List of World Series champions | World Series
AtthefirstWorldSeries,heldin1903,theBostonAmericans(frontrow)defeatedthePittsburghPirates(backrow)ineightgames.TheWorldSeriesistheannualchampionshipseriesofMajorLeagueBaseball(MLB)andconcludestheMLBpostseason.Firstplayedin1903,[1]theWorldSerieschampionshipisabest-of-sevenplayoffandisacontestbetweenthechampionsofbaseballsNationalLeague(NL)andAmericanLeague(AL).[2]Oftenreferredtoasthe"FallClassic",[3]themodernWorldSerieshasbeenplayedeveryyearsince1903withtwoexceptions:in1904,whentheNLchampionN...
At the first World Series, held in 1903, the Boston Americans (front row) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (back row) in eight games.The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason. First played in 1903,[1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs National League (NL) and American League (AL).[2] Often referred to as the "Fall Classic",[3] the modern World Series has been played every year since 1903 with two exceptions: in 1904, when the NL champion New York Giants declined to play the AL champion Boston Americans; and in 1994, when the series was canceled due to the players strike.[1][2][4][5]
The best-of-seven style has been the format of all World Series except in 1903, 1919, 1920, and 1921, when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff.[1][2] Although the large majority of contests have been played entirely during the m...