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Sporting News, History of the World Series - Recaps of every World Series
back to 1903. Select the season from the tiny hard to notice drop down menu
on the left.
CBS
Sportsline World Series Central - Coverage of the 2000 Mets/Yankees Subway
Series.
The
Baseball Page - Dan
Holmes , box scores of every World Series and various factoids.
History
of the Subway Series - Box scores of all the games with a brief introduction.
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World Series Firsts
The first
World Series was in 1884. The Providence Grays (NL) swept the New York Mets
(AA) 3-0. Charles Radbourn pitched all three games for Providence and did
not allow any earned runs! The first World Series between the AL and NL was
in 1903. Cy Young and the Boston Pilgrims beat Honus Wagner and the
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 games to 3. In 1912 the facade of the Times Square building
posted a 16' by 7' high electic scoreboard broadcasting the play by play
of the Boston Red Sox versus New York Giants World Series. Someone with a
megaphone announced the game. Unfortunatley, New York lost the series. Smokey
Joe Wood won three of the games for Boston. In 1922 the World Series was
broadcast over the radio for the first time. It was the second ever subway
series and the Yankees were beaten by the Giants 4-0 with one tie. Ruth had
only two hits in the loss. In 1947 the first World Series was televised locally
for the first time. It was the second meeting between the Brooklyn Dodgers
and the New York Yankees. The yankees won a thrilling seven game series.
In 1951, the World Series was broadcast coast to coast in another subway
series. The Yankees beat the New York Giants 4-2. Willie Mays had only four
hits in the loss. In 1955, the World Series was first broadcast in color.
It was another subway series and it was the year those bums in Brooklyn finally
beat the Yankees.
How
was the World Series named?
World Series Pay
Full shares
for each player on the World Series champion team: 2002 Angels $272,147.41,
2001 Diamondbacks $279,260.41, 2000 Yankees $294,783.41, 1999 Yankees
$307,808.70, 1998 Yankees $312,042.41. The total player's pools were
$43,011,843.00 in 2000, $42,171,126.77 in
2001, and $35,357,937.39 in 2002. Ticket sales contribute to the
calculation, so smaller parks reduce the pay (Source: Associated
Press).
Statistical History
Yearly
World Series Results, 2001 back to 1884. The tables shows the
year, team name, league, result (whether they won or lost), the regular season
won/lost record, winning percentage, the manager of record during the World
Series and the MVP.
World Series Downloadable Data
