International baseball tournament held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| City | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dates | 7–10 August 1968 (1968-08-07 – 1968-08-10) |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Charleston, West Virginia |
| Runner-up |  New Hyde Park, New York |
| 1969 → | |
The 1968 Big League World Series took place from August 7–10 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Charleston, West Virginia defeated New Hyde Park, New York in the championship game.
This was the inaugural BLWS.
Teams
| United States |
|---|
 Winston-Salem, North CarolinaSouthwest Forsyth Host |
| New Hyde Park, New York East |
 Indianapolis, IndianaNorth |
| Charleston, West Virginia South |
 Barstow–Victorville, CaliforniaWest |
Results
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | West Virginia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | West Virginia (F/8) | 5 | — | New York | 2 | |||||||||||||
| — | California | 2 | 2–0 | West Virginia | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1–0 | North Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | North Carolina | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | Indiana | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3–0 | West Virginia (F/9) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | New York | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | North Carolina | |||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | New York | 9 | 1–1 | New York | ||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | California | 1–1 | California | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Indiana | |||||||||||||||||
| 1968 Big League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Charleston, West Virginia |
References
- Little Loop Play Continues Today. Kannapolis Daily Independent
- Charleston Wins, 3-2 on Run by Taschler. Charleston Gazette-Mail
- Barstow Eliminated. Ontario Daily Report
- Charleston Big League Club Nears Title After Turning Back Winston-Salem 3-1. Charleston Gazette-Mail
- Tabor's Single Gives Charleston Boys National Title. Charleston Gazette-Mail
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