"The level of panic was pretty high” - Jon Rahm opens up about throwing first pitch at the 4th game of World Series
About MLB World Series
World Series is an annual competition held by Major League Baseball (MLB). It is a postseason playoff series that follows a best-of-seven format between the top teams across both the National and American League teams. The two leagues of Major League Baseball compete with each other to find the champion among them. This annual competition is also usually referred to as the ‘Fall Classics’.
The competition was established in the year 1903 and has been held ever since except for some rare cases. There had only ever been two seasons where the World Series was not held. There has been a total of 119 times the World Series has been held ever since its commencement. The New York Yankees franchise has been the one that have won the most titles in the World Series. The recent champion (as of 2023) were the Texas Rangers. The team won with a scoreline of 4-1 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
MLB World Series History
This grand competition started in 1903. The beginning of this competition takes root in the rivalry between the two great leagues of Major League Baseball which are the American League (AL) and the National League (NL).
The American League was founded on January 28, 1901. It had a fierce conflict with the National League which was founded on February 2, 1876. The American League was seen as a lesser circuit to the National League which just fueled the discord between the leagues. The two leagues agreed to sign an agreement to finally put their disagreement behind them in the year 1903 which ultimately became the starting point for the World Series Championship.
The two leagues agreed to respect each other as equals and started an interleague competition now known as the World Series Championship. It is a postseason series competition which is fought between the best teams from both the leagues. However, there were seasons where the Championship was fought between the best of nine games. The series has been played each year. But throughout the years there have been some exceptions as well. The years of exception were 1904 and 1994.
In the year, 1904, the Giants, champions of the National League, declined to compete against the Boston Pilgrims, the American League champions. This led to the cancellation of the World Series back then. Then in 1994, the World Series was canceled because of the players’ strike. The players’ strike of 1994 went on for 232 days and a grand total of 948 games were called off.
MLB Most Titles
The most titles won by a team in the Championship is by the New York Yankees. The team won a total of 27 World Series Championship titles. The first World Series MVP award was given in the year 1955. The coveted title was won by Johnny Podres, who was with the Brooklyn Angeles during 1955. The year 1956 saw the only perfect game played in the Series (Game 5) which was played by Don Larsen, of the New York Yankees. In 1969, the Mets achieved the historic feat of being the first expansion team to both participate in and emerge victorious in the World Series. The year 1992, saw the World Series having games outside of the United States. The Toronto Blue Jays won that year.
In 2003, it was agreed upon that the outcome of the All-Star Game determined which team would have home-field advantage in the World Series. The tradition has been continued ever since. In 2020, the World Series was played in a neutral site for the first time because of the covid-19 pandemic.
MLB World Series Date and Time-
The 2024 World Series date and timings have been tentatively agreed upon. The postseason is expected to start on October 1, with the possibility of a Game 7 in the World Series scheduled for November 2.
MLB World Series TV Channel and Live Streaming Details
The 2024 World Series will be televised by Fox Sports, including coverage on Fox and FS1, with Spanish-language simulcasts available on Fox Deportes. Streaming platforms such as Disney+, Hulu with Live TV, YouTubeTV, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, and Fubo TV are expected to stream the Series.
MLB World Series Appearances By Franchise
The franchise which has the most World Series appearances is the New York Yankees. It has a total of 40 appearances in the Championship. The Los Angeles Dodgers take the second place for the most World Series appearances with a total of 25 appearances. A table showing the appearances of the Franchises made in the World Series is given below:
Teams
Appearances made in the World Series
New York Yankees
40
Los Angeles Dodgers
21
San Francisco Giants
20
St. Louis Cardinals
19
Atlanta Braves
18
Chicago Cubs
17
Oakland Athletics
15
Boston Red Sox
13
Detroit Tigers
11
Cincinnati Reds
10
Pittsburgh Pirates
9
Philadelphia Phillies
8
Baltimore Orioles
7
Chicago White Sox
6
Cleveland Guardians
6
Minnesota Twins
6
Houston Astros
5
New York Mets
5
Kansas City Royals
4
Texas Rangers
3
Miami Marlins
2
San Diego Padres
2
Tampa Bay Rays
2
Toronto Blue Jays
2
Arizona Diamondbacks
2
Colorado Rockies
1
Los Angeles Angels
1
Milwaukee Brewers
1
Washington Nationals
1
Seattle Mariners
0
List of MLB Series Results-
Here’s a list of MLB Series Results.
