1978 Big League World Series

1978 Big League World Series

Tournament information
Location	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates	August 12–19
Final positions
Champions	Taipei, Taiwan
Runner-up	Tampa, Florida

The 1978 Big League World Series took place from August 12–19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Taipei, Taiwan defeated Tampa, Florida in the championship game. It was Taiwan's fifth straight championship.

This year featured the debut of the Venezuela region.

Teams

United States	International
Broward County, Florida Host	Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Providence, Rhode Island East	Frankfurt, West Germany Europe
Grand Rapids, Michigan North	Taipei, Taiwan Far East
Tampa, Florida South	Monterrey, Mexico Mexico
Port Hueneme, California West	Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
	Venezuela Venezuela

Results

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Opening Round

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	—	Host	0
	—	Taiwan	13

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	—	Michigan	11
	—	Canada	5

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	—	Mexico
	—	Puerto Rico

Winner's Bracket

	—					—					Bracket Final
	1–0	Taiwan	4
	—	Venezuela	1
						2–0	Taiwan
						2–0	Michigan
	1–0	Michigan	4
	—	West Germany	3
											3–0	Taiwan	2
											2–0	Florida	1
	1–0	Mexico	3
	—	Florida	9
						1–0	Florida
						1–0	California
	—	California	8
	—	Rhode Island	2

Loser's Bracket

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Bracket Semifinal

0–1

Puerto Rico

9

0–1

Venezuela

10

0–1

West Germany

6

1–1

Venezuela

0

1–1

California

21

1–1

West Germany

1

2–1

California

4

4–1

Host

2

2–1

Michigan

1

3–1

Host

5

1–1

Mexico

1

0–1

Rhode Island

3

2–1

Host

10

0–1

Host (F/5)

23

1–1

Host

6

0–1

Canada

0

Elimination Round

	Semifinals					Championship
	3–0	Taiwan	2
	2–0	Florida	1
						4–0	Taiwan (F/13)	4
						3–1	Florida	1
	2–1	Florida	3
	3–1	California	2

1978 Big League World Series Champions
Taipei, Taiwan

References