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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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American baseball player Harry Hooper (1887 – 1974), in a Boston Red Sox uniform, steps on home plate after hitting the winning run in the 1915 World Series, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 13, 1915. Bill Killefer (1887 – 1960), catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, watches with his hands on his hips. Boston defeated Philadelphia four games to one. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)
American baseball player Harry Hooper (1887 – 1974), in a Boston Red Sox uniform, steps on home plate after hitting the winning run in the 1915 World Series, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 13, 1915. Bill Killefer (1887 – 1960), catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, watches with his hands on his hips. Boston defeated Philadelphia four games to one. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images) /

43. 1915 Boston Red Sox

101-50, AL Champions, Won World Series 4-1 Over Philadelphia

It’s always been uncommon for a 100-win team to miss the postseason, but when the 1915 Boston Red Sox earned their 101st victory of the season, they ended the World Championship hopes of the Detroit Tigers, who finished with a record of 100-54.

The Red Sox relied heavily on a young pitching staff of Rube Foster (19-8, 2.11), Ernie Showe (19-8, 1.64), Babe Ruth (18-8, 2.44), Dutch Leonard (15-7, 2.36), Smoky Joe Wood (15-5, 1.49) and Carl Mays (6-5, 2.60) to post a team ERA of 2.39 that ranked second in the AL. Foster, at 27 years old, was the veteran among Boston hurlers that started at least ten games, and Wood was the only member of those previously mentioned older than 24.

Hall of Fame outfielders Tris Speaker (.322/.416/.411, 108 R, 69 RBI) and Harry Hooper (90 R, 13 3B, 69 RBI) led the Boston lineup to a 4-1 World Series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Hooper hit .350/.435/.650 in the Series with two home runs (he had hit only two during the regular season), and the Red Sox won each of the final four games of the Series by a single run to capture the third World Championship in franchise history.

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