The 1958 Little League World Series took place on August 19 through 22 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico,See: Mexico in the Little League World Series. won its second consecutive Little League World Series (LLWS) by defeating the Jaycee Little League of Kankakee, Illinois, in the 12th championship game. The Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico team was the first team to win in consecutive years, a feat only matched by Seoul, South Korea (1984/1985) and Long Beach, California (1992/1993).
This was the last LLWS to be played at Original Field in Williamsport. This was the first LLWS to include teams from more than four qualifying regions, and also the first to give automatic berths to teams from Canada, represented by the Valleyfield Little League of Valleyfield, Quebec, and to Latin America, represented by Monterrey.
Teams
United States International Kankakee, IllinoisNorth RegionJaycee Little League Valleyfield, Quebec Canada RegionValleyfield Little League Darien, ConnecticutEast RegionDarien Little League Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoLatin America RegionIndustrial Little League Gadsden, AlabamaSouth RegionNational League of Gadsden Honolulu, HawaiiPacific RegionPearl Harbor Little League Portland, OregonWest regionRose City Little League
Bracket
1958 Little League World Series ChampionsIndustrial Little LeagueMonterrey, Nuevo León
Champions path
RoundOppositionResultMexico Championship? Tolteca LL ?? Metropolitana LL ?? Maya LL ?Latinoamerican Championship?Puerto Rico15–0?Venezuela2–0
Notable players Keith Lampard (Portland, Oregon) - former MLB outfielder - Houston Astros Héctor Torres (Monterrey, Mexico) - former MLB SS, 2B, 3B, and coach Carlos "Bobby" Trevino (Monterrey, Mexico) - former MLB outfielder - California Angels Rick Wise (Portland, Oregon) - former MLB pitcher
Footnotes
External links Little League World Series Line scores for the 1958 LLWS