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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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BOSTON – OCTOBER, 1912. ‘Smokey’ Joe Wood, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, warms up in the Polo Grounds, New York, before the start of a World Series game in 1912. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)
BOSTON – OCTOBER, 1912. ‘Smokey’ Joe Wood, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, warms up in the Polo Grounds, New York, before the start of a World Series game in 1912. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images) /

19. 1912 Boston Red Sox

105-47, AL Champions, Won World Series 4-3 Over New York

Long forgotten because it occurred more than a century ago, but the 1912 Boston Red Sox were the best team in franchise history. With a 105-47 record, the Red Sox won the American League pennant by a commanding 14 games over second place Washington, and posted a sparkling 57-20 record in brand-new Fenway Park.

Seldom used backup Hugh Bradley became the first player to ever hit a home run over the famous Green Monster in the new ballpark, though Hall of Fame outfielder Tris Speaker (.383/.464/.567, 222 H, 136 R, 53 2B, 12 3B, 10 HR, 90 RBI, 52 SB) did most of the heavy lifting for the AL’s top-scoring team.

Smoky Joe Wood (34-5, 1.91) was the ace of a pitching staff that allowed the fewest runs in the American League (544). The 22-year old Wood completed 35 of the 38 games he started and pitched ten shutouts. Boston led the league in both categories with 108 complete games and 18 shutouts. Buck O’Brien (20-13, 2.58), Hugh Bedient (20-9, 2.92) and Ray Collins (13-8, 2.53) all played a big part in Boston’s quest for a second World Series title, which they won with a 4-3 series victory over the New York Giants.

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