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The Championship Series of Major League Baseball
2000-present

Year	Champion	League	Manager	Games	Runner-Up
2004	Boston Red Sox	AL	Terry Francona	4-0	St. Louis Cardinals
2003	Florida Marlins	NL	Jack McKeon	4-2	New York Yankees
2002	Anaheim Angels	AL	Mike Scioscia	4-3	San Francisco Giants
2001	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	Bob Brenly	4-3	New York Yankees
2000	New York Yankees	AL	Joe Torre	4-1	New York Mets

the American League of Professional Baseball Champion
challenges
the National League of Professional Baseball Champion
to a series to determine the best professional baseball team
1903; 1905-1999

Year	Champion	League	Manager	Games	Runner-Up
1999	New York Yankees	AL	Joe Torre	4-0	Atlanta Braves
1998	New York Yankees	AL	Joe Torre	4-0	San Diego Padres
1997	Florida Marlins	NL	Jim Leyland	4-3	Cleveland Indians
1996	New York Yankees	AL	Joe Torre	4-2	Atlanta Braves
1995	Atlanta Braves	NL	Bobby Cox	4-3	Cleveland Indians
1994	*No Series Played - Players Strike
1993	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	Cito Gaston	4-2	Philadelphia Phillies
1992	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	Cito Gaston	4-2	Atlanta Braves
1991	Minnesota Twins	AL	Tom Kelly	4-3	Atlanta Braves
1990	Cincinnati Reds	NL	Lou Pinella	4-0	Oakland Athletics
1989	Oakland Athletics	AL	Tony LaRussa	4-0	San Francisco Giants
1988	Los Angeles Dodgers	AL	Tommy Lasorda	4-1	Oakland Athletics
1987	Minnesota Twins	AL	Tom Kelly	4-3	Saint Louis Cardinals
1986	New York Mets	NL	Davy Johnson	4-3	Boston Red Sox
1985	Kansas City Royals	AL	Dick Howser	4-3	Saint Louis Cardinals
1984	Detroit Tigers	AL	Sparky Anderson	4-1	San Diego Padres
1983	Baltimore Orioles	AL	Joe Altobelli	4-1	Philadelpia Phillies
1982	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	Whitey Herzog	4-3	Milwaukee Brewers
1981	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	Tommy Lasorda	4-2	New York Yankees
1980	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	Dallas Green	4-2	Kansas City Royals
1979	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	Chuck Tanner	4-3	Baltimore Orioles
1978	New York Yankees	AL	Bob Lemon	4-2	Los Angeles Dodgers
1977	New York Yankees	AL	Billy Martin	4-2	Los Angeles Dodgers
1976	Cincinnati Reds	NL	Sparky Anderson	4-0	New York Yankees
1975	Cincinnati Reds	NL	Sparky Anderson	4-3	Boston Red Sox
1974	Oakland Athletics	AL	Alvin Dark	4-1	Los Angeles Dodgers
1973	Oakland Athletics	AL	Dick Williams	4-3	New York Mets
1972	Oakland Athletics	AL	Dick Williams	4-3	Cincinnati Reds
1971	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	Danny Murtaugh	4-3	Baltimore Orioles
1970	Baltimore Orioles	AL	Earl Weaver	4-1	Cincinnati Reds
1969	New York Mets	NL	Gil Hodges	4-1	Baltimore Orioles
1968	Detroit Tigers	AL	Mayo Smith	4-3	St. Louis Cardinals
1967	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	Red Schoendienst	4-3	Boston Red Sox
1966	Baltimore Orioles	AL	Hank Bauer	4-0	Los Angeles Dodgers
1965	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	Walter Alston	4-3	Minnesota Twins
1964	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	Johnny Keane	4-3	New York Yankees
1963	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	Walter Alston	4-0	New York Yankees
1962	New York Yankees	AL	Ralph Houk	4-3	San Francisco Giants
1961	New York Yankees	AL	Ralph Houk	4-1	Cincinnati Reds
1960	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	Danny Murtaugh	4-3	New York Yankees
1959	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	Walter Alston	4-2	Chicago White Sox
1958	New York Yankees	AL	Casey Stengel	4-3	Milwaukee Braves
1957	Milwaukee Braves	NL	Fred Haney	4-3	New York Yankees
