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Little League World Series
Champions & Runner-Ups
from Los Angeles County
Little League Baseball World Series game in 2007 at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, PA. Photo by Ruhrfisch at Wikimedia Commons.
The first U.S. Little League team to win back-to-back World Series championships was from the Long Beach Little League. The Long Beach players, nicknamed the "Beach Boys," were initially defeated in the 1992 series, 6-0, by the opposing team from the Philippines. However, the Filipino players were later disqualified for fielding ineligible players (determined to be over-age and/or not from the little league district they were supposed to be from). As a result of the forfeit, the Long Beach team was awarded the 1992 Little League World Championship. The following year, in 1993, the "Beach Boys" again won the Little League World Championship by defeating Panama, 3-2. Pitcher Sean Burroughs went on to play professionally for San Diego, Tampa Bay, Arizona and Minnesota from 2002-2012.
Little League Baseball World Series
Little League World Series, Ages 10-12
Held at South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Since 1947
| Year |
Champion Team & Runner-Up |
| 1963 |
Granada Hills (Champion - defeated Stratford, Connecticutt) |
| 1992 |
Long Beach (Champion - defeated Zamboanga City, Philippines) |
| 1993 |
Long Beach (Champion - defeated David, Chiriquí, Panama) |
| 1994 |
Northridge (Runner-Up, defeated by Maracaibo, Venezuela) |
| 2023 |
El Segundo (Champion - defeated Pabao Little League, Willemstad, Curacao) |
Junior Little League World Series, Ages 13-14
Held at Taylor, Michigan, Since 1981
| Year |
Champion Team & Runner-Up |
| 1987 |
Rowland Heights (Champion - defeated Wappinger, New York) |
| 1995 |
Northridge (Runner-Up, defeated by Lake Charles, Louisiana) |
| 2003 |
La Mirada (Champion - defeated Santiago, Panama) |
Senior Little League World Series, Ages 13-16
Held at Easley, South Carolina, Since 1961
| Year |
Champion Team & Runner-Up |
| 1963 |
Downey (Runner-Up, defeated by Monterey, Mexico) |
| 1998 |
Diamond Bar (Champion - defeated Conway, Florida) |
Little League Softball World Series
Note: no runner-up information was found for Little League Softball World Series games.
Little League World Series, Ages 10-12
Held at Greenville, North Carolina, Since 1974
| Year |
Champion Team |
| 1980 |
Glendale |
| 1982 |
Glendale |
| 1990 |
Glendale |
Senior League Softball World Series, Ages 13-16
Held at Sussex County, Delaware, Since 1976
| Year |
Champion Team |
| 2001 |
Glendale |
Big League Softball World Series, Ages 14-18
Since 1992, Discontinued in 2016
| Year |
Champion Team |
| 1996 |
Lancaster |
| 2005 |
Lancaster |
