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.[1] The Region initially consisted of teams from New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and eastern Canada. Canada was given its own berth the following year. 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 – Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C. – and the New England region – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.
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.
Year | Champion | City | LLWS | Record |
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1957 | North End LL | Bridgeport, Connecticut | Third Place | 1–1 |
1958 | Darien LL | Darien, Connecticut | Fourth Place | 1–2 |
1959 | Schenectady National LL | Schenectady, New York | Third Place | 2–1 |
1960 | Levittown American LL | Levittown, Pennsylvania | Champions | 3–0 |
1961 | Levittown American LL | Levittown, Pennsylvania | Sixth Place | 1–2 |
1962 | Pitman LL | Pitman, New Jersey | Third Place | 2–1 |
1963 | Stratford LL | Stratford, Connecticut | Runner-Up | 2–1 |
1964 | Mid-Island LL | Staten Island, New York | Champions | 3–0 |
1965 | Windsor Locks LL | Windsor Locks, Connecticut | Champions | 3–0 |
1966 | West New York American LL | West New York, New Jersey | Runner-Up | 2–1 |
1967 | Newtown-Edgemont LL | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania | Third Place | 2–1 |
1968 | Hagerstown National LL | Hagerstown, Maryland | Sixth Place | 1–2 |
1969 | Newberry LL | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Seventh Place | 1–2 |
1970 | Wayne American LL | Wayne, New Jersey | Champions | 3–0 |
1971 | Augusta East LL | Augusta, Maine | Sixth Place | 1–2 |
1972 | New City LL | New City, New York | Fifth Place | 2–1 |
1973 | Colonie LL | Colonie, New York | Eighth Place | 0–3 |
1974 | Pop Smith LL | New Haven, Connecticut | Sixth Place | 1–2 |
1975 | Lakewood LL | Lakewood, New Jersey | Champions | 2–0 |
1976 | Forestville LL | Bristol, Connecticut | Fifth Place | 2–1 |
1977 | Carman LL | Rotterdam, New York | Third Place | 2–1 |
1978 | Rockville Centre American LL | Rockville Centre, New York | Sixth Place | 1–2 |
1979 | Ridgewood National LL | Ridgewood, New Jersey | Seventh Place | 1–2 |
1980 | Darlington American LL | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Seventh Place | 1–2 |
1981 | Stamford Federal LL | Stamford, Connecticut | Sixth Place | 1–2 |
1982 | Easton LL | Easton, Maryland | Eighth Place | 0–3 |
1983 | Stamford American LL | Stamford, Connecticut | Fourth Place | 1–2 |
1984 | McCabe-Waters LL | Bristol, Connecticut | Eighth Place | 0–3 |
1985 | South Shore LL | Staten Island, New York | Seventh Place | 1–2 |
1986 | Brunswick LL | Brunswick, Maryland | Seventh Place | 1–2 |
1987 | Dover North LL | Dover, New Hampshire | Seventh Place (tie) | 0–2 |
1988 | Andover National LL | Andover, Massachusetts | Sixth Place | 1–2 |
1989 | Trumbull National LL | Trumbull, Connecticut | Champions | 3–0 |
1990 | Shippensburg LL | Shippensburg, Pennsylvania | Runner-Up | 2–1 |
1991 | South Shore American LL | Staten Island, New York | Third Place | 2–1 |
1992 | Nottingham LL | Hamilton Square, New Jersey | Third Place (tie) | 2–2 |
1993 | Bedford LL | Bedford, New Hampshire | Third Place (tie) | 2–2 |
1994 | Middleborough LL | Middleborough, Massachusetts | 5th Place | 1–2 |
1995 | Toms River East American LL | Toms River, New Jersey | 5th Place | 1–2 |
1996 | Cranston Western LL | Cranston, Rhode Island | Runner-Up | 2–3 |
1997 | Railway Park LL | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 6th Place | 1–2 |
1998 | Toms River East American LL | Toms River, New Jersey | Champions | 5–0 |
1999 | Toms River East American LL | Toms River, New Jersey | Third Place (tie) | 3–1 |
2000 | Goffstown LL | Goffstown, New Hampshire | 8th Place | 0–3 |
Results by State
Country | East Region Championships | Record in LLWS | PCT |
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Connecticut | 10 | 15–14 | 0.517 |
New Jersey | 9 | 21–9 | 0.700 |
New York | 8 | 13–11 | 0.542 |
Pennsylvania | 6 | 10–8 | 0.556 |
Maryland | 3 | 2–7 | 0.222 |
New Hampshire | 3 | 2–7 | 0.222 |
Massachusetts | 2 | 2–4 | 0.333 |
Rhode Island | 2 | 3–5 | 0.375 |
Maine | 1 | 1–2 | 0.333 |
Total | 44 | 69–67 | 0.507 |