Download
all kinds of World Series data in spreadsheets from the
Guru's Data
Archive .
Year
Team
Name
Result
Wins
Losses
Pct
Manager
MVP
2009
New York Yankees
W
103
59
0.611
JOE GIRARDI
HIDEKI MATSUI
2009
Philadelphia Phillies
L
93
69
0.549
CHARLIE MANUEL
HIDEKI MATSUI
2008
Philadelphia Phillies
W
92
70
0.611
CHARLIE MANUEL
COLE HAMELS
2008
Tampa Bay Rays
L
97
65
0.549
JOE MADDON
COLE HAMELS
2007
Boston Red Sox
W
96
66
0.611
TERRY FRANCONA
MIKE LOWELL
2007
Colorado Rockies
L
90
73
0.549
JIM LEYLAND
MIKE LOWELL
2006
St. Louis Cardinals
W
83
78
0.611
TONY LARUSSA
DAVID ECKSTEIN
2006
Detroit Tigers
L
95
67
0.549
JIM LEYLAND
DAVID ECKSTEIN
2005
Chicago White Sox
W
99
63
0.611
OZZIE GUILLEN
DYE, JERMAINE
2005
Houston Astros
L
89
73
0.549
PHIL GARNER
DYE, JERMAINE
2004
Boston Red Sox
W
98
64
0.605
TERRY FRANCONA
RAMIREZ, MANNY
2004
St. Louis Cardinals
L
105
57
0.648
TONY LARUSSA
RAMIREZ, MANNY
2003
Florida Marlins
W
91
71
0.562
JACK MCKEON
BECKETT, JOSH
2003
New York Yankees
L
101
61
0.594
JOE TORRE
BECKETT, JOSH
2002
Anahiem Angels
W
99
63
0.611
MIKE SCIOSCIA
GLAUS, TROY
2002
San Francisco Giants
L
95
66
0.590
DUSTY BAKER
GLAUS, TROY
2001
Arizona Diamondbacks
W
92
70
0.570
BOB BRENLY
JOHNSON/SCHILLING
2001
New York Yankees
L
95
65
0.594
JOE TORRE
JOHNSON/SCHILLING
2000
New York Yankees
W
87
74
0.540
JOE TORRE
JETER, DEREK
2000
New York Mets
L
94
68
0.540
BOBBY VALENTINE
JETER, DEREK
1999
New York Yankees
W
98
64
0.605
JOE TORRE
RIVERA, MARIANO
1999
Atlanta Braves
L
103
59
0.636
BOBBY COX
RIVERA, MARIANO
1998
New York Yankees
W
114
48
0.704
JOE TORRE
BROSIUS, SCOTT
1998
San Diego Padres
L
98
64
0.605
BRUCE BOCHY
BROSIUS, SCOTT
1997
Florida Marlins
W
92
70
0.568
JIM LEYLAND
HERNANDEZ, LIVAN
1997
Cleveland Indians
L
86
75
0.534
MIKE HARGROVE
HERNANDEZ, LIVAN
1996
New York Yankees
W
92
70
0.568
JOE TORRE
WETTELAND, JOHN
1996
Atlanta Braves
L
96
66
0.593
BOBBY COX
WETTELAND, JOHN
1995
Atlanta Braves
W
90
54
0.625
BOBBY COX
GLAVINE, TOM
1995
Cleveland Indians
L
100
44
0.694
MIKE HARGROVE
GLAVINE, TOM
1993
Toronto Blue Jays
W
95
67
0.586
CITO GASTON
MOLITOR, PAUL
1993
Philadelphia Phillies
L
97
65
0.599
JIM FREGOSI
MOLITOR, PAUL
1992
Toronto Blue Jays
W
96
66
0.593
CITO GASTON
BORDERS, PAT
1992
Atlanta Braves
L
98
64
0.605
BOBBY COX
BORDERS, PAT
1991
Minnesota Twins
W
95
67
0.586
TOM KELLY
MORRIS, JACK
1991
Atlanta Braves
L
94
68
0.580
BOBBY COX
MORRIS, JACK
1990
Cincinnati Reds
W
91
71
0.562
LOU PINIELLA
RIJO, JOSE
1990
Oakland Athletics
L
103
59
0.636
TONY LARUSSA
RIJO, JOSE
1989
Oakland Athletics
W
99
63
0.611
TONY LARUSSA
STEWART, DAVE
1989
San Francisco Giants
L
92
70
0.568
ROGER CRAIG
STEWART, DAVE
1988
Los Angeles Dodgers
W
94
67
0.584
TOM LASORDA
