World Series Winners Flashcards
1903
Boston Americans defeated The Pirates (5-3) 8 game series
1905
New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics (4-1)
Christy Matthewson tossed 3 complete game shutouts
1906
Chicago White Sox defeated the Cubs in 6 games (4-2)
The White Sox only won 93 games in the regular season and were known as the “hitless wonders”
1907
The Cubs technically swept the Tigers (4-0) with one tie
1908
The Cubs defeated the Tigers again 4 games to one in a rematch from last year (4-1)
1909
Pirates defeated the Tigers in 7 games (4-3) Honus Wagner’s first title
Ty Cobb would play for another 19 seasons but wouldn’t make another World Series appearance
1910
Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs in 5 games (4-1)
1911
Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Giants in 6 games (4-2)
1912
The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Giants in 7 games (4-3) With one tie
1913
The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Giants in 5 games (4-1)
1914
Boston Braves swept the Philadelphia Athletics (4-0)
The Braves were nicknamed the “Miracle Braves”
1915
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 5 games (4-1)
1916
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Brooklyn Robins (4-1)
Babe Ruth threw a 14 inning complete game gem in his postseason debut
1917
The Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Giants in 6 games (4-2)
1918
The Red Sox defeated the Cubs in 6 games (4-2)
This was the only World Series played in September
1919
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago White Sox (The White Sox fixed the series as the they were the favorites to win that year)
1920
Cleveland Indians defeated the Brooklyn Robins 5 games to 2
1921
New York Giants defeated the New York Yankees (5-3)
1922
New York Giants defeated the New York Yankees (4-0) with a tie
1923
The New York Yankees defeated the New York Giants in 6 games (4-2)
1924
The Washington Senators defeated the New York Yankees in 7 games (4-3)
1925
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Washington Senators in 7 games (4-3)
1926
The St Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees in 7 games (4-3)
1927
New York Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in 4 games (4-0)
1928
New York Yankees swept the St Louis Cardinals in 4 games (4-0)
1929
The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Chicago Cubs in 5 games (4-1)
1930
Philadelphia Athletics defeat the St Louis Cardinals in 6 games (4-2)
1931
The St Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in 7 games (4-3)
1932
Yankees swept the Cubs (4-0)
(Ruth called his shot in game 3)
1933
New York Giants defeated the Washington Senators in 5 games (4-1)
1934
The St Louis Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers in 7 games (4-3)
1935
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs in 6 games (4-2)
1936
The Yankees defeated the New York Giants in 6 games (4-2)
1937
The Yankees defeated the New York Giants in 5 games; a rematch from last season. (4-1)
1938
Yankees swept the Chicago Cubs (4-0)
1939
Yankees swept the Cincinnati Reds (4-0)
1940
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Detroit Tigers in 7 games (4-3)
1941
The Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 5 games (4-1)
1942
The St Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees in 5 games (4-1)
1943
New York Yankees defeated the St Louis Cardinals in 5 games (4-1)
1944
St. louis Cardinals defeated the St. louis Browns in 6 games (4-2)
(the browns only won one pennant in ‘44 defeating the yankees in the ALCS and eventually moved to Baltimore in 1953)
1945
Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs in 7 games (4-3)
1946
The St. louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Red Sox in 7 games (4-3)
It was the Red Sox first world series appearance since 1918.
1947
The New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games (4-3)
1948
The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Braves in 6 games (4-2)
1949
The New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 5 games (4-1)
1950
the New York Yankees swept the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0)
1951
New York Yankees defeated the New York Giants in 6 games (4-2)
1952
New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games (4-3)
1953
Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 6 games (4-2)
1954
The New York Giants swept the Cleveland Indians (4-0)
1955
Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in 7 games (4-3)
1956
The Yankees defeated the Dodgers in 7 games (4-3) The Dodgers blew a 2-0 series lead and got blown out in game 7 9-0.
1957
The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Yankees in 7 games (4-3)
1958
Yankees defeated the Milwaukee Braves in 7 games (4-3)
1959
Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago White Sox in 6 games (4-2)
1960 World Series
The Pirates defeated the Yankees in 7 games (4-3)
1961 World Series
Yankees beat the Reds in 5 games (4–1)
1962 World Series
The Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants in 7 games (4-3)
1963 WS
The Dodgers swept the Yankees in 4 games (4-0)
1964 WS
The Cardinals defeated the Yankees in 7 games (4-3)
1965 WS
The dodgers defeated the Twins in 7 games (4-3)
1966 WS
The Orioles swept away the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0)
1967 WS
St Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Red Sox in 7 games (4-3)
1968 WS
Detroit Tigers defeated the Cardinals in 7 games (4-3)