| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gary, Indiana |
| Dates | August 17–22, 1981 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Georgetown, Delaware |
| Runner-up |  Danville, California |
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The 1981 Senior League World Series took place from August 17–22 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Georgetown, Delaware defeated Danville, California in the championship game.
Taiwan's streak of nine consecutive SLWS titles ended as they finished in third place. The mark of nine straight championships still stands for all divisions of Little League baseball, and softball.
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Georgetown, Delaware East |
  Surrey, British ColumbiaCanada |
 Taylor, MichiganNorth |
 Mons, BelgiumSHAPE Europe |
 Fort Myers, FloridaSouth |
 Taipei, TaiwanFar East |
| Danville, California West |
 Aruba, Netherlands AntillesLatin America |
Results
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| — | California | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Taiwan | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | California | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Netherlands Antilles | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Netherlands Antilles (F/10) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Canada | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | California | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | Delaware | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Belgium | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Delaware | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Delaware | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Florida | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Michigan | 6 | 3–0 | Delaware | 15 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3–1 | California | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Taiwan | 7 | 1–1 | Taiwan | 20 | 2–1 | California (F/9) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Canada | 1 | 2–1 | Taiwan | 3 | 3–1 | Taiwan | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Netherlands Antilles | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Belgium | 0 | 1–1 | Florida | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Florida | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 Senior League World Series Champions |
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 Georgetown, Delaware |
References
- Danville, Calif., has accomplished what only two other teams... . United Press International
- Midwest champion Taylor, Mich., combined strong pitching and solid... . United Press International
- Two high scoring teams are in command at the... . United Press International
- The Danville, Calif., West team ousted Taiwan from the... . United Press International
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