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.East Region Little League The Region initially consisted of teams from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and two Canadian provinces (Ontario and Quebec). A year later, in 1958, the Canada Region was created and given its own automatic berth In the LLWS. 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, and 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.
YearChampionCityLLWSRecord1957North End LL Bridgeport, ConnecticutThird Place1–11958Darien LL Darien, ConnecticutFourth Place1–21959Schenectady National LL Schenectady, New YorkThird Place2–11960Levittown American LL Levittown, PennsylvaniaChampions3–01961Levittown American LL Levittown, PennsylvaniaSixth Place1–21962Pitman LL Pitman, New JerseyThird Place2–11963Stratford LL Stratford, ConnecticutRunner-Up2–11964Mid-Island LL Staten Island, New YorkChampions3–01965Windsor Locks LL Windsor Locks, ConnecticutChampions3–01966West New York American LL West New York, New JerseyRunner-Up2–11967Newtown-Edgemont LL Newtown Square, PennsylvaniaThird Place2–11968Hagerstown National LL Hagerstown, MarylandSixth Place1–21969Newberry LL Williamsport, PennsylvaniaFifth Place2–11970Wayne American LL Wayne, New JerseyChampions3–01971Augusta East LL Augusta, MaineSixth Place1–21972New City LL New City, New YorkFifth Place2–11973Colonie LL Colonie, New YorkEighth Place0–31974Pop Smith LL New Haven, ConnecticutSixth Place1–21975Lakewood LL Lakewood, New JerseyChampions2–01976Forestville LL Bristol, ConnecticutFifth Place2–11977Carman LL Rotterdam, New YorkThird Place2–11978Rockville Centre American LL Rockville Centre, New YorkSixth Place1–21979Ridgewood National LL Ridgewood, New JerseySeventh Place1–21980Darlington American LL Pawtucket, Rhode IslandSeventh Place1–21981Stamford Federal LL Stamford, ConnecticutSixth Place1–21982Easton LL Easton, MarylandEighth Place0–31983Stamford American LL Stamford, ConnecticutFourth Place1–21984McCabe-Waters LL Bristol, ConnecticutEighth Place0–31985South Shore LL Staten Island, New YorkSeventh Place1–21986Brunswick LL Brunswick, MarylandSeventh Place1–21987Dover North LL Dover, New HampshireSeventh Place (tie)0–21988Andover National LL Andover, MassachusettsSixth Place1–21989Trumbull National LL Trumbull, ConnecticutChampions3–01990Shippensburg LL Shippensburg, PennsylvaniaRunner-Up2–11991South Shore American LL Staten Island, New YorkThird Place2–11992Nottingham LL Hamilton Square, New JerseyThird Place (tie)2–21993Bedford LL Bedford, New HampshireThird Place (tie)2–21994Middleborough LL Middleborough, Massachusetts5th Place1–21995Toms River East American LL Toms River, New Jersey5th Place1–21996Cranston Western LL Cranston, Rhode IslandRunner-Up2–31997Railway Park LL Pottsville, Pennsylvania6th Place1–21998Toms River East American LL Toms River, New JerseyChampions5–01999Toms River East American LL Toms River, New JerseyThird Place (tie)3–12000Goffstown LL Goffstown, New Hampshire8th Place0–3
Results by State
CountryEast RegionChampionshipsLLWS RegionChampionshipsRecordin LLWSPCT Connecticut 10 2 15–14 New Jersey 9 3 21–9 New York 8 1 13–11 Pennsylvania 6 11–7 Maryland 3 0 2–7 New Hampshire Rhode Island 2 3–5 Massachusetts 2–4 Maine 1 1–2 Total 44 7 70–66
See also Little League World Series (Mid-Atlantic Region) Little League World Series (New England Region)
References
External links Little League Online East Region Historical Results