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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PHILADELPHIA – OCTOBER 8, 1913. Philadelphia Athletics third baseman Frank Baker waits for the ball during the tenth inning of game of two of the 1913 World Series in Philly on October 8th, as Giants’ pitcher Christy Mathewson slides safely into third. Matty will soon score the winning run. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images) /

71. 1913 Philadelphia Athletics

96-57, AL Champions, Won World Series 4-1 Over New York

The 1913 Philadelphia Athletics were part of a dominant run for the franchise that won three World Championships in four seasons. The famous “$100,000 Infield” of Stuffy McInnis (.324/.382/.416, 4 HR, 90 RBI), Eddie Collins (.345/.441/.453, 3 HR, 73 RBI), Jack Berry (.275/.349/.365, 3 HR, 85 RBI) and Home Run Baker (.337/.413/.493, with an AL-best 12 home runs and 117 RBI), is considered one of the best of all-time and helped the A’s lead the league in almost every major offensive category including runs (794), home runs (33), and all three slash categories (.280/.356/.375).

A well-rounded club, the A’s had several solid pitchers, including Hall of Famers Eddie Plank (18-10, 2.60) and Chief Bender (21-10, 2.21, 13 saves), as well as Boardwalk Brown (17-11, 2.94) and Bob Shawkey (6-5, 2.34).

Philadelphia claimed its third AL pennant in four seasons (and would add a fourth the following year) with a 96-57 regular season record, which was 6.5 games better than the Washington Senators, and beat the New York Giants 4-1 in the World Series.

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