The Sports Almanac

Major League Baseball


Team Records World Series History League Champions
Through the 2004 season
POS
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GP
1 New York Yankees 9097
6962 .566 16059
2
San Francisco Giants
9962
8461
.541
18423
3
Los Angeles Dodgers 9635 8614 .528 18249
4
St. Louis Cardinals
9583
8972
.516
18555
5
Boston Red Sox
8263
7817
.514
16080
6
Pittsburgh Pirates 9422 9101 .511 18523
7
Cleveland Indians 8209 7879 .510 16088
8
Cincinnati Reds
9447
9115
.509
18562
9
Arizona Diamondbacks
575
559
.507
1134
10
Detroit Tigers 8150 7959 .506 16109
11 Chicago Cubs 8135
7969 .505 16104
12 Chicago White Sox 8111
7957 .505 16068
13 Atlanta Braves 9443 9484 .499 18927
14
Houston Astros
3408
3430
.498
6838
15
Kansas City Royals
2816
2877
.495
5693
16 Toronto Blue Jays 2178 2233 .494 4411
17
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3412
3586
.488
6998
18
Oakland Athletics
7782
8269
.485
16051
19 Washington Nationals
2755 2943 .484 5698
20
Minnesota Twins
7666
8369
.478
16035
21 Baltimore Orioles 7668 8399 .477 16067
22
New York Mets
3228
3598
.473
6826
23
Seattle Mariners
2080
2331
.472
4411
24 Colorado Rockies 883
999
.469 1882
25
Florida Marlins
880
997
.469
1877
26
Philadelphia Phillies
8591
9805
.467
18396
27
Texas Rangers
3257
3724
.467
6981
28 Milwaukee Brewers 2585 3019
.461 5605
29
San Diego Padres 2611 3095 .458 5706
30 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 451
680
.399 1131
World Series Champions Team Records League Champions
1884-1890 National League versus American Association
YEAR
WINNER LOSER
GAMES
1884
Providence Grays (NL)
New York Metropolitans (AA)
3-0
1885
Chicago White Stockings (NL)
St. Louis Browns (AA)
3-3-1
1886
St. Louis Browns (AA)
Chicago White Stockings (NL)
4-2
1887
Detroit Wolverines (NL)
St. Louis Browns (AA)
10-5
1888
New York Giants (NL)
St. Louis Browns (AA)
6-4
1889
New York Giants (NL)
Brooklyn Bridegrooms (AA)
6-3
1890
Brooklyn Bridegrooms (NL)
Louisville Colonels
3-3-1
1903
Boston Pilgrims Pittsburgh Pirates
5-3
1904
Series
Canceled
--
1905
New York Giants Philadelphia Athletics
4-1
1906
Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs
4-2
1907
Chicago Cubs Detroit Tigers
4-0-1
1908
Chicago Cubs Detroit Tigers
4-1
1909
Pittsburgh Pirates Detroit Tigers
4-3
1910
Philadelphia Athletics Chicago Cubs
4-1
1911
Philadelphia Athletics New York Giants
4-2
1912
Boston Red Sox New York Giants
4-3-1
1913
Philadelphia Athletics New York Giants
4-1
1914
Boston Braves Philadelphia Athletics
4-0
1915
Boston Red Sox Philadelphia Phillies
4-1
1916
Boston Red Sox Brooklyn Robins
4-1
1917
Chicago White Sox New York Giants
4-2
1918
Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs
4-2
1919
Cincinnati Reds Chicago White Sox
5-3
1920
Cleveland Indians Brooklyn Robins
5-2
1921
New York Giants New York Yankees
5-3
1922
New York Giants New York Yankees
4-0-1
1923
New York Yankees New York Giants
4-2
1924
Washington Senators New York Giants
4-3
1925
Pittsburgh Pirates Washington Senators
4-3
1926
St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees
4-3
1927
New York Yankees Pittsburgh Pirates
4-0
1928
New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals
4-0
1929
Philadelphia Athletics Chicago Cubs
4-1
1930
Philadelphia Athletics St. Louis Cardinals
4-2
1931
St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Athletics
4-3
1932
New York Yankees Chicago Cubs
4-0
1933
New York Giants Washington Senators
4-1
1934
St. Louis Cardinals Detroit Tigers
4-3
1935
Detroit Tigers Chicago Cubs
4-2
1936
New York Yankees New York Giants
4-2
1937
New York Yankees New York Giants
4-1
1938
New York Yankees Chicago Cubs
4-0
1939
New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds
4-0
1940
Cincinnati Reds Detroit Tigers
4-3
1941
New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers
4-1
1942
St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees
4-1
1943
New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals
4-1
1944
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Browns
4-2
1945
Detroit Tigers Chicago Cubs
4-3
1946
St. Louis Cardinals Boston Red Sox
4-3
1947
New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers
4-3
1948
Cleveland Indians Boston Braves
4-2
1949
New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers
4-1
1950
New York Yankees Philadelphia Phillies
4-0
1951
New York Yankees New York Giants
4-2
1952
New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers
4-3
1953
New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers
4-2
1954
New York Giants Cleveland Indians
4-0
1955
Brooklyn Dodgers New York Yankees
4-3
1956
New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers
4-3
1957
Milwaukee Braves New York Yankees
4-3
1958
New York Yankees Milwaukee Braves
4-3
1959
Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago White Sox
4-2
1960
Pittsburgh Pirates New York Yankees
4-3
1961
New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds
4-1
1962
New York Yankees San Francisco Giants
4-3
1963
Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees
4-0
1964
St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees
4-3
1965
Los Angeles Dodgers Minnesota Twins
4-3
1966
Baltimore Orioles Los Angeles Dodgers
4-0
1967
St. Louis Cardinals Boston Red Sox
4-3
1968
Detroit Tigers St. Louis Cardinals
4-3
1969
New York Mets Baltimore Orioles
4-1
1970
Baltimore Orioles Cincinnati Reds
4-1
1971
Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles
4-3
1972
Oakland Athletics Cincinnati Reds
4-3
1973
Oakland Athletics New York Mets
4-3
1974
Oakland Athletics Los Angeles Dodgers
4-1
1975
Cincinnati Reds Boston Red Sox
4-3
1976
Cincinnati Reds New York Yankees
4-0
1977
New York Yankees Los Angeles Dodgers
4-2
1978
New York Yankees Los Angeles Dodgers
4-2
1979
Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles
4-3
1980
Philadelphia Phillies Kansas City Royals
4-2
1981
Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees
4-2
1982
St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Brewers
4-3
1983
Baltimore Orioles Philadelphia Phillies
4-1
1984
Detroit Tigers San Diego Padres
4-1
1985
Kansas City Royals St. Louis Cardinals
4-3
1986
New York Mets Boston Red Sox
4-3
1987
Minnesota Twins St. Louis Cardinals
4-3
1988
Los Angeles Dodgers Oakland Atheltics
4-1
1989
Oakland Athletics San Francisco Giants
4-0
1990
Cincinnati Reds Oakland Athletics
4-0
1991
Minnesota Twins Atlanta Braves
4-3
1992
Toronto Blue Jays Atlanta Braves
4-2
1993
Toronto Blue Jays Philadelphia Phillies
4-2
1994
Series
Canceled
--
1995
Atlanta Braves Cleveland Indians
4-2
1996
New York Yankees Atlanta Braves
4-2
1997
Florida Marlins Cleveland Indians
4-3
1998
New York Yankees San Diego Padres
4-0
1999
New York Yankees Atlanta Braves
4-0
2000
New York Yankees New York Mets
4-1
2001
Arizona Diamondbacks New York Yankees
4-3
2002
Anaheim Angels
San Francisco Giants
4-3
2003
Florida Marlins
New York Yankees
4-2
2004
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
4-0

