World series results.

The Fall Classic has been a best-of-seven series except for 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the World Series was a best-of-nine game showdown between the National and American League pennant winners. Listed on these pages are World Series results and the Most Valuable Players of each Series. Note: The MVP Award was first presented in 1955.

 
WORLD SERIES RESULTS 
 
Year   Winner                   Loser                    Games 
 
1903   Boston Red Sox           Pittsburgh Pirates           8 
1904   No World Series Played 
1905   New York Giants          Philadelphia A's             5 
1906   Chicago White Sox        Chicago Cubs                 6 
1907   Chicago Cubs             Detroit Tigers               4 
1908   Chicago Cubs             Detroit Tigers               5 
1909   Pittsburgh Pirates       Detroit Tigers               7 
1910   Philadelphia A's         Chicago Cubs                 5 
1911   Philadelphia A's         New York Giants              6 
1912   Boston Red Sox           New York Giants              7 
1913   Philadelphia A's         New York Giants              5 
1914   Boston Braves            Philadelphia A's             4 
1915   Boston Red Sox           Philadelphia Phillies        5 
1916   Boston Red Sox           Brooklyn Dodgers             5 
1917   Chicago White Sox        New York Giants              6 
1918   Boston Red Sox           Chicago Cubs                 6 
1919   Cincinnati Reds          Chicago White Sox            8 
1920   Cleveland Indians        Brooklyn Dodgers             7 
1921   New York Giants          New York Yankees             8 
1922   New York Giants          New York Yankees             4 
1923   New York Yankees         New York Giants              6 
1924   Washington Senators      New York Giants              7 
1925   Pittsburgh Pirates       Washington Senators          7 
1926   St. Louis Cardinals      New York Yankees             7 
1927   New York Yankees         Pittsburgh Pirates           4 
1928   New York Yankees         St. Louis Cardinals          4 
1929   Philadelphia A's         Chicago Cubs                 5 
1930   Philadelphia A's         St. Louis Cardinals          6 
1931   St. Louis Cardinals      Philadelphia As              7 
1932   New York Yankees         Chicago Cubs                 4 
1933   New York Giants          Washington Senators          5 
1934   St. Louis Cardinals      Detroit Tigers               7 
1935   Detroit Tigers           Chicago Cubs                 6 
1936   New York Yankees         New York Giants              6 
1937   New York Yankees         New York Giants              5 
1938   New York Yankees         Chicago Cubs                 4 
1939   New York Yankees         Cincinnati Reds              4 
1940   Cincinnati Reds          Detroit Tigers               7 
1941   New York Yankees         Brooklyn Dodgers             5 
1942   St. Louis Cardinals      New York Yankees             5 
1943   New York Yankees         St. Louis Cardinals          5 
1944   St. Louis Cardinals      St. Louis Browns             6 
1945   Detroit Tigers           Chicago Cubs                 7 
1946   St. Louis Cardinals      Boston Red Sox               7 
1947   New York Yankees         Brooklyn Dodgers             7 
1948   Cleveland Indians        Boston Braves                6 
1949   New York Yankees         Brooklyn Dodgers             5 
1950   New York Yankees         Philadelphia Phillies        4 
1951   New York Yankees         New York Giants              6 
1952   New York Yankees         Brooklyn Dodgers             7 
1953   New York Yankees         Brooklyn Dodgers             6 
1954   New York Giants          Cleveland Indians            4 
1955   Brooklyn Dodgers         New York Yankees             7 
1956   New York Yankees         Brooklyn Dodgers             7 
1957   Milwaukee Braves         New York Yankees             7 
1958   New York Yankees         Milwaukee Braves             7 
1959   Los Angeles Dodgers      Chicago White Sox            6 
1960   Pittsburgh Pirates       New York Yankees             7 
1961   New York Yankees         Cincinnati Reds              5 
1962   New York Yankees         San Francisco Giants         7 
1963   Los Angeles Dodgers      New York Yankees             4 
1964   St. Louis Cardinals      New York Yankees             7 
1965   Los Angeles Dodgers      Minnesota Twins              7 
1966   Baltimore Orioles        Los Angeles Dodgers          4 
1967   St. Louis Cardinals      Boston Red Sox               7 
1968   Detroit Tigers           St. Louis Cardinals          7 
1969   New York Mets            Baltimore Orioles            5 
1970   Baltimore Orioles        Cincinnati Reds              5 
1971   Pittsburgh Pirates       Baltimore Orioles            7 
1972   Oakland A's              Cincinnati Reds              7 
1973   Oakland A's              New York Mets                7 
1974   Oakland A's              Los Angeles Dodgers          5 
1975   Cincinnati Reds          Boston Red Sox               7 
1976   Cincinnati Reds          New York Yankees             4 
1977   New York Yankees         Los Angeles Dodgers          6 
1978   New York Yankees         Los Angeles Dodgers          6 
1979   Pittsburgh Pirates       Baltimore Orioles            7 
1980   Philadelphia Phillies    Kansas City Royals           6 
1981   Los Angeles Dodgers      New York Yankees             6 
1982   St. Louis Cardinals      Milwaukee Brewers            7 
1983   Baltimore Orioles        Philadelphia Phillies        5 
1984   Detroit Tigers           San Diego Padres             5 
1985   Kansas City Royals       St. Louis Cardinals          7 
1986   New York Mets            Boston Red Sox               7 
1987   Minnesota Twins       ...