Who Won When? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Boston

This was the first World Series and it was a best of 9. Boston beat the NL Pirates 5 games to 3, and the other 2 teams finished second in their leagues.

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

This was the infamous 'Black Sox Scandal', in which 8 players took money to blow the World Series. The final result was the Reds winning 5 games to 3. The other 2 teams finished second in their leagues.

Answer: New York Yankees

This was important because it was the Yankees first World Series. Little did people know that the Yankees would win so many more.

Answer: Philadelphia Athletics

The Athletics beat the Cubs 4 games to 1 in the 1929 World Series, and the Athletics beat the Cardinals 4 games to 2 in the 1930 World Series. Then in the 1931 Series, the Cardinals edged out the Athletics 4 games to 3, ending the Athletics bid for 3 straight World Series.

Answer: Detroit Tigers

The Tigers beat the Cubs 4 games to 3. In game 7, the Tigers scored 5 runs in the 1st inning all but clinching the game which they won 9-3. This is also the second of four World Series for the Tigers.

Answer: Chicago Cubs

The Tigers beat the Cubs 4 games to 3. In game 7, the Tigers scored 5 runs in the 1st inning all but clinching the game which they won 9-3.

Answer: St. Louis Cardinals

This was the last World Series before the Yankees won 6 of the next 7. The series went 7 games which the Cardinals beat the Red Sox.

Answer: Brooklyn Dodgers

The Dodgers won the series 4-3. Johnny Podres won two games in that series including game 7.

Answer: Oakland Athletics

In the 1972 World Series, the Athletics won 4-3 over the Reds. Then in 1973 the A's beat the Mets 4-3. Finally in 1974, the A's beat the Dodgers won 4 games to 1.

Answer: Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies won 4 games to 2 over the Royals. In game 6, Steve Carlton won throwing 8 good innings, and Tug McGraw closed it out for the Phillies first World Series win.

Answer: Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers won 4 games to 1. The MVP of the World Series was Orel Hershiser, who won half of the games.

Answer: Minnesota Twins

This was the dramatic series that ended in the tenth inning of the seventh game. The Twins ended up winning, and Jack Morris of the Twins was the MVP.

Answer: True

The Twins won in 1987, ten years before the Marlins won, and 6 years before the Marlins came into the league.

Answer: Boston Americans

The Boston Americans (sometimes aka the Boston Pilgrims) won the first series, held, in 1903, 5 games to 3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The franchise changed its name in 1908 to the Boston Red Sox.

Answer: 0

The Pilots made no World Series and so they never won a World Series. They appeared in only 1 season in 1969.