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List Of World Series Winners By Year

Leana Rogers Salamah
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List Of World Series Winners By Year

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, contested since 1903 between the champions of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). Winning a World Series title marks the pinnacle of achievement in professional baseball. This article provides a comprehensive list of World Series winners by year, along with insights into the most successful teams and memorable moments in World Series history.

World Series Winners by Year

Year Winner League Opponent League Results
1903 Boston Americans AL Pittsburgh Pirates NL Boston 5, Pittsburgh 3
1904 Not Played
1905 New York Giants NL Philadelphia Athletics AL New York 4, Philadelphia 1
1906 Chicago White Sox AL Chicago Cubs NL Chicago (AL) 4, Chicago (NL) 2
1907 Chicago Cubs NL Detroit Tigers AL Chicago 4, Detroit 0, 1 tie
1908 Chicago Cubs NL Detroit Tigers AL Chicago 4, Detroit 1
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates NL Detroit Tigers AL Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 3
1910 Philadelphia Athletics AL Chicago Cubs NL Philadelphia 4, Chicago 1
1911 Philadelphia Athletics AL New York Giants NL Philadelphia 4, New York 2
1912 Boston Red Sox AL New York Giants NL Boston 4, New York 3, 1 tie
1913 Philadelphia Athletics AL New York Giants NL Philadelphia 4, New York 1
1914 Boston Braves NL Philadelphia Athletics AL Boston 4, Philadelphia 0
1915 Boston Red Sox AL Philadelphia Phillies NL Boston 4, Philadelphia 1
1916 Boston Red Sox AL Brooklyn Robins NL Boston 4, Brooklyn 1
1917 Chicago White Sox AL New York Giants NL Chicago 4, New York 2
1918 Boston Red Sox AL Chicago Cubs NL Boston 4, Chicago 2
1919 Cincinnati Reds NL Chicago White Sox AL Cincinnati 5, Chicago 3
1920 Cleveland Indians AL Brooklyn Robins NL Cleveland 5, Brooklyn 2
1921 New York Giants NL New York Yankees AL New York (NL) 5, New York (AL) 3
1922 New York Giants NL New York Yankees AL New York 4, New York 0, 1 tie
1923 New York Yankees AL New York Giants NL New York (AL) 4, New York (NL) 2
1924 Washington Senators AL New York Giants NL Washington 4, New York 3
1925 Pittsburgh Pirates NL Washington Senators AL Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3
1926 St. Louis Cardinals NL New York Yankees AL St. Louis 4, New York 3
1927 New York Yankees AL Pittsburgh Pirates NL New York 4, Pittsburgh 0
1928 New York Yankees AL St. Louis Cardinals NL New York 4, St. Louis 0
1929 Philadelphia Athletics AL Chicago Cubs NL Philadelphia 4, Chicago 1
1930 St. Louis Cardinals NL Philadelphia Athletics AL St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 2
1931 St. Louis Cardinals NL Philadelphia Athletics AL St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 3
1932 New York Yankees AL Chicago Cubs NL New York 4, Chicago 0
1933 New York Giants NL Washington Senators AL New York 4, Washington 1
1934 St. Louis Cardinals NL Detroit Tigers AL St. Louis 4, Detroit 3
1935 Detroit Tigers AL Chicago Cubs NL Detroit 4, Chicago 2
1936 New York Yankees AL New York Giants NL New York (AL) 4, New York (NL) 2
1937 New York Yankees AL New York Giants NL New York 4, New York 1
1938 New York Yankees AL Chicago Cubs NL New York 4, Chicago 0
1939 New York Yankees AL Cincinnati Reds NL New York 4, Cincinnati 0
1940 Cincinnati Reds NL Detroit Tigers AL Cincinnati 4, Detroit 3
1941 New York Yankees AL Brooklyn Dodgers NL New York 4, Brooklyn 1
1942 St. Louis Cardinals NL New York Yankees AL St. Louis 4, New York 1
1943 New York Yankees AL St. Louis Cardinals NL New York 4, St. Louis 1
1944 St. Louis Cardinals NL St. Louis Browns AL St. Louis (NL) 4, St. Louis (AL) 2
1945 Detroit Tigers AL Chicago Cubs NL Detroit 4, Chicago 3
1946 St. Louis Cardinals NL Boston Red Sox AL St. Louis 4, Boston 3
1947 New York Yankees AL Brooklyn Dodgers NL New York 4, Brooklyn 3
1948 Cleveland Indians AL Boston Braves NL Cleveland 4, Boston 2
1949 New York Yankees AL Brooklyn Dodgers NL New York 4, Brooklyn 1
1950 New York Yankees AL Philadelphia Phillies NL New York 4, Philadelphia 0
1951 New York Yankees AL New York Giants NL New York (AL) 4, New York (NL) 2
1952 New York Yankees AL Brooklyn Dodgers NL New York 4, Brooklyn 3
1953 New York Yankees AL Brooklyn Dodgers NL New York 4, Brooklyn 2
1954 New York Giants NL Cleveland Indians AL New York 4, Cleveland 0
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers NL New York Yankees AL Brooklyn 4, New York 3
1956 New York Yankees AL Brooklyn Dodgers NL New York 4, Brooklyn 3
1957 Milwaukee Braves NL New York Yankees AL Milwaukee 4, New York 3
1958 New York Yankees AL Milwaukee Braves NL New York 4, Milwaukee 3
