How Many Baseball Teams Have Won The World Series?
If you’re a baseball fan, you might be wondering how many teams have won the World Series. The answer may surprise you!
Introduction
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League (AL) champion team and the National League (NL) champion team. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff, and the winning team is awarded the Commissioner’s Trophy. As the series is played during the fall season in North America, it is sometimes referred to as the Fall Classic.
The Early Years
The first modern World Series was played in 1903, when the Boston Pilgrims (now the Red Sox) took on the Pittsburg Pirates. The Series has been played every year since then, with the exception of 1904 and 1994, when strikes cancelled the post-season. In total, there have been 116 Fall Classics.
Of the original 16 major league teams, eight have never won a World Series: the Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, and Washington Nationals. Of those teams, only five (the Angels, Padres, Mariners, Rays and Nationals) have never even played in a World Series.
The New Millennium
After the Boston Red Sox broke their 86-year curse in 2004, they would go on to win two more championships in 2007 and 2013. The San Francisco Giants won three World Series titles in 2010, 2012, and 2014. The Chicago Cubs ended their 108-year drought by winning the 2016 World Series.
Conclusion
As of 2019, 27 different teams have won the World Series. Of those, the New York Yankees have won the most, with a total of 27 titles.
