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World Series Winners By Year: Complete List (1903-2024)

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World Series Winners By Year: Complete List (1903-2024)

The World Series, the championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, pits the champions of the American League (AL) against the National League (NL). Played every fall since 1903, except for 1904 and 1994, it's a best-of-seven format and a defining moment in baseball history. Are you looking for a quick reference to see which team hoisted the trophy each year? This in-depth guide provides a comprehensive list of World Series champions by year, along with key insights and historical context.

World Series Winners: 1903 - Present

Year Champion 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 Philadelphia Athletics AL St. Louis Cardinals NL Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 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 4, New York 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, (1 game suspended)
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

Teams with the Most World Series Wins

Which team has the most World Series titles? The New York Yankees lead the pack by a significant margin. Here’s a breakdown: — Blue Jays World Series Wins: When Did Toronto Triumph?

  1. New York Yankees: 27
  2. St. Louis Cardinals: 11
  3. Boston Red Sox: 9
  4. Oakland Athletics: 9
  5. San Francisco Giants: 8

Key World Series Facts and Stats

  • Longest World Series Game: Game 3 of the 2018 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox, which lasted 7 hours and 20 minutes.
  • Most World Series Appearances: The New York Yankees have appeared in 40 World Series.
  • Only Team to Win Back-to-Back Series Multiple Times: The New York Yankees have achieved this feat multiple times, showcasing their dynasty status.

FAQ Section

Which team has won the most World Series titles?

The New York Yankees have won the most World Series titles, with a total of 27 championships.

When was the first World Series played?

The first World Series was played in 1903 between the Boston Americans and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

How many teams have never won a World Series?

As of 2023, six MLB teams have never won a World Series: the Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, and Arizona Diamondbacks. — Oligrace OnlyFans Leak: What You Need To Know

Has any team won back-to-back World Series in recent years?

The New York Yankees were the last team to win back-to-back World Series, achieving this in 1998, 1999, and 2000.

What is the significance of the World Series?

The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball, representing the culmination of the MLB season and determining the champion team. — La Vuelta España 2025: Your Ultimate Guide

Conclusion

The World Series is more than just a baseball championship; it's a storied tradition filled with iconic moments and legendary teams. Whether you're a die-hard fan or a casual observer, understanding the history and champions of the World Series enriches your appreciation for the game. Use this guide as your go-to resource for all things World Series, and share the excitement with fellow baseball enthusiasts.

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