Ranking every World Series winners in history

By Staff | Nov 3, 2015

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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SAN FRANCISCO – NOVEMBER 03: Edgar Renteria of the San Francisco Giants celebrates during the Giants’ vicotry parade on November 3, 2010 in San Francisco, California. Thousands of Giants fans lined the streets of San Francisco to watch the San Francisco Giants celebrate their 2010 World Series victory over the Texas Rangers. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) /

102. 2010 San Francisco Giants

92-70, NL West Champions, Won World Series 4-1 Over Texas

The 2010 San Francisco Giants rode a brilliant pitching staff – including starters Matt Cain (13-11, 3.14), Tim Lincecum (16-10, 3.43) and 20-year old Madison Bumgarner (7-6, 3.00) and relievers Brian Wilson (1.81, 48 saves), Sergio Romo (2.18), and Santiago Casilla (1.95) – to a 92-70 regular season record and a National League Western Division title.

That pitching staff helped San Francisco coast through the postseason with a 3-1 victory over Atlanta in the Division Series and a 4-2 win over the Phillies in the NLCS before taking the World Series in five games over the Texas Rangers. So why are the 2010 Giants so low on this list?

Despite great pitching, the Giants were average at best offensively. Aubrey Huff led the team with 26 home runs, and was followed closely by Juan Uribe’s 24 long balls. San Francisco finished No. 6 in the league in homers (162), No. 7 in the NL in batting average (.257), No. 9 in on-base percentage (.321), No. 6 in slugging (.408), and No. 9 in runs scored (697).

They obviously scored enough to win the West, the NLDS, the NLCS and the World Series, but Murder’s Row or The Big Red Machine they were not.

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