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List of World Series won

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The following is a list of teams that have won the World Series, and how many they have won.

Ties are broken by most recent, or if one of the teams tied won a Championship in another city. Teams that have not won any are ranked as follows:

  • Teams that have been to the World Series, but never won.
  • Teams that have been to the American League or National League Championship Series, but never won.
  • Teams that have been to the AL or NL Division Series, but never won.

The 30 current MLB teams are ranked as follows:

Rank Team Series Won Years Won Notes
1. New York Yankees 26 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937,
1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950,
1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961,
1962, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000.		 Leads all ML teams.
2. St. Louis Cardinals 10 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942,
1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006.		 Leads all NL teams. Current Champions.
3. Oakland Athletics 9 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929,
1930, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989.		 The first five were won as the Philadelphia Athletics. The A's also won the 1902 AL pennant, but did not have the
chance to play the NL Champion Pittsburgh Pirates for the World Championship. The A's lead all AL West teams.
4. Los Angeles Dodgers 6 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988. Won first championship as the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers also won NL pennants, and, theoretically,
world championships in 1890, 1899 and 1900. The Dodgers lead all NL West teams.
5. Boston Red Sox 6 1903 (the first World Series), 1912,
1915, 1916, 1918, 2004.		 The Red Sox also won the 1904 pennant but there was no World Series as the NL champion New York Giants refused to play.
6. Cincinnati Reds 5 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990.
7. Pittsburgh Pirates 5 1909, 1925, 1960, 1971, 1979. Also won NL pennants in 1901 and 1902, but did not play the AL champions for the World Championship.
Closest call since: 3 NL Division Championships, 1990, 1991, 1992 (in East, now in Central).
8. San Francisco Giants 5 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954. (All as New York Giants) Also won NL pennants, and, theoretically,
world championships in 1888 and 1889. In 1904, they also won the NL pennant but refused to play the "inferior" American League. Have not won since moving to San Francisco for 1958 season.
Closest call: 3 NL pennants, 1962, 1989, 2002.)
9. Detroit Tigers 4 1935, 1945, 1968, 1984. The Tigers lead all AL Central teams.
10. Chicago White Sox 3 1906, 1917, 2005. The White Sox also won the first AL pennant in 1901, but did not have the chance to
play the NL Champion Pittsburgh Pirates for the World Championship.
11. Baltimore Orioles 3 1966, 1970, 1983.
12. Minnesota Twins 3 1924 (as Washington Senators),
1987, 1991.
13. Atlanta Braves 3 1914 (as Boston Braves),
1957 (as Milwaukee Braves), 1995.		 Only team to win Series in three different cities.
14. Florida Marlins 2 1997, 2003. Both titles came with the Marlins in the post-season as the wild-card.
15. Toronto Blue Jays 2 1992, 1993. The Jays are the only team from outside the United States to win a pennant, let alone a World Series.
16. New York Mets 2 1969, 1986.
17. Cleveland Indians 2 1920, 1948. Closest call since: 3 AL pennants, 1954, 1995, 1997.
18. Chicago Cubs 2 1907, 1908. Also won NL pennants and, theoretically, world championships in 1876, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1885
and 1886, though in 1885 and 1886 lost to the AA team that became known as the
St. Louis Cardinals. Drought since 1908 is longest in major league sports history.
Closest call since: 7 NL pennants, 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1945;
3 NL Division Titles, 1984, 1989 (in NL East), 2003 (in NL Central).
19. Anaheim Angels 1 2002.
20. Arizona Diamondbacks 1 2001. Shortest time for any team to win a World Series. They did it in just their 4th year.
21. Kansas City Royals 1 1985.
22. Philadelphia Phillies 1 1980. Won first World Series in 98th season of play, a record. Also was the last of the 16 franchises
in existence when the World Series began in 1903 to have won one.
23. San Diego Padres 0 None 2 NL pennants, 1984, 1998. The Padres have a 1-8 record in World Series games. Holds the current record of most World Series apperences without a World Series championship.
24. Houston Astros 0 None 1 NL pennant, 2005. The Astros have a 0-4 record in Word Series games.
25. Milwaukee Brewers 0 None 1 AL pennant, 1982 (moved to NL 1998). The Brewers have a 3-4 record in Word Series games.
26. Seattle Mariners 0 None 3 AL West Championships, 1995, 1997, 2001. 1 Wild Card in 2000.
27. Texas Rangers 0 None 3 AL West Championships, 1996, 1998, 1999. Currently the oldest team without a World Series championship.
28. Washington Nationals 0 None 1 Division Title as Montreal Expos, 1981. Also led Division when strike called
off remainder of 1994 season.
29. Colorado Rockies 0 None 1 Playoff berth, 1995 NL Wild Card.
30. Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0 None Have never made Playoffs since entering AL in 1998.

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