HERSHISER, OREL
1988
Oakland Athletics
L
104
58
0.642
TONY LARUSSA
HERSHISER, OREL
1987
Minnesota Twins
W
85
77
0.525
TOM KELLY
VIOLA, FRANK
1987
St. Louis Cardinals
L
95
67
0.586
WHITEY HERZOG
VIOLA, FRANK
1986
New York Mets
W
108
54
0.667
DAVEY JOHNSON
KNIGHT, RAY
1986
Boston Red Sox
L
95
66
0.590
JOHN MCNAMARA
KNIGHT, RAY
1985
Kansas City Royals
W
91
71
0.562
DICK HOWSER
SABERHAGEN, BRET
1985
St. Louis Cardinals
L
101
61
0.623
WHITEY HERZOG
SABERHAGEN, BRET
1984
Detroit Tigers
W
104
58
0.642
SPARKY ANDERSON
TRAMMELL, ALAN
1984
San Diego Padres
L
92
70
0.568
DICK WILLIAMS
TRAMMELL, ALAN
1983
Baltimore Orioles
W
98
64
0.605
JOE ALTOBELLI
DEMPSEY, RICK
1983
Philadelphia Phillies
L
90
72
0.556
PAT CORRALES
DEMPSEY, RICK
1982
St. Louis Cardinals
W
92
70
0.568
WHITEY HERZOG
PORTER, DARRELL
1982
Milwaukee Brewers
L
95
67
0.586
HARVEY KUENN
PORTER, DARRELL
1981
Los Angeles Dodgers
W
63
47
0.573
TOM LASORDA
YEAGER, STEVE
1981
New York Yankees
L
59
48
0.551
GENE MICHAEL
YEAGER, STEVE
1980
Philadelphia Phillies
W
91
71
0.562
DALLAS GREEN
SCHMIDT, MIKE
1980
Kansas City Royals
L
97
65
0.599
JIM FREY
SCHMIDT, MIKE
1979
Pittsburgh Pirates
W
98
64
0.605
CHUCK TANNER
STARGELL, WILLIE
1979
Baltimore Orioles
L
102
57
0.642
EARL WEAVER
STARGELL, WILLIE
1978
New York Yankees
W
100
63
0.613
BOB LEMON
DENT, BUCKY
1978
Los Angeles Dodgers
L
95
67
0.586
TOM LASORDA
DENT, BUCKY
1977
New York Yankees
W
100
62
0.617
BILLY MARTIN
JACKSON, REGGIE
1977
Los Angeles Dodgers
L
98
64
0.605
TOM LASORDA
JACKSON, REGGIE
1976
Cincinnati Reds
W
102
60
0.630
SPARKY ANDERSON
BENCH, JOHNNY
1976
New York Yankees
L
97
62
0.610
BILLY MARTIN
BENCH, JOHNNY
1975
Cincinnati Reds
W
108
54
0.667
SPARKY ANDERSON
ROSE, PETE
1975
Boston Red Sox
L
95
65
0.594
DARRELL JOHNSON
ROSE, PETE
1974
Oakland Athletics
W
90
72
0.556
ALVIN DARK
FINGERS, ROLLIE
1974
Los Angeles Dodgers
L
102
60
0.630
WALTER ALSTON
FINGERS, ROLLIE
1973
Oakland Athletics
W
94
68
0.580
DICK WILLIAMS
JACKSON, REGGIE
1973
New York Mets
L
82
79
0.509
YOGI BERRA
JACKSON, REGGIE
1972
Oakland Athletics
W
93
62
0.600
DICK WILLIAMS
TENACE, GENE
1972
Cincinnati Reds
L
95
59
0.617
SPARKY ANDERSON
TENACE, GENE
1971
Pittsburgh Pirates
W
97
65
0.599
DANNY MURTAUGH
CLEMENTE, ROBERTO
1971
Baltimore Orioles
L
101
57
0.639
EARL WEAVER
CLEMENTE, ROBERTO
1970
Baltimore Orioles
W
108
54
0.667
EARL WEAVER
ROBINSON, BROOKS
1970
Cincinnati Reds
L
102
60
0.630
SPARKY ANDERSON
ROBINSON, BROOKS
1969
New York Mets
W
100
62
0.617
GIL HODGES
CLENDENON, DONN
1969
Baltimore Orioles
L
109
53
0.673
EARL WEAVER
CLENDENON, DONN
1968
Detroit Tigers
W
103
59
0.636
MAYO SMITH
LOLICH, MICKEY
1968
St. Louis Cardinals
L
97
65
0.599
RED SCHOENDIENST
LOLICH, MICKEY
1967
St. Louis Cardinals
