International baseball tournament held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| City | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Dates | 14–18 August 1973 (1973-08-14 – 1973-08-18) |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lincolnwood, Illinois |
| Runner-up |  Orange County, California |
| ← 19721974 → | |
The 1973 Big League World Series took place from August 14–18 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Lincolnwood, Illinois defeated Orange County, California twice in the championship game.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Broward County, FloridaHost |
 Windsor, OntarioCanada |
 Dover, DelawareEast |
 West GermanyEurope |
| Lincolnwood, Illinois North |
 Puerto RicoLatin America |
 Winston-Salem, North CarolinaSouth |
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| Orange County, California West Orange County West |
Results
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Florida | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | California | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | California | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Puerto Rico | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Puerto Rico | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Canada | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | California | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | Illinois | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | West Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | North Carolina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | North Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Illinois | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Delaware | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Illinois | 7 | 3–0 | California | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3–1 | Illinois | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Puerto Rico | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Florida | 7 | 1–1 | Florida | 9 | 2–1 | Illinois | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Canada | 1 | 2–1 | Florida | 3–1 | Delaware | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | Delaware | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | North Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | West Germany | 0 | 1–1 | Delaware (F/8) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Delaware | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 Big League World Series Champions |
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 Lincolnwood, Illinois |
References
- OC Big-League Team Rolls, 9-2. Santa Ana Register
- West OC Big-Leaguers Rip Puerto Rico, 12-7. Santa Ana Register
- OC Big-Leaguers Notch 7-1 Win. Santa Ana Register
- A Title is Waiting. Santa Ana Register
- West Orange County Loses It. Santa Ana Register
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