1975 Little League World Series

The 1975 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 23 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Lakewood Little League of Lakewood, New Jersey, defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida, in the championship game of the 29th Little League World Series. Only three games were played in the tournament, consisting of two semi-final games and the championship game, as the third-place game was forfeited.

DatesAugust 20–August 23

Teams4

Champions Lakewood Little League
Lakewood, New Jersey

Runners-up Belmont Heights Little League
Tampa, Florida

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1975 Little League World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 20–August 23
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Lakewood Little League Lakewood, New Jersey
Runners-up	Belmont Heights Little League Tampa, Florida
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In the 1970s, "whispers about overage Asian participants grew to shouts" when over a three-year stretch Taiwan outscored U.S. teams, 120–2, in a span of nine Little League World Series games. Then LLWS chairman Peter McGovern reluctantly agreed to a blanket ban of all international teams. After an uproar of criticism and an investigation that could produce no evidence of rules violations,^[1] the ban was rescinded for the 1976 event.^[2] The next LLWS tournament held without international teams was the 2021 edition, played during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.