W
101
60
0.627
RED SCHOENDIENST
GIBSON, BOB
1967
Boston Red Sox
L
92
70
0.568
DICK WILLIAMS
GIBSON, BOB
1966
Baltimore Orioles
W
97
63
0.606
HANK BAUER
ROBINSON, FRANK
1966
Los Angeles Dodgers
L
95
67
0.586
WALTER ALSTON
ROBINSON, FRANK
1965
Los Angeles Dodgers
W
97
65
0.599
WALTER ALSTON
KOUFAX, SANDY
1965
Minnesota Twins
L
102
60
0.630
SAM MELE
KOUFAX, SANDY
1964
St. Louis Cardinals
W
93
69
0.574
JOHNNY KEANE
GIBSON, BOB
1964
New York Yankees
L
99
63
0.611
YOGI BERRA
GIBSON, BOB
1963
Los Angeles Dodgers
W
99
63
0.611
WALTER ALSTON
KOUFAX, SANDY
1963
New York Yankees
L
104
57
0.646
RALPH HOUK
KOUFAX, SANDY
1962
New York Yankees
W
96
66
0.593
RALPH HOUK
TERRY, RALPH
1962
San Francisco Giants
L
103
62
0.624
ALVIN DARK
TERRY, RALPH
1961
New York Yankees
W
109
53
0.673
RALPH HOUK
FORD, WHITEY
1961
Cincinnati Reds
L
93
61
0.604
FRED HUTCHINSON
FORD, WHITEY
1960
Pittsburgh Pirates
W
95
59
0.617
DANNY MURTAUGH
RICHARDSON, BOBBY
1960
New York Yankees
L
97
57
0.630
CASEY STENGEL
RICHARDSON, BOBBY
1959
Los Angeles Dodgers
W
88
68
0.564
WALTER ALSTON
SHERRY, LARRY
1959
Chicago White Sox
L
94
60
0.610
AL LOPEZ
SHERRY, LARRY
1958
New York Yankees
W
92
62
0.597
CASEY STENGEL
TURLEY, BOB
1958
Milwaukee Braves
L
92
62
0.597
FRED HANEY
TURLEY, BOB
1957
Milwaukee Braves
W
95
59
0.617
FRED HANEY
BURDETTE, LEW
1957
New York Yankees
L
98
56
0.636
CASEY STENGEL
BURDETTE, LEW
1956
New York Yankees
W
97
57
0.630
CASEY STENGEL
LARSEN, DON
1956
Brooklyn Dodgers
L
93
61
0.604
WALTER ALSTON
LARSEN, DON
1955
Brooklyn Dodgers
W
98
55
0.641
WALTER ALSTON
PODRES, JOHNNY
1955
New York Yankees
L
96
58
0.623
CASEY STENGEL
PODRES, JOHNNY
1954
New York Giants
W
97
57
0.630
LEO DUROCHER
1954
Cleveland Indians
L
111
43
0.721
AL LOPEZ
1953
New York Yankees
W
99
52
0.656
CASEY STENGEL
1953
Brooklyn Dodgers
L
105
49
0.682
CHUCK DRESSEN
1952
New York Yankees
W
95
59
0.617
CASEY STENGEL
1952
Brooklyn Dodgers
L
96
57
0.627
CHUCK DRESSEN
1951
New York Yankees
W
98
56
0.636
CASEY STENGEL
1951
New York Giants
L
98
59
0.624
LEO DUROCHER
1950
New York Yankees
W
98
56
0.636
CASEY STENGEL
1950
Philadelphia Phillies
L
91
63
0.591
EDDIE SAWYER
1949
New York Yankees
W
97
57
0.630
CASEY STENGEL
1949
Brooklyn Dodgers
L
97
57
0.630
BURT SHOTTON
1948
Cleveland Indians
W
97
58
0.626
LOU BOUDREAU
1948
Boston Braves
L
91
62
0.595
BILLY SOUTHWORTH
1947
New York Yankees
W
97
57
0.630
BUCKY HARRIS
1947
Brooklyn Dodgers
L
94
60
0.610
CLYDE SUKEFORTH
1946
St. Louis Cardinals
W
98
58
0.628
EDDIE DYER
1946
Boston Red Sox
L
104
50
0.675
JOE CRONIN
1945
Detroit Tigers
W
88
65
0.575
STEVE O'NEILL
1945
Chicago Cubs
L
98
56
0.636
CHARLIE GRIMM
1944
St. Louis Cardinals
W
105
49
0.682
BILLY SOUTHWORTH
1944
St. Louis Browns
L
89
