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Ranking every World Series winners in history

By Staff

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 05: Brooklyn Dodgers president Walter O'Malley and his manager, Walter Alston, exchange hugs and grins after bringing Brooklyn its first World Series championship in history. Flock did it the hard way, winning the final game in Yankee Stadium. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 05: Brooklyn Dodgers president Walter O'Malley and his manager, Walter Alston, exchange hugs and grins after bringing Brooklyn its first World Series championship in history. Flock did it the hard way, winning the final game in Yankee Stadium. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE – OCTOBER 15: Brooks Robinson No. 5 and Mike Cuellar No. 35 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrate after winning Game Five the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds at Memorial Stadium on October 15,1970 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Orioles defeated the Reds 9-3. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE – OCTOBER 15: Brooks Robinson No. 5 and Mike Cuellar No. 35 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrate after winning Game Five the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds at Memorial Stadium on October 15,1970 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Orioles defeated the Reds 9-3. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

7. 1970 Baltimore Orioles

108-54, AL East Champions, Won World Series 4-1 Over Cincinnati

The 1969 Baltimore Orioles would certainly have been on the short list for the honor of greatest team in Major League Baseball history had they beaten the Miracle Mets in the World Series. But because the O’s fell short that year they aren’t eligible for this list.

The 1970 Orioles, however, are deserving of a spot in the top ten as the result of a 108-54 regular season record, a 3-0 sweep over the Minnesota Twins in the ALCS, and a 4-1 series victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the Fall Classic – the second World Championship in four seasons for the franchise.

After finishing as the runner-up for the award in 1969, Boog Powell was named AL MVP in 1970 after hitting .297/.412/.549 with 35 home runs and 114 RBI. Along with Hall of Famers Frank Robinson (.306/.398/.520, 25 HR, 78 RBI) and World Series MVP Brooks Robinson (.276/.335/.429, 18 HR, 94 RBI), the slugging trio sparked a Baltimore lineup that led the AL in runs with 792.

Baltimore also boasted an elite pitching staff that posted the lowest ERA in the American League (3.15) and sported three 20-game winners in Hall of Famer Jim Palmer (20-10, 2.71), Mike Cuellar (24-8, 3.48) and Dave McNally (24-9, 3.22), all of whom finished in the top five of the voting for the AL Cy Young Award.

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