They grabbed the second spot, facing the Pittsburgh Pirates in a one-game playoff that was won by Madison Bumgarner. The Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series in 1992, riding Joe Carter and a young Roberto Alomar past the Oakland A’s in the ALCS.
Led by Cole Hamels, the Phillies knocked out Tampa Bay in five games. MVP reliever John Wetteland threw 4 1/3 innings, getting saves in all four victories over Atlanta.In 1997, the Florida Marlins had their best season in the short history of the franchise, winning the National League wild card with a 92-70 season. Game 4 highlighted the tradition of excellence that was part of the Yankee culture with pinstripe legend Whitey Ford throwing out the first pitch. Minnesota went up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series before losing three consecutive games to the Cardinals and needing to take the final two in Minnesota. They won 99 regular season games and swept the San Francisco Giants in the World Series, giving Oakland their first championship since 1974. The MVP was shared by both Johnson and Schilling.The 2002 Anaheim Angels came pretty much out of nowhere in a division that had been dominated by the Mariners and Oakland A’s in previous seasons. New York swept the Padres as well, finishing the postseason 11-2 behind World Series MVP Scott Brosius.New York was fairly dominant in 1999, as well, although not nearly as much during the regular season as in the season prior. Outfielder Jermaine Dye won the MVP award, hitting 7-for-16 with a home run.After two very successful seasons in 2004 and 2005, the St. Louis Cardinals came out flat with an 83-78 season in 2006. Tweet. St. Louis won the series in five games. The Yanks finished 98-64, beat rivaling Boston Red Sox in the ALCS, and took out the Atlanta Braves in a sweep in the World Series.
Teams that have never won a World Series: Brooklyn Robins, Colorado Rockies, Houston Colt .45s, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Pilots, St. Louis Browns, Washington Nationals.
They finished the regular season just 87-74, barely beating out the Red Sox for first place in the AL East. The games best closer, Mariano Rivera, entered in the last-inning and continued his astounding post-season winning streak.Game 2 wouldn't give the fans at Turner Field anything to cheer about either. Boston was within one out and up by one run in the ninth inning of Game 6. Catcher Salvador Perez won the MVP award, batting 8-for-22 with two doubles and playing outstanding defense behind the plate.The 2016 Chicago Cubs broke the ultimate World Series drought, coming through after 108 years. The same young core was just too much for a very good Tigers team, sweeping Detroit in four games to capture San Francisco’s second World Series title in three years. The Mets were favored, but the Yankees took them down in five games behind the performance of World Series MVP Derek Jeter.The Yankees advanced to the World Series for the fourth consecutive season in 2001, but this time they were stopped by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Third baseman Pablo Sandoval, who hit three home runs in Game 1, finished as the MVP winner for the Giants.For the third time in 10 years, the Boston Red Sox would win the World Series. "I think this is a better team because we had to do it again to validate what we did last year."
But with two on and one out, Joe Carter hit a three-run, walk-off, World-Series-winning home run. Things were looking good for another Yankees championship after they took a 2-1 series lead, but they ran into a hot pitcher in Josh Beckett. … They won 96 regular season games and advanced to take on the National League wild card, the Colorado Rockies. The D-Backs were led by starting pitchers Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, with left fielder Luis Gonzalez hitting 57 home runs on the offensive side. Who won the world series in 1999? After a poor start, Anaheim won 99 games and the American League wild card, advancing to the World Series and taking on Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants. This time, things would work out well for New York. 1996 World Series - New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2) series statistics and schedule.