Year
Winning Team
Losing Team
Results
1903
Boston Americans (AL)
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
5–3
1905
New York Giants (NL)
Philadelphia Athletics (AL)
4–1
1906
Chicago White Sox (AL)
Chicago Cubs (NL)
4–2
1907
Chicago Cubs (NL)
Detroit Tigers (AL)
4–0
1908
Chicago Cubs (NL)
Detroit Tigers (AL)
4–1
1909
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
Detroit Tigers (AL)
4–3
1910
Philadelphia Athletics (AL)
Chicago Cubs (NL)
4–1
1911
Philadelphia Athletics (AL)
New York Giants (NL)
4–2
1912
Boston Red Sox (AL)
New York Giants (NL)
4–3
1913
Philadelphia Athletics (AL)
New York Giants (NL)
4–1
1914
Boston Braves (NL)
Philadelphia Athletics (AL)
4–0
1915
Boston Red Sox (AL)
Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
4–1
1916
Boston Red Sox (AL)
Brooklyn Robins (NL)
4–1
1917
Chicago White Sox (AL)
New York Giants (NL)
4–2
1918
Boston Red Sox (AL)
Chicago Cubs (NL)
4–2
1919
Cincinnati Reds (NL)
Chicago White Sox (AL)
5–3
1920
Cleveland Indians (AL)
Brooklyn Robins (NL)
5–2
1921
New York Giants (NL)
New York Yankees (AL)
5–3
1922
New York Giants (NL)
New York Yankees (AL)
4–0
1923
New York Yankees (AL)
New York Giants (NL)
4–2
1924
Washington Senators (AL)
New York Giants (NL)
4–3
1925
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
Washington Senators (AL)
4–3
1926
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
New York Yankees (AL)
4–3
1927
New York Yankees (AL)
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
4–0
1928
New York Yankees (AL)
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
4–0
1929
Philadelphia Athletics (AL)
Chicago Cubs (NL)
4–1
1930
Philadelphia Athletics (AL)
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
4–2
1931
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
Philadelphia Athletics (AL)
4–3
1932
New York Yankees (AL)
Chicago Cubs (NL)
4–0
1933
New York Giants (NL)
Washington Senators (AL)
4–1
1934
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
Detroit Tigers (AL)
4–3
1935
Detroit Tigers (AL)
Chicago Cubs (NL)
4–2
1936
New York Yankees (AL)
New York Giants (NL)
4–2
1937
New York Yankees (AL)
New York Giants (NL)
4–1
1938
New York Yankees (AL)
Chicago Cubs (NL)
4–0
1939
New York Yankees (AL)
Cincinnati Reds (NL)
4–0
1940
Cincinnati Reds (NL)
Detroit Tigers (AL)
4–3
1941
New York Yankees (AL)
Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)
4–1
1942
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
New York Yankees (AL)
4–1
1943
New York Yankees (AL)
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
4–1
1944
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
St. Louis Browns (AL)
4–2
1945
Detroit Tigers (AL)
Chicago Cubs (NL)
4–3
1946
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
Boston Red Sox (AL)
4–3
1947
New York Yankees (AL)
Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)
4–3
1948
Cleveland Indians (AL)
Boston Braves (NL)
4–2
1949
New York Yankees (AL)
Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)
4–1
1950
New York Yankees (AL)
Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
4–0
1951
New York Yankees (AL)
New York Giants (NL)
4–2
1952
New York Yankees (AL)
Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)
4–3
1953
New York Yankees (AL)
Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)
4–2
1954
New York Giants (NL)
Cleveland Indians (AL)
4–0
1955
Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)
New York Yankees (AL)
4–3
1956
New York Yankees (AL)
Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)
4–3
1957
Milwaukee Braves (NL)
New York Yankees (AL)
4–3
1958
New York Yankees (AL)
Milwaukee Braves (NL)
4–3
1959
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
Chicago White Sox (AL)
4–2
1960
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
New York Yankees (AL)
4–3
1961
New York Yankees (AL)
Cincinnati Reds (NL)
4–1
1962
New York Yankees (AL)
San Francisco Giants (NL)
4–3
1963
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
New York Yankees (AL)
4–0
1964
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
New York Yankees (AL)
