The 1988 Little League World Series took place between August 23 and August 27 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Taiping Little League of Taichung, Taiwan, defeated the Pearl City Little League of Pearl City, Hawaii, in the championship game of the 42nd Little League World Series.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | August 23–August 27 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Taiping Little LeagueTaichung, Taiwan |
| Runner-up |   Pearl City Little LeaguePearl City, Hawaii |
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1989 →
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| United States | International |
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 Tulsa, OklahomaCentral Region Tulsa Little League |
 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Canada RegionGlace Bay Little League |
 Andover, MassachusettsEast Region National Little League |
 Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaEurope Region Aramco Little League |
 Spring, TexasSouth Region Northwest 45 Little League |
Taichung, Taiwan Far East Region Taiping Little League |
| Pearl City, Hawaii West Region Pearl City Little League |
 Curundu, PanamaLatin America Region Curundu Little League |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
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| August 23 | |||||||||
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| Panama | 4 | ||||||||
| August 25 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 5 | ||||||||
| Taiwan | 16 | ||||||||
| August 24 | |||||||||
| Canada | 1 | ||||||||
| Canada | 5 | ||||||||
| August 27 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | ||||||||
| Taiwan | 10 | ||||||||
| August 23 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 0 | ||||||||
| Texas | 8 | ||||||||
| August 25 | |||||||||
| Massachusetts | 6 | ||||||||
| Texas | 4 | ||||||||
| August 24 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | Third place | |||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | ||||||||
| August 26 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | ||||||||
| Canada | 2 | ||||||||
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| Texas | 3 | ||||||||
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| Games A &B | Game D | ||||
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| August 24 | |||||
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| Panama | 1 | ||||
| August 26 | |||||
| Massachusetts | 2 | ||||
| Massachusetts | 1 | ||||
| August 25 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | ||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | ||||
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| Saudi Arabia | 12 | ||||
| Game C | |||||
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| August 26 | |||||
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| Panama | 7 | ||||
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| Oklahoma | 0 | ||||
| 1988 Little League World Series Champions |
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 Taiping Little League Taichung, Taiwan |