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Most World Series Championships

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:00:13 +0000

Among sports records not likely to be challenged, the New York Yankees’ 27 World Series titles has to rate high on anyone’s list. After all, no other franchise can claim more than 10 Series victories, and Yankees fans wrapped up a year-long celebration of their new stadium by winning the championship for the first time since 2000.

Led by those Yankees, the American League has won the World Series 61 times, while the National League has prevailed on 41 occasions. In all, 27 different franchises have finished the season on a happy note.

Here’s a list of the most World Series winners ever, with league and championship years:

27 — New York Yankees, AL: (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, 2009)
10 — St. Louis Cardinals, NL (1926, 1931, 1934 ‘42, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006)
7 — Boston Red Sox, AL (1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007)
5 — New York Giants, NL (1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954)
5 — Philadelphia Athletics, AL (1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930)
5 — Pittsburgh Pirates, NL (1909, 1925, 1960, 1971, 1979)
5 — Los Angeles Dodgers, NL (1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988)
5 — Cincinnati Reds, NL (1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990)
4 — Detroit Tigers, AL (1935, 1945, 1968, 1984)
4 — Oakland Athletics, AL (1972, 1973, 1974, 1989)
3 — Baltimore Orioles, AL (1966, 1970, 1983)
3 — Chicago White Sox, AL (1906, 1917, 2005)
2 — Chicago Cubs, NL (1907, 1908)
2 — Cleveland Indians, AL (1920, 1948)
2 — Florida Marlins, NL (1997, 2003)
2 — Minnesota Twins, AL (1987, 1991)
2 — New York Mets, NL (1969, 1986)
2 — Philadelphia Phillies (1980, 2008)
2 — Toronto Blue Jays, AL (1992, 1993)
1 — Anaheim Angels, AL (2002)
1 — Arizona Diamondbacks, NL (2001)
1 — Atlanta Braves, NL (1995)
1 — Boston Braves, NL (1914)
1 — Brooklyn Dodgers, NL (1955)
1 — Milwaukee Braves, NL (1957)
1 — Kansas City Royals, AL (1985)
1 — Washington Senators, AL (1924)

Source: MLB.com

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NL Most World Series Games

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:16:26 +0000

If practice is supposed to make perfect, the National League has a lot more work to do when it comes to the World Series. Of the four teams that have represented the NL most in the Fall Classic, none has a winning record. In fact, of the 17 clubs that have gone to battle the hated American League, only the Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, Boston Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks are on the plus side of the ledger.

Here’s a list of World Series games by team, with record for each. If you are an NL enthusiast, it is not a pretty thing to see.

105 — St. Louis Cardinals (52-53)
82 — New York Giants (39-41-2)
56 — Brooklyn Dodgers (20-36)
53 — Chicago Cubs (19-33-1)
51 — Cincinnati Reds (26-25)
49 — Los Angeles Dodgers (25-24)
47 — Pittsburgh Pirates (23-24)
31 — Philadelphia Phillies (12-19)
29 — Atlanta Braves (11-18)
24 — New York Mets (12-12)
18 — San Francisco Giants (6-12)
14 — Milwaukee Braves (7-7)
13 — Florida Marlins (8-5)
10 — Boston Braves (6-4)
    9 — San Diego Padres (1-8)
    7 — Arizona Diamondbacks (4-3)
    4 — Houston Astros (0-4)

Source: MLB.com

Sports’ Worst Losing Streaks

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:56:21 +0000

With a promising season ending in all-too-familiar defeat, the Chicago Cubs spend another winter pondering the might-have-beens. Swept out of the National League Division Series by the lightly-regarded Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cubs will go yet another year without claiming their first World Series title since 1908.

The denizens of Wrigleyville, however, are hardly alone in their misery. Plenty of other sports franchises and their faithful fans have endured impressive runs of futility.

Forbes set out to identify the big losers — lovable and otherwise — of the jock kingdom. Here’s part of what they came up with:

– Los Angeles Clippers: 12 consecutive losing seasons (1993-2005)

– Golden State Warriors: 12 consecutive losing seasons (1994-2006)

– Detroit Tigers: 12 consecutive losing seasons (1994-2005)

– Milwaukee Brewers: 12 consecutive losing seasons (1993-2004)

– Chicago Blackhawks: 14 consecutive losing seasons (1946-60)

– Detroit Red Wings: 14 consecutive losing seasons (1973-87)

– Detroit-Fort Wayne Pistons: 14 consecutive losing seasons (1956-70)

– Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 14 consecutive losing seasons (1983-96)

– Philadelphia-Kansas City Athletics: 15 consecutive losing seasons (1953-67)

– Vancouver Canucks: 15 consecutive losing seasons (1976-91)

– Sacramento Kings: 15 consecutive losing seasons (1983-98)

– Philadelphia Phillies: 16 consecutive losing seasons (1933-48)

– Pittsburgh Pirates: 16 consecutive losing seasons (1993-2008)

To read about these epic losers, and to see a slideshow, visit Forbes.com.