Astros and Dodger break Fall Classic drought

HOUSTON ASTROS
Champions:Never
2nd World Series
Regular season W/L
Home: 48-33
Road: 53-28

American League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Champions: 1955,
59, 63, 65, 81, 88
19th World Series
Regular season W/L
Home: 57-24
Road: 47-34

Manager A. J. Hinch
Player to watch Justin Verlander

Manager Dave Roberts
Player to watch Clayton Kershaw

National League

Dodgers: Oct 24, 25, 31*, Nov 1*
Astros: Oct 27, 28, 29*

Houston  3-1 Boston 
Results: 8-2, 8-2, 3-10, 5-4

NY Yankees 3-2 Cleveland
0-4, 8-9, 1-0, 7-3, 5-2

Division Series

Chicago 3-2 Washington
3-0, 3-6, 2-1, 0-5, 9-8

Los Angeles 3-0 Arizona
9-5, 8-5, 3-1

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Houston 4-3 Yankees
2-1, 2-1, 1-8, 4-6, 0-5, 7-1, 4-0

Los Angeles 4-1 Chicago
5-2, 4-1, 6-1, 2-3, 11-1

Championship Series
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LONGEST WORLD SERIES DROUGHTS Years without title win

Half of MLB teams have won World Series in last 25 years
Chicago Cubs: Broke longest ever drought – 108 years – with victory in 2016

Cleveland Indians  2016
Last appearance in World Series
Texas Rangers (established 1961)
Houston Astros (1962)
Milwaukee Brewers (1969)
San Diego Padres (1969)
Washington Nationals (1969)
Seattle Mariners (1977)
Pittsburgh Pirates
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
New York Mets
L.A. Dodgers
Oakland Athletics
Cincinnati Reds
Minnesota Twins
69
57
55
49
49
49
41
38
34
33
31
28
28
27
26

2011
2005
1982
1998
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-
1979
1983
2012
2015
1988
1990
1990
1991

*If required 

Source: MLB
Pictures: Associated Press