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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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PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 16: Rick Dempsey of the Baltimore Orioles, Series MVP, is seen in the locker room after World Series game five between the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles on October 16, 1983 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Orioles defeated the Phillies 5-0. (Photo by Rich Pilling/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 16: Rick Dempsey of the Baltimore Orioles, Series MVP, is seen in the locker room after World Series game five between the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles on October 16, 1983 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Orioles defeated the Phillies 5-0. (Photo by Rich Pilling/Getty Images) /

56. 1983 Baltimore Orioles

98-64, AL East Champions, Won World Series 4-1 Over Philadelphia

In only the second season in his legendary 21-year Hall of Fame career, a 22-year old Cal Ripken, Jr. won the American League MVP Award with a .318/.371/.517 slash, 27 home runs, 102 RBI an AL-best 121 runs scored and a Major League-leading 211 hits and 47 doubles. Ripken, along with fellow future Hall of Famer Eddie Murray (.306/.393/.538, 33 HR, 111 RBI), posted a 98-64 record and won the AL East by six games over strong Detroit and New York clubs that won 92 and 91 games, respectively.

Baltimore made quick work of the Chicago White Sox in the ALCS, winning the series 3-1 before moving on to the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. After dropping Game 1 by a score of 2-1, the O’s won four straight despite scoring five or fewer runs in each game. Catcher Rick Dempsey hit .385/.467/.923 with five extra-base hits to earn World Series MVP honors, and Hall of Famer Jim Palmer picked up a win in relief in Game 3.

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