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The World Series — the championship series of Major League Baseball — has been played annually since 1903 (with exceptions in 1904 and 1994). It determines the champion between the American League and National League pennant winners in a best-of-7 series. The New York Yankees have won 27 World Series titles — more than any other franchise.
Baseball's statistics culture (batting average, ERA, WAR, OPS) and its long history (162 games per season, 120 years of records) make it uniquely data-rich. The 'Moneyball' revolution (Oakland A's, early 2000s) applied sabermetric analysis to compete with wealthier teams. Derek Jeter's walk-off hit in Game 4 of the 2001 World Series, Bobby Thomson's 'Shot Heard Round the World' (1951), and Willie Mays's 'The Catch' (1954) are baseball's iconic moments.
# Top 10 World Series teams
- 1New York Yankees (27 wins)
- 2St. Louis Cardinals (11)
- 3Oakland A's (9)
- 4Boston Red Sox (9)
- 5San Francisco Giants (8)
- 6Brooklyn/LA Dodgers (7)
- 7Pittsburgh Pirates (5)
- 8Cincinnati Reds (5)
- 9Atlanta Braves (4)
- 10Detroit Tigers (4)
Fascinating Facts
- ◆The New York Yankees have won 27 World Series — more than the next 3 teams combined
- ◆Baseball's 1994 World Series was cancelled due to a players' strike — the first cancellation since 1904
- ◆Babe Ruth called his shot in the 1932 World Series — supposedly pointing to the outfield before hitting a home run to that exact spot
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