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers NL Chicago White Sox AL Los Angeles 4, Chicago 2
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates NL New York Yankees AL Pittsburgh 4, New York 3
1961 New York Yankees AL Cincinnati Reds NL New York 4, Cincinnati 1
1962 New York Yankees AL San Francisco Giants NL New York 4, San Francisco 3
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers NL New York Yankees AL Los Angeles 4, New York 0
1964 St. Louis Cardinals NL New York Yankees AL St. Louis 4, New York 3
1965 Los Angeles Dodgers NL Minnesota Twins AL Los Angeles 4, Minnesota 3
1966 Baltimore Orioles AL Los Angeles Dodgers NL Baltimore 4, Los Angeles 0
1967 St. Louis Cardinals NL Boston Red Sox AL St. Louis 4, Boston 3
1968 Detroit Tigers AL St. Louis Cardinals NL Detroit 4, St. Louis 3
1969 New York Mets NL Baltimore Orioles AL New York 4, Baltimore 1
1970 Baltimore Orioles AL Cincinnati Reds NL Baltimore 4, Cincinnati 1
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates NL Baltimore Orioles AL Pittsburgh 4, Baltimore 3
1972 Oakland Athletics AL Cincinnati Reds NL Oakland 4, Cincinnati 3
1973 Oakland Athletics AL New York Mets NL Oakland 4, New York 3
1974 Oakland Athletics AL Los Angeles Dodgers NL Oakland 4, Los Angeles 1
1975 Cincinnati Reds NL Boston Red Sox AL Cincinnati 4, Boston 3
1976 Cincinnati Reds NL New York Yankees AL Cincinnati 4, New York 0
1977 New York Yankees AL Los Angeles Dodgers NL New York 4, Los Angeles 2
1978 New York Yankees AL Los Angeles Dodgers NL New York 4, Los Angeles 2
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates NL Baltimore Orioles AL Pittsburgh 4, Baltimore 3
1980 Philadelphia Phillies NL Kansas City Royals AL Philadelphia 4, Kansas City 2
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers NL New York Yankees AL Los Angeles 4, New York 2
1982 St. Louis Cardinals NL Milwaukee Brewers AL St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 3
1983 Baltimore Orioles AL Philadelphia Phillies NL Baltimore 4, Philadelphia 1
1984 Detroit Tigers AL San Diego Padres NL Detroit 4, San Diego 1
1985 Kansas City Royals AL St. Louis Cardinals NL Kansas City 4, St. Louis 3
1986 New York Mets NL Boston Red Sox AL New York 4, Boston 3
1987 Minnesota Twins AL St. Louis Cardinals NL Minnesota 4, St. Louis 3
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers NL Oakland Athletics AL Los Angeles 4, Oakland 1
1989 Oakland Athletics AL San Francisco Giants NL Oakland 4, San Francisco 0
1990 Cincinnati Reds NL Oakland Athletics AL Cincinnati 4, Oakland 0
1991 Minnesota Twins AL Atlanta Braves NL Minnesota 4, Atlanta 3
1992 Toronto Blue Jays AL Atlanta Braves NL Toronto 4, Atlanta 2
1993 Toronto Blue Jays AL Philadelphia Phillies NL Toronto 4, Philadelphia 2
1994 Not Played
1995 Atlanta Braves NL Cleveland Indians AL Atlanta 4, Cleveland 2
1996 New York Yankees AL Atlanta Braves NL New York 4, Atlanta 2
1997 Florida Marlins NL Cleveland Indians AL Florida 4, Cleveland 3
1998 New York Yankees AL San Diego Padres NL New York 4, San Diego 0
1999 New York Yankees AL Atlanta Braves NL New York 4, Atlanta 0
2000 New York Yankees AL New York Mets NL New York (AL) 4, New York (NL) 1
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks NL New York Yankees AL Arizona 4, New York 3
2002 Anaheim Angels AL San Francisco Giants NL Anaheim 4, San Francisco 3
2003 Florida Marlins NL New York Yankees AL Florida 4, New York 2
2004 Boston Red Sox AL St. Louis Cardinals NL Boston 4, St. Louis 0
2005 Chicago White Sox AL Houston Astros NL Chicago 4, Houston 0
2006 St. Louis Cardinals NL Detroit Tigers AL St. Louis 4, Detroit 1
2007 Boston Red Sox AL Colorado Rockies NL Boston 4, Colorado 0
2008 Philadelphia Phillies NL Tampa Bay Rays AL Philadelphia 4, Tampa Bay 1
2009 New York Yankees AL Philadelphia Phillies NL New York 4, Philadelphia 2
2010 San Francisco Giants NL Texas Rangers AL San Francisco 4, Texas 1
2011 St. Louis Cardinals NL Texas Rangers AL St. Louis 4, Texas 3
2012 San Francisco Giants NL Detroit Tigers AL San Francisco 4, Detroit 0
2013 Boston Red Sox AL St. Louis Cardinals NL Boston 4, St. Louis 2
2014 San Francisco Giants NL Kansas City Royals AL San Francisco 4, Kansas City 3
2015 Kansas City Royals AL New York Mets NL Kansas City 4, New York 1
2016 Chicago Cubs NL Cleveland Indians AL Chicago 4, Cleveland 3
2017 Houston Astros AL Los Angeles Dodgers NL Houston 4, Los Angeles 3
2018 Boston Red Sox AL Los Angeles Dodgers NL Boston 4, Los Angeles 1
2019 Washington Nationals NL Houston Astros AL Washington 4, Houston 3
2020 Los Angeles Dodgers NL Tampa Bay Rays AL Los Angeles 4, Tampa Bay 2
2021 Atlanta Braves NL Houston Astros AL Atlanta 4, Houston 2
2022 Houston Astros AL Philadelphia Phillies NL Houston 4, Philadelphia 2
2023 Texas Rangers AL Arizona Diamondbacks NL Texas 4, Arizona 1

