MLB World Series champions AMERICAN LEAGUE Winners by league NATIONAL LEAGUE 65 48 WA CA UT CO NM IL IN OH WV SC MS AL GA FL VT ME NH ID SDWI MI NY RI OR MT ND MN MA WY PA CT NJ NV AZ OK TN NC DE MD TX AR LA IA NE KS MO KY VA D 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 1 New York Yankees 2 St. Louis Cardinals 3 Oakland Athletics 4 San Francisco Giants 5 Boston Red Sox 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 Cincinnati Reds 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 Detroit Tigers 10 Chicago Cubs 11 Atlanta Braves 12 Baltimore Orioles 3 13 Minnesota Twins 3 14 Chicago White Sox 3 15 Philadelphia Phillies 2 16 Cleveland Indians 2 17 New York Mets 2 18 Kansas City Royals 2 19 Miami Marlins 2 20 Toronto Blue Jays* 2 21 Los Angeles Angels 1 22 Arizona Diamondbacks 1 23 Houston Astros 1 Picture: Getty Images Source: MLB *Ontario, CAN © GRAPHIC NEWS