Finding an all-time win-loss chart like the World Series club summary above is probably not so challenging today, but Baseball Almanac enjoys taking it one step further and providing you with new / unseen data:
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|
|
American League |
National League |
|
Total |
Pct. |
W |
L |
Pct. |
W |
L |
Pct. |
4 Game Series |
18 |
16.8% |
13 |
5 |
.722 |
5 |
13 |
.277 |
5 Game Series |
26 |
24.3% |
15 |
11 |
.577 |
11 |
15 |
.423 |
6 Game Series |
23 |
21.5% |
17 |
6 |
.739 |
6 |
17 |
.261 |
7 Game Series |
35 |
32.7% |
15 |
20 |
.429 |
20 |
15 |
.571 |
8 Game Series |
5 |
4.7% |
2 |
3 |
.400 |
3 |
2 |
.600 |
Did you know that only four teams in World Series history have won Game 1 and then been swept in the next four? Those teams are the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies, 1942 New York Yankees, 1969 Baltimore Orioles and 1983 Philadelphia Phillies.
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