Little League World Series (East Region)


The East Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between 1957 and 2000, until it was split into the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions in 2001.
The East Region was inaugurated in 1957 when the LLWS first gave out Series berths to Regional winners. The Region initially consisted of teams from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and two Canadian provinces. A year later, in 1958, the Canada Region was created and given its own automatic berth In the LLWS. Puerto Rico briefly competed in the East Region, from 1963 through 1967, before moving to the Latin American region. Delaware and Maryland moved to the East Region in 1968; Washington D.C., was given its own spot in the region in 1998.
Little League Baseball expanded the LLWS to sixteen teams for the 2001 Little League World Series. The East Region was split into the Mid-Atlantic Region and the New England Region.

Champions 1957-2000 in the East Region

The following table indicates the East Region champion and its LLWS performance in each year between 1957 and 2000.
YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
1957North End LL Bridgeport, ConnecticutThird Place1-1
1958Darien LL Darien, ConnecticutFourth Place1-2
1959Schenectady National LL Schenectady, New YorkThird Place2-1
1960Levittown American LL Levittown, PennsylvaniaChampions3-0
1961Levittown American LL Levittown, PennsylvaniaSixth Place1-2
1962Pitman LL Pitman, New JerseyThird Place2-1
1963Stratford LL Stratford, ConnecticutRunner-Up2-1
1964Mid-Island LL Staten Island, New YorkChampions3-0
1965Windsor Locks LL Windsor Locks, ConnecticutChampions3-0
1966West New York American LL West New York, New JerseyRunner-Up2-1
1967Newtown-Edgemont LL Newtown Square, PennsylvaniaThird Place2-1
1968Hagerstown National LL Hagerstown, MarylandSixth Place1-2
1969Newberry LL Williamsport, PennsylvaniaSeventh Place1-2
1970Wayne American LL Wayne, New JerseyChampions3-0
1971Augusta East LL Augusta, MaineSixth Place1-2
1972New City LL New City, New YorkFifth Place2-1
1973Colonie LL Colonie, New YorkEighth Place0-3
1974Pop Smith LL New Haven, ConnecticutSixth Place1-2
1975Lakewood LL Lakewood, New JerseyChampions2-0
1976Forestville LL Bristol, ConnecticutFifth Place2-1
1977Carman LL Rotterdam, New YorkThird Place2-1
1978Rockville Centre American LL Rockville Centre, New YorkSixth Place1-2
1979Ridgewood National LL Ridgewood, New JerseySeventh Place1-2
1980Darlington American LL Pawtucket, Rhode IslandSeventh Place1-2
1981Stamford Federal LL Stamford, ConnecticutSixth Place1-2
1982Easton LL Easton, MarylandEighth Place0-3
1983Stamford American LL Stamford, ConnecticutFourth Place1-2
1984McCabe-Waters LL Bristol, ConnecticutEighth Place0-3
1985South Shore LL Staten Island, New YorkSeventh Place1-2
1986Brunswick LL Brunswick, MarylandSeventh Place1-2
1987Dover North LL Dover, New HampshireSeventh Place 0-2
1988Andover National LL Andover, MassachusettsSixth Place1-2
1989Trumbull National LL Trumbull, ConnecticutChampions3-0
1990Shippensburg LL Shippensburg, PennsylvaniaRunner-Up2-1
1991South Shore American LL Staten Island, New YorkThird Place2-1
1992Nottingham LL Hamilton Square, New JerseyThird Place 2-2
1993Bedford LL Bedford, New HampshireThird Place 2-2
1994Middleborough LL Middleborough, Massachusetts5th Place1-2
1995Toms River East American LL Toms River, New Jersey5th Place1-2
1996Cranston Western LL Cranston, Rhode IslandRunner-Up2-3
1997Railway Park LL Pottsville, Pennsylvania6th Place1-2
1998Toms River East American LL Toms River, New JerseyChampions5-0
1999Toms River East American LL Toms River, New JerseyThird Place 3-1
2000Goffstown LL Goffstown, New Hampshire8th Place0-3

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