International baseball tournament held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| City | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Dates | 17–22 August 1970 (1970-08-17 – 1970-08-22) |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lincolnwood, Illinois |
| Runner-up |  San Fernando/Simi Valley, California |
| ← 19691971 → | |
The 1970 Big League World Series took place from August 17–22 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Lincolnwood, Illinois defeated San Fernando/Simi Valley, California twice in the championship game. This was the first BLWS held in Fort Lauderdale.
This year marked the first appearance for the European, and Latin American regions.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Fort Lauderdale, FloridaHost |
 Thunder Bay, OntarioFort William Canada |
 New Hyde Park, New YorkEast |
 Rhineland-Palatinate, West GermanyRamstein Air Base Europe |
| Lincolnwood, Illinois North |
 San Juan, Puerto RicoLatin America |
 Charleston, West VirginiaCharleston East South |
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| San Fernando/Simi Valley, California North Valleys West |
Results
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| — | New York | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | West Virginia (F/9) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Illinois | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | West Virginia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Illinois | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | West Germany | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | Illinois | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | California | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Puerto Rico | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | California | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | California | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Florida | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Canada | 3–0 | California | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3–1 | Illinois | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | West Virginia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | New York | 17 | 1–1 | New York | 4 | 2–1 | Illinois | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | West Germany | 3 | 2–1 | New York | 5 | 3–1 | New York | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Florida | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 1–1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 Big League World Series Champions |
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 Lincolnwood, Illinois |
References
- Lincolnwood Wins 1st Game In Double-Header at Florida. Van Nuys Valley News
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