MLB World Series champions AMERICAN LEAGUE Winners by league NATIONAL LEAGUE 64 48 NY Yankees have appeared in most World Series (40), last winning in 2009 Boston Americans, now Boston Red Sox, won inaugural World Series in 1903 New York Yankees 27 wins St. Louis Cardinals 11 Oakland Athletics 9 San Francisco Giants 8 Boston Red Sox 8 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Cincinnati Reds 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Detroit Tigers 4 Chicago Cubs 3 Atlanta Braves 3 Baltimore Orioles 3 Minnesota Twins 3 Chicago White Sox 3 Philadelphia Phillies 2 Cleveland Indians 2 New York Mets 2 Kansas City Royals 2 Miami Marlins 2 Toronto Blue Jays* 2 Los Angeles Angels 1 Arizona Diamondbacks 1 WA OR ID MT WY ND SD NE MN IA WI IL IN MI OH PA NY VT NH ME MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC CA NV UT AZ CO NM KS OK TX MO AR LA KY WV VA TN NC MS AL GA SC FL Source: MLB Picture: Getty Images *Ontario, Canada © GRAPHIC NEWS