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The 1997 Little League World Series took place between August 18 and August 23 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Linda Vista Little League of Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico, defeated South Mission Viejo Little League of Mission Viejo, California, in the championship game of the 51st Little League World Series. Mexico secured a dramatic come-from-behind win by staging a four-run rally in the bottom of sixth inning.[1]
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Qualification
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- August 18
| Europe | 0–3 | Latin America |
| East | 1–0 | Central |
| Far East | 5–1 | Canada |
| West | 10–6 | South |
- August 19
| Europe | 5–0 | Canada |
| West | 9–0 | Central |
| Latin America | 12–0 (4 innings) |
Far East |
| South | 5–0 (8 innings) |
East |
(August 20
| Latin America | 3–0 | Canada |
| Central | 2–8 | South |
| Far East | 2–1 | Europe |
| East | 0–3 | West |
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Elimination round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 August | ||||||
 Yokohama, Japan | 0 | |||||
| 23 August | ||||||
 Guadalupe, Nuevo León | 1 | |||||
| Guadalupe, Nuevo León | 5 | |||||
| 21 August (5 innings) | ||||||
  Mission Viejo, California | 4 | |||||
| Mission Viejo, California | 12 | |||||
 Bradenton, Florida | 1 | |||||
| 1997 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Linda Vista Little League Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico |
Notable players
- Lastings Milledge (Bradenton, Florida) – outfielder in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball
- Kevin Duffy (Bradenton, Florida) - First Base in NCAA and owner of Duffel’s Dugout
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