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The Big League World Series was a baseball tournament for youth aged 15 to 18 years old that began in 1968. [1] On August 26, 2016, Little League International announced that it was eliminating the Big League Level of both baseball and softball , citing low participation levels over the previous 15 years. [ 2 ]
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
August 12 – Enos Slaughter, 86, Hall of Fame right fielder who spent 13 seasons (1938–1942, 1946–1953) with the St. Louis Cardinals and was a ten-time All-Star, batting .300 lifetime and leading the National League in triples twice and in doubles, hits and RBI once each; best known for his "mad dash" to score from first base on Harry ...
The Cubs had won the first 2 games of the series (1984 marked the last time that the League Championship Series was a best-of-five series) over the Padres. Incidentally, Durham went 3-for-20 in the NLCS, garnering two of his three hits in the final two games on home runs (his shot in Game 4 had given the Cubs a 3–2 lead).
The first scheduled night World Series game was Game 4 of the 1971 World Series at Three Rivers Stadium. [24] Afterward, World Series games were frequently scheduled at night, when television audiences were larger. Game 6 of the 1987 World Series was the last World Series game played in the daytime, [25] indoors at the Metrodome in Minnesota.
The 1993 Big League World Series took place from August 13–21 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Taipei , Taiwan defeated host Broward County , Florida in the championship game. A new format was introduced this year. [ 1 ]
The 2002 Big League World Series took place from August 3–10 in Easley, South Carolina, United States. San Juan, Puerto Rico defeated Hughesville, Maryland in the championship game. A mixed-pool format was introduced this year.
The 1972 Big League World Series took place from August 14–19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Orlando , Florida defeated Inglewood , California in the championship game. Teams