1956	New York Yankees	AL	Casey Stengel	4-3	Brooklyn Dodgers
1955	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	Walter Alston	4-3	New York Yankees
1954	New York Giants	NL	Leo Durocher	4-0	Cleveland Indians
1953	New York Yankees	AL	Casey Stengel	4-2	Brooklyn Dodgers
1952	New York Yankees	AL	Casey Stengel	4-3	Brooklyn Dodgers
1951	New York Yankees	AL	Casey Stengel	4-2	New York Giants
1950	New York Yankees	AL	Casey Stengel	4-0	Philadelphia Phillies
1949	New York Yankees	AL	Casey Stengel	4-1	Brooklyn Dodgers
1948	Cleveland Indians	AL	Lou Boudreau	4-2	Boston Braves
1947	New York Yankees	AL	Bucky Harris	4-3	Brooklyn Dodgers
1946	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	Eddie Dyer	4-3	Boston Red Sox
1945	Detroit Tigers	AL	Steve O'Neill	4-3	Chicago Cubs
1944	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	Billy Southworth	4-2	St. Louis Browns
1943	New York Yankees	AL	Joe McCarthy	4-1	St. Louis Cardinals
1942	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	Billy Southworth	4-1	New York Yankees
1941	New York Yankees	AL	Joe McCarthy	4-1	Brooklyn Dodgers
1940	Cincinnati Reds	NL	Bill McKechnie	4-3	Detroit Tigers
1939	New York Yankees	AL	Joe McCarthy	4-0	Cincinnati Reds
1938	New York Yankees	AL	Joe McCarthy	4-0	Chicago Cubs
1937	New York Yankees	AL	Joe McCarthy	4-1	New York Giants
1936	New York Yankees	AL	Joe McCarthy	4-2	New York Giants
1935	Detroit Tigers	AL	Mickey Cochrane	4-2	Chicago Cubs
1934	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	Frankie Frisch	4-3	Detroit Tigers
1933	New York Giants	NL	Bill Terry	4-1	Washington Senators
1932	New York Yankees	AL	Joe McCarthy	4-0	Chicago Cubs
1931	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	Gabby Street	4-3	Philadelphia Athletics
1930	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	Connie Mack	4-1	St. Louis Cardinals
1929	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	Connie Mack	4-1	Chicago Cubs
1928	New York Yankees	AL	Miller Huggins	4-0	St. Louis Cardinals
1927	New York Yankees	AL	Miller Huggins	4-0	Pittsburgh Pirates
1926	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	Rogers Hornsby	4-3	New York Yankees
1925	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	Bill McKechnie	4-3	Washington Senators
1924	Washington Senators	AL	Bucky Harris	4-3	New York Giants
1923	New York Yankees	AL	Miller Huggins	4-2	New York Giants
1922	New York Giants	NL	John McGraw	4-0-1	New York Yankees
1921	New York Giants	NL	John McGraw	5-3	New York Yankees
1920	Cleveland Indians	AL	Tris Speaker	5-2	Brooklyn Robins
1919	Cincinnati Reds	NL	Pat Moran	4-3	Chicago White Sox
1918	Boston Red Sox	AL	Ed Barrow	4-2	Chicago Cubs
1917	Chicago White Sox	AL	Pants Rowland	4-2	New York Giants
1916	Boston Red Sox	AL	Bill Carrigan	4-1	Brooklyn Robins
1915	Boston Red Sox	AL	Bill Carrigan	4-1	Philadelphia Phillies
1914	Boston Braves	NL	George Stallings	4-0	Philadelphia Athletics
1913	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	Connie Mack	4-1	New York Giants
1912	Boston Red Sox	AL	Jake Stahl	4-3-1	New York Giants
1911	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	Connie Mack	4-2	New York Giants
1910	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	Connie Mack	4-1	Chicago Cubs
1909	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	Fred Clark	4-3	Detroit Tigers
1908	Chicago Cubs	NL	Frank Chance	4-1	Detroit Tigers
1907	Chicago Cubs	NL	Frank Chance	4-0-1	Detroit Tigers
1906	Chicago White Sox	AL	Fielder Jones	4-2	Chicago Cubs
1905	New York Giants	NL	John McGraw	4-1	Philadelphia Athletics
1904	*No Series Played - Challenge refused by the New York Giants
1903	Boston Pilgrims	AL	Jimmy Collins	5-3	Pittsburgh Pirates
1902	*No Series Played - No challenge issued
1901	*No Series Played - No challenge issued

