1996 | 1998 | Furthermore, investigation of the New York World for the relevant years revealed no evidence of the supposed sponsorship. Join our linker program. 1937 | 1931 | 1932 | Florida Marlins (Following addition of Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners.

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2004 | 1986 | 1972 | 1966 | 1978 | World Series Winners (1903-present, AL vs NL) The Dodgers then took a 2-1 lead in the Series with a 2-1 victory in Game 3, unheralded left-hander Sherry Smith - a reliever most of the season -- allowing just three hits and one unearned run. 1922 | Since 1986, the designated hitter rule has been applied based on the rules normally in effect at the home ballpark. 1936 | 1920 | ), 1903 | Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.

Most importantly, the now-official (and compulsory) World's Series match was to be operated strictly by the National Commission itself, not on the whims of individual teams. 1907 | The World Series is also sometimes referred to by the nickname "October Classic.". However, they were awarded pocketwatches and then rings. 1944 | Attempts to pit the North American champions against champions in the Japanese or Latin American leagues in a truly meaningful way have, so far, not succeeded. 1910 | [1][2] Although the large majority of contests have been played entirely during the month of October, a small number of Series have also had games played during September and November.

1939 2000 | National Association of Baseball Players (Amateur -> Professional), National Association of Professional Baseball Players. Teams will be split into four groups of four and play a round robin schedule, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the next round. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 1930 | The term World Series has since been appropriated by other championships, such as the College World Series, the Little League World Series, the World Series of Golf, the World Series of Poker, the World Series of Birding and the World Series of Martial Arts. 1915 |

1965 | It had been arranged well in advance by the owners of the respective teams, as both were league leaders by large margins. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. A comprehensive list of MLB World Series Champions from 1903 to the present. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The tournament will be held in sites around North America, Central America, and Asia. 2005 | 1927 | In a National League ballpark, both team's pitchers must hit. 1911 | The designated hitter was not used at all prior to the 1975 Series, although the DH rule had been adopted by the AL in 1973. The World Series has been a best-of-seven series except in the years 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921, when it was best-of-nine. 1992 | 1995 | 1970 |

1968 | The Toronto Blue Jays are the only franchise from outside the United States to appear in and win a World Series, winning in 1992 and 1993. The Series-winning team is awarded the Commissioner's Trophy. This was to discourage teams from throwing early games in order to prolong the series and make more money. The first team to be awarded the World Series Trophy, was in 1967 with the St. Louis Cardinals. Tampa Bay Rays Do you have a blog? and Resurgence of the Yankees, 1998-present: Yankee Domination, the November Series, Rally Monkeys, Fighting Fish, and Curses Reversed, List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame (chronological). Or write about sports? From 1975 through 1985, the designated hitter was used for all games in even-numbered years, and was not used in any games in odd-numbered years. All rights reserved. Commissioner Bud Selig, among others, has high hopes that this tournament could be as big as soccer's World Cup. 1948 | 2008 | Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. A persistent myth is that the "World" in "World Series" came about because the New York World newspaper sponsored it. The modern World Series has been an annual event since 1903, with the exceptions of 1904 and 1994. The Los Angeles Dodgers of the NL have the most losses with 14, while the Yankees have the most losses among AL teams with 13. 1950 | ), (Following addition of the Montréal Expos, the San Diego Padres, the Seattle Pilots and the Kansas City Royals.).

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Of those seven teams, only five have appeared in the Series: Milwaukee, San Diego, Texas, Tampa Bay and Colorado. 1933 | San Diego Padres Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Philadelphia Phillies 1928 | Many major leaguers have expressed interest in playing in such a competition, including Miguel Tejada of the Baltimore Orioles (Dominican Republic), Dontrelle Willis of the Florida Marlins (United States), Carlos Lee of the Milwaukee Brewers (Panama), and Andruw Jones of the Atlanta Braves (from the Dutch island of Curaçao). 1949

1975 | Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Brush also cited the lack of rules under which the games would be played and how the money would be split. The Giants' owner, John T. Brush, refused to allow his team to play, citing the "inferiority" of the upstart American League.

After two years of bitter competition and player raiding, the National and American Leagues made peace and, as part of the accord, several pairs of teams squared off for interleague exhibition games after the 1903 regular season.