Most World Series Wins by Team

The New York Yankees hold the record for the most World Series championships, with 27 titles. The St. Louis Cardinals are second with 11 titles, followed by the Boston Red Sox with 9 titles. — Susie Wiles: Biography, Career, And Political Influence

Rank Team Championships
1 New York Yankees 27
2 St. Louis Cardinals 11
3 Boston Red Sox 9
4 Oakland Athletics 9
5 San Francisco Giants 8
6 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
7 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
8 Cincinnati Reds 5
9 Detroit Tigers 4
10 Chicago White Sox 3
11 Minnesota Twins 3
12 Toronto Blue Jays 2
13 Florida Marlins 2
14 Kansas City Royals 2
15 Chicago Cubs 3
16 Atlanta Braves 2
17 Baltimore Orioles 3
18 Philadelphia Phillies 2
19 Washington Nationals 1
20 Arizona Diamondbacks 1
21 Houston Astros 2
22 Cleveland Guardians 2
23 Texas Rangers 1
24 Milwaukee Braves 1
25 Brooklyn Dodgers 1

Memorable World Series Moments

  • 1955: The Brooklyn Dodgers win their first and only World Series title, defeating the New York Yankees.
  • 1969: The "Miracle Mets" upset the Baltimore Orioles to win the World Series.
  • 1986: The New York Mets rally to defeat the Boston Red Sox in a dramatic Game 6, capped by Mookie Wilson's ground ball through Bill Buckner's legs.
  • 2004: The Boston Red Sox break the "Curse of the Bambino," winning their first World Series title in 86 years.
  • 2016: The Chicago Cubs end their 108-year championship drought, defeating the Cleveland Indians in a thrilling seven-game series.

Conclusion

The World Series is a storied tradition in baseball, showcasing the highest level of competition and creating lasting memories for fans. This comprehensive list of World Series winners provides a historical overview of the championship series, highlighting the most successful teams and unforgettable moments in the game's history. — American Airlines Credit Union: Contact Info & Support

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