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World Series Winners List

The following table lists the past winners and runners up of the World Series, from the first in 1903 when the Boston Pilgrims beat the Pittsburgh Pirates. See also the winners of the most valuable player (MVP).



The winner of World Series has been determined through a best-of-7 playoff - except for in 1903, 1919, 1920, and 1921, when the winner was determined through a best-of-9 playoff. The winning team is awarded the Commissioner's Trophy.

Year Event Winner Runner Up Series Score
2021 117 Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 4-2
2020 116 Los Angeles Dodgers Tampa Bay Rays 4-2
2019 115 Washington Nationals Houston Astros 4-3
2018 114 Boston Red Sox Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1
2017 113 Houston Astros Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3
2016 112 Chicago Cubs Cleveland Indians 4-3
2015 111 Kansas City Royals New York Mets 4–1
2014 110 San Francisco Giants Kansas City Royals 4-3
2013 109 Boston Red Sox St. Louis Cardinals 4-2
2012 108 San Francisco Giants Detroit Tigers 4-0
2011 107 St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers 4-3
2010 106 San Francisco Giants Texas Rangers 4-1
2009 105 New York Yankees Philadelphia Phillies 4-2
2008 104 Philadelphia Phillies Tampa Bay Rays 4-1
2007 103 Boston Red Sox Colorado Rockies 4-0
2006 102 St. Louis Cardinals Detroit Tigers 4-1
2005 101 Chicago White Sox Houston Astros 4-0
2004 100 Boston Redsox St. Louis Cardinals 4-0
2003 99 Florida Marlins New York Yankees 4-2
2002 98 Anaheim Angels San Francisco Giants 4-3
2001 97 Arizona Diamondbacks New York Yankees 4-3
2000 96 New York Yankees New York Mets 4-1
1999 95 New York Yankees Atlanta Braves 4-0
1998 94 New York Yankees San Diego Padres 4-0
1997 93 Florida Marlins Cleveland Indians 4-3
1996 92 New York Yankees Atlanta Braves 4-2
1995 91 Atlanta Braves Cleveland Indians 4-1
1994 - No World Series Players Strike -
1993 90 Toronto Blue Jays Philadelphia Phillies 4-2
1992 89 Toronto Blue Jays Atlanta Braves 4-2
1991 88 Minnesota Twins Atlanta Braves 4-3
1990 87 Cincinnati Reds Oakland Athletics 4-0
1989 86 Oakland Athletics San Francisco Giants 4-0
1988 85 Los Angeles Dodgers Oakland Athletics 4-1
1987 84 Minnesota Twins St. Louis Cardinals 4-3
1986 83 New York Mets Boston Red Sox 4-3
1985 82 Kansas City Royals St. Louis Cardinals 4-3
1984 81 Detroit Tigers San Diego Padres 4-1
1983 80 Baltimore Orioles Philadelphia Phillies 4-1
1982 79 St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Brewers 4-3
1981 78 Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees 4-2
1980 77 Philadelphia Phillies Kansas City Royals 4-2
1979 76 Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles 4-3
1978 75 New York Yankees Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2
1977 74 New York Yankees Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2
1976 73 Cincinnati Reds New York Yankees 4-0
1975 72 Cincinnati Reds Boston Red Sox 4-3
1974 71 Oakland Athletics Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1
1973 70 Oakland Athletics New York Mets 4-3
1972 69 Oakland Athletics Cincinnati Reds 4-3
1971 68 Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles 4-3
1970 67 Baltimore Orioles Cincinnati Reds 4-1
1969 66 New York Mets Baltimore Orioles 4-1
1968 65 Detroit Tigers St. Louis Cardinals 4-3
1967 64 St. Louis Cardinals Boston Red Sox 4-3
1966 63 Baltimore Orioles Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0
1965 62 Los Angeles Dodgers Minnesota Twins 4-3
1964 61 St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees 4-3
1963 60 Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees 4-0
1962 59 New York Yankees San Francisco Giants 4-3
1961 58 New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds 4-1
1960 57 Pittsburgh Pirates New York Yankees 4-3
1959 56 Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago White Sox 4-2
1958 55 New York Yankees Milwaukee Braves 4-3
1957 54 Milwaukee Braves New York Yankees 4-3
1956 53 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
1955 52 Brooklyn Dodgers New York Yankees 4-3
1954 51 New York Giants Cleveland Indians 4-0
1953 50 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2
1952 49 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
1951 48 New York Yankees New York Giants 4-2
1950 47 New York Yankees Philadelphia Phillies 4-0
1949 46 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1
1948 45 Cleveland Indians Boston Braves 4-2
1947 44 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
1946 43 St. Louis Cardinals Boston Red Sox 4-3
1945 42 Detroit Tigers Chicago Cubs 4-3
1944 41 St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Browns 4-2
1943 40 New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals 4-1
1942 39 St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees 4-1
1941 38 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1
1940 37 Cincinnati Reds Detroit Tigers 4-3
1939 36 New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds 4-0
1938 35 New York Yankees Chicago Cubs 4-0
1937 34 New York Yankees New York Giants 4-1
1936 33 New York Yankees New York Giants 4-2
1935 32 Detroit Tigers Chicago Cubs 4-2
1934 31 St. Louis Cardinals Detroit Tigers 4-3
1933 30 New York Giants Washington Nationals 4-1
1932 29 New York Yankees Chicago Cubs 4-0
1931 28 St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Athletics 4-3
1930 27 Philadelphia Athletics St. Louis Cardinals 4-2
1929 26 Philadelphia Athletics Chicago Cubs 4-1
1928 25 New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals 4-0
1927 24 New York Yankees Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0
1926 23 St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees 4-3
1925 22 Pittsburgh Pirates Washington Nationals 4-3
1924 21 Washington Nationals New York Giants 4-3
1923 20 New York Yankees New York Giants 4-2
1922 19 New York Giants New York Yankees 4-0
1921 18 New York Giants New York Yankees 5-3
1920 17 Cleveland Indians Brooklyn Robins 5-2
1919 16 Cincinnati Reds Chicago White Sox 5-3
1918 15 Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs 4-2
1917 14 Chicago White Sox New York Giants 4-2
1916 13 Boston Red Sox Brooklyn Robins 4-1
1915 12 Boston Red Sox Philadelphia Phillies 4-1
1914 11 Boston Braves Philadelphia Athletics 4-0
1913 10 Philadelphia Athletics New York Giants 4-1
1912 9 Boston Red Sox New York Giants 4-3
1911 8 Philadelphia Athletics New York Giants 4-2
1910 7 Philadelphia Athletics Chicago Cubs 4-1
1909 6 Pittsburgh Pirates Detroit Tigers 4-3
1908 5 Chicago Cubs Detroit Tigers 4-1
1907 4 Chicago Cubs Detroit Tigers 4-0
1906 3 Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs 4-2
1905 2 New York Giants Philadelphia Athletics 4-1
1904 - No World Series Team refused to play -
1903 1 Boston Pilgrims Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3


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