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The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
List of Major League Baseball career records; List of Major League Baseball single-season records; List of Major League Baseball single-game records; List of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable; List of Major League Baseball record breakers by season; List of Major League Baseball individual streaks
Most consecutive World Series wins (as a manager): 5, Casey Stengel; Most pennants won: 10, Casey Stengel, John McGraw; Most World Series appearances (as a manager): 10, Casey Stengel; Most World Series appearances (as a team): 40, New York Yankees; Most World Series titles (as a team): 27, New York Yankees; Most MVP Awards won: 7, Barry Bonds
Memorable moment: Chuck Essegian’s two pinch-hit homers, a World Series record. He hit only one home run during the season. Pitching star: Larry Sherry went 2-0 with two saves to lead the Dodgers.
Where possible, hitting streaks that extend between seasons are broken down to show when the hits occurred. For example, Keeler's (1, 44) indicates 1 hit in 1896, and 44 in 1897. [i] This list omits Denny Lyons of the 1887 American Association Philadelphia Athletics, who had a 52-game hitting streak. [75]
Since then, Gibson not only holds the new record for career batting average, but also the records for career OPS with 1.177 and slugging percentage with .718, as well as the single-season records in all three categories. Gibson set the both single-season records for OPS and slugging in the 1937 season with 1.474 and .974, respectively, and the ...
From 1903 to 2024, the franchise has won more than 10,000 games and 27 World Series championships. [2] The list below documents players and teams that hold particular club records. Outfielder Babe Ruth holds the most franchise records, with 16, including career home runs, and career and single-season batting average and on-base percentage.
Barry Bonds holds the record for most career home runs, hitting 762 over his 22-year career. This is a list of the 300 Major League Baseball players who have hit the most career home runs in regular season play (i.e., excluding playoffs or exhibition games).