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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 baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The series is traditionally played in October, although before expansion of the regular-season schedule from 154 to 162 games the event occasionally started in late September (most recently in 1955) and the entire 1918 series took place early in that month due to the World War I "Work or Fight" order forcing an early end to that year's regular ...
List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game records; List of Major League Baseball attendance records; List of Major League Baseball postseason records. List of World Series career records; List of World Series single-game records; List of World Series single-series records
The Yankees won the World Series again in 1996, and in 1998 began a run of three consecutive titles. From 1995 to 2007, the Yankees made the playoffs each year; their 13-season postseason streak was the second-longest in MLB history. [ 9 ]
Most consecutive World Series wins (as a manager): 5, Casey Stengel; Most pennants won: 10, Casey Stengel, John McGraw; Most World Series appearances (as a manager): 10, Casey Stengel; Most World Series appearances (as a team): 40, New York Yankees; Most World Series titles (as a team): 27, New York Yankees; Most MVP Awards won: 7, Barry Bonds
The first modern World Series was played in 1903 and, after a hiatus in 1904, has taken place every season except 1994, [2] when a players' strike forced the cancellation of the postseason. [3] The current AL pennant holders are the New York Yankees, who beat the Cleveland Guardians for the pennant on October 19, 2024.
World Series / Chronicle-Telegraph Cup Champion 1900 – Brooklyn Superbas: Brooklyn Superbas 1901: Chicago White Stockings: Pittsburgh Pirates – 1902: Philadelphia Athletics – 1903: Boston Americans: Boston Americans 1904: New York Giants – 1905: Philadelphia Athletics: New York Giants 1906: Chicago White Sox: Chicago Cubs
In their first season, led by Calvin Griffith, they won the first American League pennant in 1901 with an 83-53-1 record. Pennant winners did not formally meet for the World Series until 1903, but the White Sox reached their first one in 1906 with a 93-58-3 record while managed by Fielder Jones.