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World Series Fun Facts

This all-American game reaches its pinnacle every October and the drama is just beginning to unfold in the world of baseball. The MLB postseason field is set as the best teams compete to gain the glory of a World Series title; a best-of-seven contest that celebrates our national pastime. The stakes are high, the outcome unpredictable and the excitement is mounting for fans of the sport.

The World Series has been woven into the fabric of America’s culture evolving beyond a mere baseball tournament. It has become an event as traditional as Thanksgiving and as patriotic as the Fourth of July.

As the anticipation builds let’s take a look at some fun facts about the World Series…until it’s time to “Play ball!”

• 1903 the first World Series was played. The Boston Pilgrims beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, five games to three.
• The annual championship series, referred to as the “Fall Classic,” is played between the American League and National League champions.
• The first team to win four of the seven games wins the championship.
• The World Series was played in a best-of-nine games format in 1903 and 1919-1921.
• As of 2014 the American League has won 63 World Championships and the National League has won 47.
• The New York Yankees have won the most World Series championships at 27 and the St. Louis Cardinals come in second with 11.
• The Yankees have won back to back World Series more than any other team. Six times to be exact – 1927 and 1928, 1936 through 1939, 1949 through 1953, 1961 and 1962, 1977 and 1978, and 1998 through 2000.
• Only two current franchises have never appeared in the World Series: the Seattle Mariners and the Washington Nationals (formerly the Montreal Expos).
• Since 2003, the league that wins the All-Star Game receives the home field advantage in the World Series.
• Each year, the winning team receives the Commissioner’s Trophy, which is made of sterling silver, and features flags representing all 30 Major League teams.