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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 Roger Maris (1934 – 1985), outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, gets a hit during Game 4 of the 1967 World Series at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri, October 8, 1967. St. Louis defeated the Boston Red Sox to win the series in seven games. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)
American baseball player Roger Maris (1934 – 1985), outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, gets a hit during Game 4 of the 1967 World Series at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri, October 8, 1967. St. Louis defeated the Boston Red Sox to win the series in seven games. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images) /

23. 1967 St. Louis Cardinals

101-60, NL Champions, Won World Series 4-3 Over Boston

One of the most star-studded teams in franchise history, and possibly the best team from top to bottom, the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals won the National League by 10.5 games with a record of 101-60.

First baseman Orlando Cepeda won the first and only MVP Award of his 17-year Hall of Fame career (and did so in unanimous fashion) after he hit .325/.399/.524 with 25 home runs and a league-leading 111 RBI. Lou Brock finished sixth in the MVP voting after hitting .299/.327/.472 with 21 home runs and 76 RBI. The Hall of Fame speedster led the National League with 52 stolen bases and led all of baseball with 113 runs scored. Curt Flood (.335/.378/.414), Roger Maris (9 HR, 55 RBI) and Tim McCarver (.295/.369/.452, 14 HR, 69 RBI) also provided offensive firepower.

Of course, the pitching staff was just as good. Bob Gibson (13-7, 2.98) and Steve Carlton (14-9, 2.98) are the most recognizable names, but Dick Hughes (16-6, 2.67) had the best regular season overall. Gibson saved his best for the postseason, however, and was named World Series MVP after a dominant three-complete-game performance in which he went 3-0, with a 1.00 ERA, including a three-hitter in Game 7 against the Boston Red Sox to capture the World Series.

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