4–3
1965
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
Minnesota Twins (AL)
4–3
1966
Baltimore Orioles (AL)
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
4–0
1967
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
Boston Red Sox (AL)
4–3
1968
Detroit Tigers (AL)
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
4–3
1969
New York Mets (NL)
Baltimore Orioles (AL)
4–1
1970
Baltimore Orioles (AL)
Cincinnati Reds (NL)
4–1
1971
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
Baltimore Orioles (AL)
4–3
1972
Oakland Athletics (AL)
Cincinnati Reds (NL)
4–3
1973
Oakland Athletics (AL)
New York Mets (NL)
4–3
1974
Oakland Athletics (AL)
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
4–1
1975
Cincinnati Reds (NL)
Boston Red Sox (AL)
4–3
1976
Cincinnati Reds (NL)
New York Yankees (AL)
4–0
1977
New York Yankees (AL)
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
4–2
1978
New York Yankees (AL)
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
4–2
1979
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
Baltimore Orioles (AL)
4–3
1980
Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
Kansas City Royals (AL)
4–2
1981
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
New York Yankees (AL)
4–2
1982
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
Milwaukee Brewers (AL)
4–3
1983
Baltimore Orioles (AL)
Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
4–1
1984
Detroit Tigers (AL)
San Diego Padres (NL)
4–1
1985
Kansas City Royals (AL)
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
4–3
1986
New York Mets (NL)
Boston Red Sox (AL)
4–3
1987
Minnesota Twins (AL)
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
4–3
1988
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
Oakland Athletics (AL)
4–1
1989
Oakland Athletics (AL)
San Francisco Giants (NL)
4–0
1990
Cincinnati Reds (NL)
Oakland Athletics (AL)
4–0
1991
Minnesota Twins (AL)
Atlanta Braves (NL)
4–3
1992
Toronto Blue Jays (AL)
Atlanta Braves (NL)
4–2
1993
Toronto Blue Jays (AL)
Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
4–2
1995
Atlanta Braves (NL)
Cleveland Indians (AL)
4–2
1996
New York Yankees (AL)
Atlanta Braves (NL)
4–2
1997
Florida Marlins (NL)
Cleveland Indians (AL)
4–3
1998
New York Yankees (AL)
San Diego Padres (NL)
4–0
1999
New York Yankees (AL)
Atlanta Braves (NL)
4–0
2000
New York Yankees (AL)
New York Mets (NL)
4–1
2001
Arizona Diamondbacks (NL)
New York Yankees (AL)
4–3
2002
Anaheim Angels (AL)
San Francisco Giants (NL)
4–3
2003
Florida Marlins (NL)
New York Yankees (AL)
4–2
2004
Boston Red Sox (AL)
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
4–0
2005
Chicago White Sox (AL)
Houston Astros (NL)
4–0
2006
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
Detroit Tigers (AL)
4–1
2007
Boston Red Sox (AL)
Colorado Rockies (NL)
4–0
2008
Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
Tampa Bay Rays (AL)
4–1
2009
New York Yankees (AL)
Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
4–2
2010
San Francisco Giants (NL)
Texas Rangers (AL)
4–1
2011
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
Texas Rangers (AL)
4–3
2012
San Francisco Giants (NL)
Detroit Tigers (AL)
4–0
2013
Boston Red Sox (AL)
St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
4–2
2014
San Francisco Giants (NL)
Kansas City Royals (AL)
4–3
2015
Kansas City Royals (AL)
New York Mets (NL)
4–1
2016
Chicago Cubs (NL)
Cleveland Indians (AL)
4–3
2017
Houston Astros (AL)
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
4–3
2018
Boston Red Sox (AL)
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
4–1
2019
Washington Nationals (NL)
Houston Astros (AL)
4–3
2020
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
Tampa Bay Rays (AL)
4–2
2021
Atlanta Braves (NL)
Houston Astros (AL)
4–2
2022
Houston Astros (AL)
Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
4–2
2023
Texas Rangers (AL)
Arizona Diamondbacks (NL)
4–1
Note: The World series was not held in 1904 and 1994.
MLB Series Most Frequent Matchups-
Here’s a table showing the most frequent matchups between teams: