Ranking every World Series winners in history

By Staff | Nov 3, 2015

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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(Original Caption) 10/16/1976-Cincinnati, OH: A jubilant Joe Morgan waves to the crowd as he crosses home plate on a first inning home run against the Yankees in the World Series opener. Reds’ next batter is Tony Perez (No. 24). /

18. 1976 Cincinnati Reds

102-60, NL West Champions, Won World Series 4-0 Over New York

With a regular season record of 102-60, the 1976 Cincinnati Reds won the franchise’s second consecutive NL West title and the fifth in seven years. A quick 3-0 sweep over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS sent the Reds to the World Series for the eighth time overall, and the Big Red Machine won it all for the second year in a row with a 4-0 sweep of the New York Yankees.

Joe Morgan (.320/.444/.576, 27 HR, 111 RBI, 113 R) won the National League MVP Award for the second consecutive season and headlined a lineup that consisted of fellow future Hall of Famers (and World Series MVP) Johnny Bench (16 HR, 74 RBI) and Tony Perez (19 HR, 91 RBI), as well as future all-time hit king Pete Rose (.323/.404/.450) and slugger George Foster (29 HR, 121 RBI) to lead the NL in nearly every offensive category.

The Reds scored more runs (857), collected more hits (1,599) and hit more home runs (141) than any team in Major League Baseball and also led MLB in each slash category (.280/.357/.424). The Reds even stole more bases (210) than any other team in the NL in one of the most well-rounded and impressive offensive seasons in big league history.

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