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World Series
WorldSeries.com - In conjunction with MLB.com, the official site.
The Baseball Page - Dan Holmes, box scores of every World Series and various factoids.
The Sporting News, History of the World Series - Recaps of every World Series back to 1903.
CBS Sportsline World Series Central - Coverage of the 2000 Mets/Yankees Subway Series
History of the Subway Series - Box scores of all the games with a brief introduction.

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World Series Trivia Crossword
World Series Trivia Crossword (2006) by Clay Duvall. Get print copy of these puzzles.

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.

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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
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