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The 2024 MLB World Series saw the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in five games (4-1) for their eighth title! 

The Major League Baseball World Series is the “grand final” of the professional men’s MLB season in North America deciding the year’s MLB champions. After the regular season the post-season MLB tournament culminates with the baseball World Series between the two MLB League Champions.MLB World Series

A best-of-season baseball championship series, the Modern World Series has been played and won since 1903. The 1903 World Series saw the Pittsburgh Pirates from the National League (NL) and the precursor club to the Red Sox the Boston Americans of the American League (AL) face off, with Boston celebrating a five-to-three game victory.

When it comes to the MLB World Series the most successful baseball team with 27 series wins is the New York Yankees (AL). They hold a huge lead in the World Series title department with the next best with 11 championships being the St. Louis Cardinals (11).

  • The American League (AL) has 68 World Series wins – most recently the Texas Rangers in 2023
  • The National League (NL) has 52 World Series wins – most recently the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024

World Series baseball betting is open all season long with MLB odds offered on all 30 teams to take out the championship title.

MLB World Series 2024

MLB World Series Tips
  • 2024 World Series Date: October 26 – November 3, 2024 (November 3 potential Game 7 date) (Aust. dates)
  • First World Series Played: 1903
  • Edition: 120th (2024)
  • Country: United States
  • Reigning World Series Champions: Los Angeles Dodgers (2024)
  • Most Successful World Series Team: New York Yankees (27)
  • Interesting World Series Stat: In the past 21 World Series only 5 have required a Game 7 decider
  • Last World Series Clean Sweep: San Francisco Giants (NL) beat the Detroit Lions (AL) 4–0 in 2012

2024 World Series Result: Los Angeles Dodgers Beat the New York Yankees 4 games to 1 

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2024 World Series by defeating the New York Yankees.

The Dodgers clinched the title with a thrilling 7-6 victory in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium.

It was an exciting series, and the Dodgers’ resilience and strong performance helped them secure the championship.

Key moments from the 2024 World Series included: 

Shohei Ohtani’s Clutch Performance: In Game 1, Shohei Ohtani hit a crucial double in the bottom of the eighth inning, which eventually led to him scoring and tying the game. This set the stage for the Dodgers to win in extra innings.

Freddie Freeman’s Grand Slam: Also in Game 1, Freddie Freeman hit a dramatic grand slam in the bottom of the tenth inning, securing a walk-off victory for the Dodgers.

Pitching Heroics: The Dodgers’ pitching staff, including standout performances from Jack Flaherty, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Walker Buehler, played a pivotal role. Buehler, in particular, pitched five scoreless innings in Game 3 and closed out Game 5.

Blake Treinen’s Resilience: In Game 5, closer Blake Treinen faced a high-pressure situation in the eighth inning with two runners on base. He managed to get out of the jam, preserving the Dodgers’ lead.

Comeback in Game 5: The Dodgers were down 5-0 in the fifth inning of Game 5 but rallied with three consecutive two-out hits, tying the game and eventually winning it.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have now won the World Series eight times (1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2020, 2024).

MLB World Series BettingMLB World Series Betting

Betting on the World Series of baseball is hugely popular in the US and Australian MLB fans can also get in on the action with futures World Series Winner betting offered all season.

Betting on the World Series makes you feel like you’re part of the game! With each pitch, swing, and catch, the stakes feel even higher for those who have placed bets on the World Series result. Whether you’re wagering on the overall series winner, predicting the MVP, or betting on specific game outcomes, the dynamic nature of baseball ensures that anything can happen!

MLB World Series Records

  • Most World Series Wins: New York Yankees (27 – most recently 2009)
  • Most World Series Appearances: New York Yankees (41 – most recently 2024)
  • Most Successful League: American League with 68 World Series wins (1903-2023)
  • Most Successive World Series Wins: New York Yankees (4 from 1936-1939)
  • Most Successive World Series Appearances for NL: New York Giants (4 from 1921-1924)

The National League team with the most successive World Series appearances is the New York Giants, who appeared in the World Series four consecutive times from 1921 to 1924. This impressive streak highlights a dominant era for the Giants in the early 20th century.

  • Back-to-Back World Series Wins for NL: Chicago Cubs (1907-08); San Francisco Giants (1921-22); Cincinnati Reds (1975-6)

The most recent National League team to achieve back-to-back World Series wins is the Cincinnati Reds, who won consecutive titles in 1975 and 1976. This period is often referred to as the “Big Red Machine” era, highlighting the team’s dominance during those years.

  • Longest World Series Championships Drought: Chicago Cubs (107 years from 1909-2016)

The team with the longest active World Series championship drought is the Cleveland Guardians, who have not won a title since 1948, marking a 75-season drought. Historically, the longest drought belongs to the Chicago Cubs, who went 107 seasons without a championship from 1909 to 2016

World Series Championships

The inaugural Modern World Series champions were the Boston Americans, now the Boston Red Sox, who have gone on to appear in 13 World Series (up until 2023) for nine victories.

The most successful World Series Championship team the New York Yankees won their first title in 1921 over the New York Giants. This followed their opening two World Series appearances in 1921 and 1922 when defeated by the Giants both times.

In the 2016 World Series the Chicago Cubs broke a record 108 season drought defeating the Cleveland Indians four games to three, their first MLB Championship since they went back-to-back in 1907 and 1908.

