# 1973 Little League World Series

The 1973 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 25 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Tainan City Little League of Tainan City, Taiwan, defeated the Cactus Little League of Tucson, Arizona, in the championship game of the 27th Little League World Series.
The champions from Taiwan did not allow a run or a hit in the entire tournament, registering no hitters in each of their three tournament games. That feat has yet to be equalled in any other Little League World Series.

## Teams

| United States | International |
| Birmingham, Michigan Central Region Federal Little League | Surrey, British Columbia Canada Region Whalley Little League |
| Colonie, New York East Region Colonie Little League | Bitburg Air Base, West Germany Europe Region Bitburg Air Base Little League |
| Tampa, Florida South Region Belmont Heights Little League | Tainan City, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Far East Region Tainan City Little League |
| Tucson, Arizona West Region Cactus Little League | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Latin America Region Mitras Little League |
* Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

## Winners Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| August 21 | August 21 | | | |
| Taiwan | 18 | | | |
| Taiwan | 18 | August 23 | August 23 | | |
| Germany | 0 | August 23 | August 23 | |
| Germany | 0 | Taiwan | 27 | |
| August 21 | August 21 | | Taiwan | 27 | |
| August 21 | August 21 | Florida | 0 | |
| Florida | 11 | Florida | 0 | |
| Florida | 11 | | | | August 25 | August 25 |
| Canada | 2 | | | | August 25 | August 25 |
| Canada | 2 | | | | Taiwan | 12 |
| August 22 | August 22 | | | | | Taiwan | 12 |
| August 22 | August 22 | | | | Arizona | 0 |
| Arizona | 4 | | | | Arizona | 0 |
| Arizona | 4 | August 23 | August 23 | | | |
| New York | 0 | August 23 | August 23 | | | |
| New York | 0 | Arizona | 8 | | | |
| August 22 | August 22 | | Arizona | 8 | | | |
| August 22 | August 22 | Michigan | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Michigan | 8 | Michigan | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Michigan | 8 | | | | August 24 (F/7) | August 24 (F/7) |
| Mexico | 1 | | | | August 24 (F/7) | August 24 (F/7) |
| Mexico | 1 | | | | Florida | 2 |
| | | | | | Michigan | 1 |

## Consolation Bracket

| Games A & B | Games A & B | Game D | Game D |
| August 22 | August 22 |
| Germany | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | August 24 | August 24 |
| Canada | 9 | August 24 | August 24 |
| Canada | 9 | Canada | 2 |
| August 23 | August 23 | | Canada | 2 |
| August 23 | August 23 | Mexico | 0 |
| New York | 0 | Mexico | 0 |
| Mexico | 4 | | |
| Mexico | 4 | Game C | Game C |
| | | August 24 | August 24 |
| | | Germany | 3 |
| | | New York | 2 |
* 1973 Little League World Series Champions
* Tainan City Little League Tainan City, Taiwan

## Notable players

* Ed Vosberg (Tucson, Arizona) - Won a College World Series Championship with the University of Arizona in 1980 and an MLB World Series title with the Florida Marlins in 1997. Pitched 10 seasons in the MLB for the San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, and Montreal Expos between 1986 and 2002.
* George Crum (Tampa, Florida) - Drafted in the 23rd Round of the 1980 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers. Played 7 seasons in the minor leagues.
* Dwight Gooden (Tampa, Florida) was an integral part of the team that qualified for the LLWS but at 9 years old was too young to play at Williamsport.