World Series

The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in professional baseball [i]. ...

and the culmination of the sport's postseason each October. The World Series is played between the American League

American League

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and National League

National League

The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, or simply the National League, is the older o...

champions. The Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and is awarded the World Series Trophy

World Series Trophy

The World Series Trophy is awarded each year by Major League Baseball [i] to the team winning the World Series [i] ...

, as well as World Series rings.

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Timeline

1908 The Chicago Cubs win the World Series by defeating the Detroit Tigers 2-0 in the fifth game. They haven't won the World Series sin

1914 Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Athletics 3-1, to win baseball's World Series.

1919 October 9 — Black Sox scandal: The Cincinnati Reds "win" the World Series.

1948 Cleveland Indians defeat the Boston Braves to win the World Series, four games to two.

1956 Don Larsen of the New York Yankees throws the first, and only perfect game in World Series history in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Yogi Berra caught the game. Dale Mitchell was the final out. The New York Yankees won the series.

1964 The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the visiting New York Yankees, 7-5 to win the World Series in seven games (4-3), ending a long run of 29 World Series appearances in 44 seasons for the Bronx Bombers (also known as the ''Yankee Dynasty'').

1969 The "miracle" New York Mets win the World Series, beating the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 1.

1977 Reggie Jackson blasts three home runs to lead the New York Yankees to World Series victory.

1991 The Minnesota Twins win the World Series.

1992 The Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series in 6 games, making them the first Canadian team to win.

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