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, FloridaHost Ottawa, OntarioCanada Providence, Rhode IslandEast Frankfurt, West GermanyEurope Grand Rapids, MichiganNorth Taipei, TaiwanFar East Tampa, FloridaSouth Monterrey, MexicoMexico Port Hueneme, CaliforniaWest Puerto RicoPuerto Rico VenezuelaVenezuela
Results Taiwan Opens Series in Customary Style. Colorado Springs Gazette TelegraphGermany Stars Drop Big League Series Opener. European Stars And StripesTaiwan Leads Big League Victors. The News-PressOttawa Team Eliminated. Winnipeg Free PressFrankfurt Eliminated in Big League Play. Doylestown IntelligencerU.S. Little Leaguers Drop First. The Lima NewsCalf. Nips Fla. in Big-Little. Fort Walton Beach Playground Daily NewsTampa in Big LL Series Finale. Ironwood Daily GlobeChina Wins 5th Straight Little League Title. Elyria Chronicle Telegram
1978 Big League World Series ChampionsTaipei, Taiwan
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