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Ranking every World Series winners in history

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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 infielder Andy High (1897 – 1981) of the St. Louis Cardinals (third from left) raises a hand to greet teammate outfielder George Watkins (1900 – 1970) as he comes across home plate after hitting a home run during game seven of the 1931 World Series against the Philadelphia Athletics, Sportsman’s Park IV, St. Louis, October 10, 1931. The Cardinals won the game 4-2 to take the series. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
American baseball player infielder Andy High (1897 – 1981) of the St. Louis Cardinals (third from left) raises a hand to greet teammate outfielder George Watkins (1900 – 1970) as he comes across home plate after hitting a home run during game seven of the 1931 World Series against the Philadelphia Athletics, Sportsman’s Park IV, St. Louis, October 10, 1931. The Cardinals won the game 4-2 to take the series. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) /

33. 1931 St. Louis Cardinals

101-53, NL Champions, Won World Series 4-3 Over Philadelphia

The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals won the National League pennant with a 101-53 regular season record to earn a spot in the World Series for the fourth time in five seasons. A 4-3 series victory over the 107-win, two-time defending World Champion Philadelphia Athletics gave the Cardinals the second title in franchise history.

Hall of Fame second baseman Frankie Frisch (.311/.368/.396, 96 R, 4 HR, 82 RBI, 28 SB) was named NL MVP with fellow Hall of Famer Chick Hafey (.349/.404/.569, 16 HR, 95 RBI) and catcher Jimmie Wilson (.274/.332/.337, 51 RBI) finishing fifth and sixth in the voting, respectively.

Bill Hallahan (19-9, 3.29), Burleigh Grimes (17-9, 3.65) and Paul Derringer (18-8, 3.36) led the Cardinals’ pitching staff, which posted a solid 3.43 ERA during the regular season and a stingier 2.32 mark in the Fall Classic against the A’s. Hallahan was virtually unhittable in the postseason and posted a 2-0 record with a 0.49 ERA across 18.1 innings, the final one-third of an inning earning him a save in Game 7.

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