MLB Season World Series Champions Runners-Up Series Score
2024 Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees 4-1
2023 Texas Rangers Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1
2022 Houston Astros Philadelphia Phillies 4-2
2021 Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 4-2
2020 Los Angeles Dodgers Tampa Bay Rays 4-2
2019 Washington Nationals Houston Astros 4-3
2018 Boston Red Sox Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1
2017 Houston Astros Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3
2016 Chicago Cubs Cleveland Indians 4-3
2015 Kansas City Royals New York Mets 4-1
2014 San Francisco Giants Kansas City Royals 4-3
2013 Boston Red Sox St. Louis Cardinals 4-2
2012 San Francisco Giants Detroit Tigers 4-0
2011 St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers 4-3
2010 San Francisco Giants Texas Rangers 4-1
2009 New York Yankees Philadelphia Phillies 4-2
2008 Philadelphia Phillies Tampa Bay Rays 4-1
2007 Boston Red Sox Colorado Rockies 4-0
2006 St. Louis Cardinals Detroit Tigers 4-1
2005 Chicago White Sox Houston Astros 4-0
2004 Boston Red Sox St. Louis Cardinals 4-0
2003 Florida Marlins New York Yankees 4-2
2002 Anaheim Angels San Francisco Giants 4-3
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks New York Yankees 4-3
2000 New York Yankees New York Mets 4-1
1999 New York Yankees Atlanta Braves 4-0
1998 New York Yankees San Diego Padres 4-0
1997 Florida Marlins Cleveland Indians 4-3
1996 New York Yankees Atlanta Braves 4-2
1995 Atlanta Braves Cleveland Indians 4-2
1993 Toronto Blue Jays Philadelphia Phillies 4-2
1992 Toronto Blue Jays Atlanta Braves 4-2
1991 Minnesota Twins Atlanta Braves 4-3
1990 Cincinnati Reds Oakland Athletics 4-0
1989 Oakland Athletics San Francisco Giants 4-0
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers Oakland Athletics 4-1
1987 Minnesota Twins St. Louis Cardinals 4-3
1986 New York Mets Boston Red Sox 4-3
1985 Kansas City Royals St. Louis Cardinals 4-3
1984 Detroit Tigers San Diego Padres 4-1
1983 Baltimore Orioles Philadelphia Phillies 4-1
1982 St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Brewers 4-3
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees 4-2
1980 Philadelphia Phillies Kansas City Royals 4-2
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles 4-3
1978 New York Yankees Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2
1977 New York Yankees Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2
1976 Cincinnati Reds New York Yankees 4-0
1975 Cincinnati Reds Boston Red Sox 4-3
1974 Oakland Athletics Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1
1973 Oakland Athletics New York Mets 4-3
1972 Oakland Athletics Cincinnati Reds 4-3
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles 4-3
1970 Baltimore Orioles Cincinnati Reds 4-1
1969 New York Mets Baltimore Orioles 4-1
1968 Detroit Tigers St. Louis Cardinals 4-3
1967 St. Louis Cardinals Boston Red Sox 4-3
1966 Baltimore Orioles Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0
1965 Los Angeles Dodgers Minnesota Twins 4-3
1964 St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees 4-3
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees 4-0
1962 New York Yankees San Francisco Giants 4-3
1961 New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds 4-1
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates New York Yankees 4-3
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago White Sox 4-2
1958 New York Yankees Milwaukee Braves 4-3
1957 Milwaukee Braves New York Yankees 4-3
1956 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers New York Yankees 4-3
1954 New York Giants Cleveland Indians 4-0
1953 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2
1952 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
1951 New York Yankees New York Giants 4-2
1950 New York Yankees Philadelphia Phillies 4-0
1949 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1
1948 Cleveland Indians Boston Braves 4-2
1947 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
1946 St. Louis Cardinals Boston Red Sox 4-3
1945 Detroit Tigers Chicago Cubs 4-3
1944 St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Browns 4-2
1943 New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals 4-1
1942 St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees 4-1
1941 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1
1940 Cincinnati Reds Detroit Tigers 4-3
1939 New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds 4-0
1938 New York Yankees Chicago Cubs 4-0
1937 New York Yankees New York Giants 4-1
1936 New York Yankees New York Giants 4-2
1935 Detroit Tigers Chicago Cubs 4-2
1934 St. Louis Cardinals Detroit Tigers 4-3
1933 New York Giants Washington Senators 4-1
1932 New York Yankees Chicago Cubs 4-0
1931 St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Athletics 4-3
1930 Philadelphia Athletics St. Louis Cardinals 4-2
1929 Philadelphia Athletics Chicago Cubs 4-1
1928 New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals 4-0
1927 New York Yankees Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0
1926 St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees 4-3
1925 Pittsburgh Pirates Washington Senators 4-3
1924 Washington Senators New York Giants 4-3
1923 New York Yankees New York Giants 4-2
1922 New York Giants New York Yankees 4-0
1921 New York Giants New York Yankees 5-3
1920 Cleveland Indians Brooklyn Robins 5-2
1919 Cincinnati Reds Chicago White Sox 5-3
1918 Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs 4-2
1917 Chicago White Sox New York Giants 4-2
1916 Boston Red Sox Brooklyn Robins 4-1
1915 Boston Red Sox Philadelphia Phillies 4-1
1914 Boston Braves Philadelphia Athletics 4-0
1913 Philadelphia Athletics New York Giants 4-1
1912 Boston Red Sox New York Giants 4-3
1911 Philadelphia Athletics New York Giants 4-2
1910 Philadelphia Athletics Chicago Cubs 4-1
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates Detroit Tigers 4-3
1908 Chicago Cubs Detroit Tigers 4-1
1907 Chicago Cubs Detroit Tigers 4-0
1906 Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs 4-2
1905 New York Giants Philadelphia Athletics 4-1
1903 Boston Americans Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3

*Note: There were no World Series played in 1904 or 1994.

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