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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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Members of the New York Yankees baseball team hold their caps over their hearts during a performance of the national anthem before the start of the eighth game of the World Series, New York, New York, October 13, 1921. The Yankees ended up losing both the game (0 – 1) and the series (3 – 5) to the New York Giants. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)
Members of the New York Yankees baseball team hold their caps over their hearts during a performance of the national anthem before the start of the eighth game of the World Series, New York, New York, October 13, 1921. The Yankees ended up losing both the game (0 – 1) and the series (3 – 5) to the New York Giants. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images) /

77. 1921 New York Giants

94-59, NL Champions, Won World Series 5-3 Over New York

The 1921 New York Giants posted a 94-59 regular season record that helped them to win the National League and earn the right to face the crosstown New York Yankees in the World Series. It was the ninth pennant in franchise history for the Giants, but the very first for the Yankees, and the Giants captured the World Championship for the first time since 1905 with a 5-3 series victory.

Hall of Famer High Pockets Kelly (named for his 6-foot-4 frame) led the National League with 23 home runs and was one of three Giants regulars to drive in more than 100 runs (his 122 RBI led the squad). The high-scoring Giants led the NL with 840 runs, and also paced the league with 137 stolen bases and a .359 on-base percentage.

Art Nehf (20-10, 3.63) was the ace of the Giants’ staff and started three games in the World Series. Though he was on the losing end of showdowns with Waite Hoyt in both Game 2 and Game 5, Nehf pitched a brilliant four-hit shutout in the third pitching duel between the two New York aces in the deciding Game 8, which the Giants won 1-0 to capture the series.

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