| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 22–August 26 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Pinkuang Little League Pintung, Taiwan |
| Runner-up | San Ramon Valley Little League Danville, California |
The 1978 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Pinkuang Little League of Pintung, Taiwan, defeated the San Ramon Valley Little League of Danville, California, in the championship game of the 32nd Little League World Series.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Palatine, Illinois Central Region South Little League |
Surrey, British Columbia Canada Region Whalley Little League |
| Rockville Centre, New York East Region American Little League |
Madrid, Spain Europe Region Torrejón Air Base Little League |
| Lexington, Kentucky South Region South Lexington Little League |
Pintung, Taiwan Far East Region Pinkuang Little League |
| Danville, California West Region San Ramon Valley Little League |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Latin America Region LaJavilla Little League |
Championship Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| New York | 1 | |||||||||
| August 24 | ||||||||||
| California | 4 | |||||||||
| California | 6 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| Kentucky | 5 | |||||||||
| Kentucky | 7 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | |||||||||
| California | 1 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 11 | |||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| August 24 | ||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 13 | |||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 0 | |||||||||
| August 23 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 12 | |||||||||
| Kentucky | 6 | |||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 4 | |||||||||
Position Bracket
| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 23 | ||||||
| New York | 12 | |||||
| August 25 | ||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| New York | 0 | |||||
| August 24 | ||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||
| Illinois | 2 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 25 | ||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| Illinois | 2 | |||||
| 1978 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
Pinkuang Little League Pintung, Taiwan |
Notable players
- Erik Johnson of the San Ramon team went on to play in MLB as an infielder in 1993 and 1994.
- Dave Veres of the Torrejón Air Base team went on to play in MLB as pitcher between 1994 and 2003.
- Al Haynes was an umpire in the 1978 LLWS. He later became the hero pilot of the 1989 United Airlines Flight 232.