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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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