League Champions Team Records World Series History
National League Champions1876-1902
YEAR
CHAMPION
WON-LOSS RECORD
1876
Chicago White Stockings
52-14
1877
Boston Red Caps
42-18
1878
Boston Red Caps
41-19
1879
Providence Grays
59-25
1880
Chicago White Stockings
67-17
1881
Chicago White Stockings
56-28
1882
Chicago White Stockings
55-29
1883
Boston Beaneaters
63-35
1884
Providence Grays
84-28
1885
Chicago White Stockings
87-25
1886
Chicago White Stockings
90-34
1887
Detroit Wolverines
79-45
1888
New York Giants
84-47
1889
New York Giants
83-43
1890
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
86-43
1891
Boston Beaneaters
87-51
YEAR
CHAMPION LOSER
GAMES
1892
Boston Beaneaters Cleveland Spiders
5-0-1
YEAR
CHAMPION
WON-LOSS RECORD
1893
Boston Beaneaters
86-43
1894
Baltimore Orioles
83-39
1895
Baltimore Orioles
87-43
1896
Baltimore Orioles
90-39
1897
Boston Beaneaters
93-39
1898
Boston Beaneaters
102-47
1899
Brooklyn Superbas
101-47
1900
Brooklyn Superbas
82-54
1901
Pittsburgh Pirates
90-49
1902
Pittsburgh Pirates
103-36

<>American League Champions 1901-1902
YEAR
CHAMPION
WON-LOSS RECORD
1901
Chicago White Sox
83-53
1902
Philadelphia Athletics
83-53

American Association Champions 1882-1891
YEAR
CHAMPION
WON-LOSS RECORD
1882
Cincinnati Red Stockings
55-25
1883
Philadelphia Athletics
66-32
1884
New York Metropolitans
75-32
1885
St. Louis Browns
79-33
1886
St. Louis Browns
93-46
1887
St. Louis Browns
95-40
1888
St. Louis Browns
92-43
1889
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
93-44
1890
Louiville Colonels
88-44
1891
Boston Red Stockings
93-42