2016
The Cubs End a 108-Year Championship Drought
The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians 8–7 in ten innings in Game 7 of the World Series, ending the longest championship drought in North American professional sports at 108 years.
Collection
World Series moments
Championship games and the moments that decided them.
9
Moments
1903
First
2016
Most recent
2010s · 1
1990s · 2
1994
The 1994 Strike Cancels the World Series
Major League Baseball players go on strike over a proposed salary cap, a work stoppage that drags on for 232 days and forces the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in ninety years.
1992
The Blue Jays Become World Series Champions
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 4–3 in eleven innings to win the World Series, becoming the first team based outside the United States to become world champions.
1940s · 1
1947
The First Televised World Series
The 1947 World Series between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers becomes the first to be broadcast on television.
1920s · 1
1921
The First World Series on the Radio
The 1921 World Series between the New York Giants and New York Yankees becomes the first broadcast on the radio.
1910s · 1
1919
The First Latin American in a World Series
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque appears in Game 3 of the 1919 World Series, becoming the first Latin American player to appear in a World Series.
1900s · 3
1908
The Cubs' 1908 World Series Championship
The Chicago Cubs beat the Detroit Tigers 2–0 to clinch the 1908 World Series, a title the franchise would not repeat for 108 years.
1903
The First World Series Champions
The Boston Americans beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game of the best-of-nine 1903 World Series, becoming the first champions of the modern World Series.
1903
The First Modern World Series Game
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Americans 7–3 in the first game of the first modern World Series, a best-of-nine matchup between the champions of the National and American Leagues.