65
0.578
LUKE SEWELL
1943
New York Yankees
W
98
56
0.636
JOE MCCARTHY
1943
St. Louis Cardinals
L
105
49
0.682
BILLY SOUTHWORTH
1942
St. Louis Cardinals
W
106
48
0.688
BILLY SOUTHWORTH
1942
New York Yankees
L
103
51
0.669
JOE MCCARTHY
1941
New York Yankees
W
101
53
0.656
JOE MCCARTHY
1941
Brooklyn Dodgers
L
100
54
0.649
LEO DUROCHER
1940
Cincinnati Reds
W
100
53
0.654
BILL MCKECHNIE
1940
Detroit Tigers
L
90
64
0.584
DEL BAKER
1939
New York Yankees
W
106
45
0.702
JOE MCCARTHY
1939
Cincinnati Reds
L
97
57
0.630
BILL MCKECHNIE
1938
New York Yankees
W
99
53
0.651
JOE MCCARTHY
1938
Chicago Cubs
L
89
63
0.586
CHARLIE GRIMM
1937
New York Yankees
W
102
52
0.662
JOE MCCARTHY
1937
New York Giants
L
95
57
0.625
BILL TERRY
1936
New York Yankees
W
102
51
0.667
JOE MCCARTHY
1936
New York Giants
L
92
62
0.597
BILL TERRY
1935
Detroit Tigers
W
93
58
0.616
MICKEY COCHRANE
1935
Chicago Cubs
L
100
54
0.649
CHARLIE GRIMM
1934
St. Louis Cardinals
W
95
58
0.621
FRANKIE FRISCH
1934
Detroit Tigers
L
101
53
0.656
MICKEY COCHRANE
1933
New York Giants
W
91
61
0.599
BILL TERRY
1933
Washington Senators
L
99
53
0.651
JOE CRONIN
1932
New York Yankees
W
107
47
0.695
JOE MCCARTHY
1932
Chicago Cubs
L
90
64
0.584
CHARLIE GRIMM
1931
St. Louis Cardinals
W
101
53
0.656
GABBY STREET
1931
Philadelphia Athletics
L
107
45
0.704
CONNIE MACK
1930
Philadelphia Athletics
W
102
52
0.662
CONNIE MACK
1930
St. Louis Cardinals
L
92
62
0.597
GABBY STREET
1929
Philadelphia Athletics
W
104
46
0.693
CONNIE MACK
1929
Chicago Cubs
L
98
54
0.645
JOE MCCARTHY
1928
New York Yankees
W
101
53
0.656
MILLER HUGGINS
1928
St. Louis Cardinals
L
95
59
0.617
BILL MCKECHNIE
1927
New York Yankees
W
110
44
0.714
MILLER HUGGINS
1927
Pittsburgh Pirates
L
94
60
0.610
DONIE BUSH
1926
St. Louis Cardinals
W
89
65
0.578
ROGERS HORNSBY
1926
New York Yankees
L
91
63
0.591
MILLER HUGGINS
1925
Pittsburgh Pirates
W
95
58
0.621
BILL MCKECHNIE
1925
Washington Senators
L
96
55
0.636
BUCKY HARRIS
1924
Washington Senators
W
92
62
0.597
BUCKY HARRIS
1924
New York Giants
L
93
60
0.608
JOHN MCGRAW
1923
New York Yankees
W
98
54
0.645
MILLER HUGGINS
1923
New York Giants
L
95
58
0.621
JOHN MCGRAW
1922
New York Giants
W
93
61
0.604
JOHN MCGRAW
1922
New York Yankees
L
94
60
0.610
MILLER HUGGINS
1921
New York Giants
W
94
59
0.614
JOHN MCGRAW
1921
New York Yankees
L
98
55
0.641
MILLER HUGGINS
1920
Cleveland Indians
W
98
56
0.636
TRIS SPEAKER
1920
Brooklyn Robins
L
93
61
0.604
WILBERT ROBINSON
1919
Cincinnati Reds
W
96
44
0.686
PAT MORAN
1919
Chicago White Sox
L
88
52
0.629
KID GLEASON
1918
Boston Red Sox
W
75
51
0.595
ED BARROW
1918
Chicago Cubs
L
84
45
0.651
FRED MITCHELL
1917
Chicago White Sox
W
100
54
0.649
PANTS ROWLAND
1917
New York Giants
L
98
56
