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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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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 26: (L-R) Dave Bancroft, Heinie Groh, Frankie Frisch, Irish Meusel, Ross Youngs, High Pockets Kelly, Casey Stengel, Frank Snyder and Art Nehf of the New York Giants pose for a portrait before their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 26, 1922 at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 26: (L-R) Dave Bancroft, Heinie Groh, Frankie Frisch, Irish Meusel, Ross Youngs, High Pockets Kelly, Casey Stengel, Frank Snyder and Art Nehf of the New York Giants pose for a portrait before their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 26, 1922 at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images) /

69. 1922 New York Giants

93-61, NL Champions, Won World Series 4-0-1 Over New York

It seems strange, but there were 18 editions of the World Series before the New York Yankees won one. The Yankees won the AL pennant twice before they captured the first World Championship in franchise history, in 1921 and 1922, and lost to the crosstown New York Giants both times.

In 1922, the Giants won four of the five games in the Fall Classic, though Game 2 actually ended in a 3-3 tie after ten innings. The other games were also close, low-scoring contests, with the Giants winning by a single run in Game 1 and Game 4 and never winning by more than three runs in a single game.

The Giants posted a 93-61 record during the regular season to earn their spot in the World Series by a full seven games over the Cincinnati Reds. New York boasted the best pitching staff in the league, led by Art Nehf (19-13, 3.29), Jesse Barnes (13-8, 3.51), Phil Douglas (11-4, 2.63) and Rosy Ryan (17-12, 3.01). Irish Meusel (.331/.369/.509, 17 HR, 132 RBI) and High Pockets Kelly (.328/.363/.497, 17 HR, 107 RBI) led an offense that hit a collective .305/.363/.428.

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