# 1978 Big League World Series

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

| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 3 | Upper round 3 | Upper round 3 | | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1–0 | Mexico | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Mexico | | — | Florida | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Mexico | | — | Florida | 9 | 1–0 | Florida | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Puerto Rico | | | | | 1–0 | Florida | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Puerto Rico | | | | | 1–0 | California | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | — | California | 8 | 1–0 | California | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | — | Rhode Island | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | — | Rhode Island | 2 | | | | | 2–0 | Florida | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3–0 | Taiwan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1–0 | Taiwan | 4 | | | | | 3–0 | Taiwan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| — | Host | 0 | — | Venezuela | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Host | 0 | — | Venezuela | 1 | 2–0 | Taiwan | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Taiwan | 13 | | | | 2–0 | Taiwan | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Taiwan | 13 | | | | 2–0 | Michigan | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1–0 | Michigan | 4 | 2–0 | Michigan | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Michigan | 11 | — | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Michigan | 11 | — | West Germany | 3 | | | | 4–0 | | | | | Taiwan (F/13) | 4 | – | | |
| — | Canada | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Canada | 5 | | | | | | | 4–0 | | | | | Taiwan (F/13) | 4 | – | | | 3–1 | Florida | 1 | – |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | | Lower round 4 | Lower round 4 | Lower round 4 | Lower round 5 | Lower round 5 | Lower round 5 | Lower final | Lower final | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | California | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 0–1 | West Germany | 6 | | 1–1 | West Germany | 1 | | | | 2–1 | Florida | 3 | | | | |
| | | | 0–1 | Puerto Rico | 9 | 1–1 | Venezuela | 0 | | | | | 2–1 | California | 4 | 3–1 | California | 2 | | | | |
| | | | 0–1 | Venezuela | 10 | | | | | | | | 4–1 | Host | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | Michigan | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1–1 | Mexico | 1 | | 3–1 | Host | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 0–1 | Rhode Island | 3 | 2–1 | Host | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 0–1 | Host (F/5) | 23 | 1–1 | Host | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 0–1 | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* 1978 Big League World Series Champions
* Taipei, Taiwan