0.636
JOHN MCGRAW
1916
Boston Red Sox
W
91
63
0.591
BILL CARRIGAN
1916
Brooklyn Robins
L
94
60
0.610
WILBERT ROBINSON
1915
Boston Red Sox
W
101
50
0.669
BILL CARRIGAN
1915
Philadelphia Phillies
L
90
62
0.592
PAT MORAN
1914
Boston Braves
W
94
59
0.614
GEORGE STALLINGS
1914
Philadelphia Athletics
L
99
53
0.651
CONNIE MACK
1913
Philadelphia Athletics
W
96
57
0.627
CONNIE MACK
1913
New York Giants
L
101
51
0.664
JOHN MCGRAW
1912
Boston Red Sox
W
105
47
0.691
JAKE STAHL
1912
New York Giants
L
103
48
0.682
JOHN MCGRAW
1911
Philadelphia Athletics
W
101
50
0.669
CONNIE MACK
1911
New York Giants
L
99
54
0.647
JOHN MCGRAW
1910
Philadelphia Athletics
W
102
48
0.680
CONNIE MACK
1910
Chicago Cubs
L
104
50
0.675
FRANK CHANCE
1909
Pittsburgh Pirates
W
110
42
0.724
FRED CLARKE
1909
Detroit Tigers
L
98
54
0.645
HUGHIE JENNINGS
1908
Chicago Cubs
W
99
55
0.643
FRANK CHANCE
1908
Detroit Tigers
L
90
63
0.588
HUGHIE JENNINGS
1907
Chicago Cubs
W
107
45
0.704
FRANK CHANCE
1907
Detroit Tigers
L
92
58
0.613
HUGHIE JENNINGS
1906
Chicago White Sox
W
93
58
0.616
FIELDER JONES
1906
Chicago Cubs
L
116
36
0.763
FRANK CHANCE
1905
New York Giants
W
105
48
0.686
JOHN MCGRAW
1905
Philadelphia Athletics
L
92
56
0.622
CONNIE MACK
1903
Boston Pilgrims
W
91
47
0.659
JIMMY COLLINS
1903
Pittsburgh Pirates
L
91
49
0.650
FRED CLARKE
1900
Brooklyn Superbas
W
82
54
0.603
NED HANLON
1900
Pittsburgh Pirates
L
79
60
0.568
FRED CLARKE
1897
Baltimore Orioles
W
90
40
0.692
NED HANLON
1897
Boston Beaneaters
L
93
39
0.705
FRANK SELEE
1896
Baltimore Orioles
W
90
39
0.698
NED HANLON
1896
Cleveland Spiders
L
80
48
0.625
PATSY TEBEAU
1895
Cleveland Spiders
W
84
46
0.646
PATSY TEBEAU
1895
Baltimore Orioles
L
87
43
0.669
NED HANLON
1894
New York Giants
W
88
44
0.667
MONTE WARD
1894
Baltimore Orioles
L
89
39
0.695
NED HANLON
1892
Boston Beaneaters
W
102
48
0.680
FRANK SELEE
1892
Cleveland Spiders
L
93
56
0.624
PATSY TEBEAU
1890
Brooklyn Dodgers
W
86
43
0.667
BILL MCGUNNIGLE
1890
Louisville Colonels
L
88
44
0.667
JACK CHAPMAN
1889
New York Giants
W
83
43
0.659
JIM MUTRIE
1889
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
L
93
44
0.679
BILL MCGUNNIGLE
1888
New York Giants
W
84
47
0.641
JIM MUTRIE
1888
St. Louis Browns
L
92
43
0.681
CHARLIE COMISKEY
1887
Detroit Wolverines
W
79
45
0.637
BILL WATKINS
1887
St. Louis Browns
L
95
40
0.704
CHARLIE COMISKEY
1886
St. Louis Browns
W
93
46
0.669
CHARLIE COMISKEY
1886
Chicago White Stockings
L
90
34
0.726
CAP ANSON
1885
Chicago White Stockings
W
87
25
0.777
CAP ANSON
1885
St. Louis Browns
W
79
33
0.705
CHARLIE COMISKEY
1884
Providence Grays
W
84
28
0.750
FRANK BANCROFT
1884
New York Metropolitians
L
75
32
0.701
JIM MUTRIE
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