman Little League	Vienne, France Europe Region Poitiers Post Little League
Del Rio, Texas South Region Val Verde County Little League	Kunitachi, Tokyo Far East Region Kunitachi Little League
San Jose, California West Region Moreland Little League	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Latin America Region Del Norte Little League

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Texas	1
	New Jersey	2
					New Jersey	5
					Illinois	9
	Illinois	13
	Canada	1
									Illinois	0
									California	3
	France	2
	California	22
					California	2
					Mexico	0			Third place
	Mexico	3
	Japan	2
									New Jersey	8
									Mexico	5

Consolation bracket

	Games A & B				Game C
	Texas	2
	Canada	1
					Texas	8
					France	2
	France	2
	Japan	1
					Game D
					Canada	0
					Japan	9

1962 Little League World Series Champions
Moreland Little League San Jose, California

Notable players

• Larvell Blanks of Del Rio went on to play in MLB as an infielder from 1972 through 1980

External links

• 1962 Little League World Series
• Line scores for the 1962 LLWS