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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UNITED STATES – CIRCA 1903: Half-length portrait of Jake (Garland) Stahl, catcher for the Boston American League team, standing in the concourse area, in front of bleacher buttresses at South Side Park, Chicago, IL, 1903. From the Chicago Daily News collection. (Photo by Chicago History Museum/Getty Images) /

83. 1903 Boston Americans

91-47, AL Champions, Won World Series 5-3 Over Pittsburgh

The 1903 Boston Americans may not have been the greatest World Champion in professional baseball history, but they hold a special place in history as the first to be called World Series Champions.

Boston captured the American League pennant by an impressive 14.5 games in the league’s third season, but was still considered an underdog by most accounts to the powerful Pittsburgh Pirates, who had won the pennant in the senior circuit three years running.

The most recognizable member of the Americans was 36-year old Cy Young, who posted a 28-9 record during the regular season with a 2.08 ERA in 40 appearances and 35 starts – 34 of which were complete games. Pittsburgh beat Young in Game 1, and the Pirates jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the series. However, Boston won the final four contests of the eight-game series, with Young earning the victories in both Game 5 and Game 7.

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