**League Champions in years with no World Series**
	National League Champion	American League Champion
1994	Montreal Expos	New York Yankees
1904	New York Giants	Boston Pilgrims
1902	Pittsburgh Pirates	Philadelphia Athletics
1901	Pittsburgh Pirates	Chicago White Sox

the American Association of Baseball Champion
challenges
the National League of Professional Baseball Champion
to a series to determine the best professional baseball club
1884-1890

Year	Champion	League	Manager	Games	Runner-Up
1890	*Tied Series
1889	New York Giants	NL	Jim Mutrie	6-3	Brooklyn Bridegrooms
1888	New York Giants	NL	Jim Mutrie	6-4	St. Louis Brown Stockings
1887	Detroit Wolverines	NL	Bill Watkins	10-5	St. Louis Brown Stockings
1886	St. Louis Brown Stockings	AA	Charlie Comiskey	4-2	Chicago White Stockings
1885	*Tied Series
1884	Providence Grays	NL	Frank Bancroft	3-0	New York Metropolitans

Years with a tied series
	National League Champion	American Association Champion	Games
1890	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	Louisville Cyclones	3-3-1
1885	Chicago White Stockings	St. Louis Brown Stockings	3-3-1

**Modern Era World Series Championships by Franchise**
1	Anaheim Angels	2002
1	Arizona Diamondbacks	2001
1	Boston Red Sox	2004
1	Florida Marlins	2003
1	New York Yankees	2000

**Two League Era World Series Championshps by Franchise**
25	New York Yankees	1923	1927	1928	1932	1936	1937	1938	1939	1941	1943	1947
		1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1956	1958	1961	1962	1977	1978
		1996	1998	1999
9	Philadelphia/Oakland Athletics	1910	1911	1913	1929	1930	1972	1973	1974	1989
9	St. Louis Cardinals	1926	1931	1934	1942	1944	1946	1964	1967	1982
6	Brooklyn/Los Angeles Robins/Dodgers	1955	1959	1963	1965	1981	1988
5	Boston Pilgrims/Red Sox	1903	1912	1915	1916	1918
5	Cincinnati Reds	1919	1940	1975	1976	1990
5	New York Giants	1905	1921	1922	1933	1954
5	Pittsburgh Pirates	1909	1925	1960	1970	1979
4	Detroit Tigers	1935	1945	1968	1984
3	Baltimore Orioles	1966	1970	1983
3	Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves	1914	1957	1996
3	Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins	1924	1987	1991
2	Chicago Cubs	1907	1908
2	Chicago White Sox	1906	1917
2	Cleveland Indians	1920	1948
2	New York Mets	1969	1986
2	Toronto Blue Jays	1991	1992
1	Florida Marlins	1997
1	Kansas City Royals	1985
1	Philadelphia Phillies	1980

**All Time World Series Championships by Franchise**
26	New York Yankees	1923	1927	1928	1932	1936	1937	1938	1939	1941	1943	1947
		1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1956	1958	1961	1962	1977	1978
		1996	1999	1999	2000
10	St. Louis Brown Stockings/Cardinals	1886	1926	1931	1934	1942	1944	1946	1964	1967	1982
9	Philadelphia/Oakland Athletics	1910	1911	1913	1929	1930	1972	1973	1974	1989
7	New York Giants	1888	1889	1905	1921	1922	1933	1954
6	Boston Pilgrims/Red Sox	1903	1912	1915	1916	1918	2004
6	Brooklyn/Los Angeles Robins/Dodgers	1955	1959	1963	1965	1981	1988
5	Cincinnati Reds	1919	1940	1975	1976	1990
5	Pittsburgh Pirates	1909	1925	1960	1971	1979
4	Detroit Tigers	1935	1945	1968	1984
3	Baltimore Orioles	1966	1970	1983
3	Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves	1914	1957	1996
3	Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins	1924	1987	1991
2	Chicago Cubs	1907	1908
2	Chicago White Sox	1906	1917
2	Cleveland Indians	1920	1948
2	Florida Marlins	1997	2003
2	New York Mets	1969	1986
2	Toronto Blue Jays	1991	1992
1	Anaheim Angels	2002
1	Arizona Diamondbacks	2001
1	Detroit Wolverines	1887
1	Kansas City Royals	1985
1	Philadelphia Phillies	1980
1	Providence Grays	1884

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