Red Sox meet Dodgers in Fall Classic

BOSTON RED SOX
8-time champions
1903, 12, 15, 16, 18, 2004, 07, 13
13th World Series
Regular season W/L
Home: 57-24
Road: 51-30

Manager
Alex Cora
Opening pitcher
Chris Sale
American League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS
6-time champions
1955, 59, 63, 65, 81, 88
20th World Series
Regular season W/L
Home: 45-37
Road: 47-34

Manager
Dave Roberts
Opening pitcher
Clayton Kershaw
National League


Red Sox: Oct 23, 24, 30*, 31*	
Dodgers: Oct 26, 27, 28*	

Boston	3-1	New York	Division	Milwaukee	3-0	Colorado
Results: 5-4, 2-6, 16-1, 4-3	Series		3-2, 4-0, 6-0

Houston	3-0 	Cleveland			Los Angeles	3-1 	Atlanta
7-2, 3-1, 11-3					6-0, 3-0, 5-6, 6-2
	
Boston	4-1	Houston		Championship	Los Angeles 	4-3	Milwaukee
2-7, 7-5, 8-2, 8-6, 4-1		Series		5-6, 4-3, 0-4, 2-1, 5-2, 2-7, 5-1


Boston posted club record 108 wins in 2018 – one of only 7 clubs to win century of games in single season

MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS
WS = World Series champions
Chicago (1906)	Wins: 116
Seattle (2001)		116
NY Yankees (1998)	114
Cleveland (1954)	111
Pittsburgh (1909)	110
NY Yankees (1927)	110
Boston (2018)		108
Chicago (1907)		107
Philadelphia (1931)	107
NY Yankees (1939)	106
Pittsburgh (1902)	103


Los Angeles in second successive World Series, after losing 2017 showpiece to Houston

LONGEST WORLD SERIES DROUGHTS
Years without winning title 	Last WS

Cleveland		70	2016
Texas (est. 1961)	58	2011
Milwaukee (1969)	50	1982
San Diego (1969)	50	1998
Washington (1969)	50	-
Seattle (1977)		42	-
Pittsburgh		39	1979
Baltimore		35	1983
Detroit			34	2012
New York Mets		32	2015
Los Angeles		29	2017


*If required


Source: MLB 
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