World Series of Baseball
Starting in 1947, Major League Baseball's championship—a best-of-seven series contested between the National and American leagues—was televised every year at the end of the regular season or, later, after various playoff series.
This is a list of every World Series television broadcast in the US. There are also "official films" and documentaries, usually depicting an abridged version of the series and made for the home video market. This list does not reflect those products.*
Note: The 1994 World Series was cancelled as a result of the player strike that cut the season short.
Some broadcasts have yet to be entered into the database; those are being submitted.
* Some home video products have been used as placeholders for broadcasts that have not been added to IMDb. Also, corrections will be suggested so that the broadcasts are added as Mini-Series, as per IMDb's instructions on sporting events of this kind.
This is a list of every World Series television broadcast in the US. There are also "official films" and documentaries, usually depicting an abridged version of the series and made for the home video market. This list does not reflect those products.*
Note: The 1994 World Series was cancelled as a result of the player strike that cut the season short.
Some broadcasts have yet to be entered into the database; those are being submitted.
* Some home video products have been used as placeholders for broadcasts that have not been added to IMDb. Also, corrections will be suggested so that the broadcasts are added as Mini-Series, as per IMDb's instructions on sporting events of this kind.
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- StarsJoe DiMaggioJackie RobinsonPhil RizzutoThe New York Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers for the 1947 World's Championship.
- StarsRed BarberVan PatrickTom HusseyThe first World Series to be televised beyond the previous year's limited New York-Schenectady-Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington network and was announced by famed sportcasters Red Barber, Tom Hussey (in Boston) and Van Patrick ( in Cleveland). Television coverage of the World Series increased this year, but due to the medium still being in its infancy coverage was strictly regional. The series was open to any channel with an affiliation with one of the national broadcast networks: BBC, CBS, ABC, or DuMont. But games played in Boston could only be seen in the Northeast, while when the series shifted to Cleveland those games were the first to be aired in Chicago, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Detroit and Toledo.
- StarsMel AllenAl HelferYogi BerraThe Milwaukee Braves play the New York Yankees in the 1957 World Series.
- StarsMel AllenCurt GowdyMickey MantleThe New York Yankees play the Milwaukee Braves for the 1958 World's Championship.
- StarsVin ScullyJack BrickhouseMaury WillsThe 1959 World Series pitted the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. the Chicago White Sox. The Dodgers were managed by Walter Alston and featured Sandy Koufax, Don Drysale, and Duke Snyder. The White Sox were managed by Al Lopez and featured Nellie Fox, Early Wynn, & Luis Aparicio. The Series MPV was relief pitcher Larry Sherry who won 2 games and saved 2. His brother, Larry Sherry was his catcher. The Dodgers won the Series 4 to 2.
- StarsTim McCarverCurt FloodRoger MarisSt. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox.
- StarsCurt GowdyJoe GaragiolaReggie JacksonThe New York Mets face the Oakland Athletics for the Major League Baseball Championship.
- StarsJoe GaragiolaJohnny BenchPete RoseCincinnatti Reds vs. Boston Red Sox.
- StarsCatfish HunterReggie JacksonLou PiniellaTrailing two-games-to-none in the World Series might deflate some teams, but the 1978 New York Yankees weren't just some team. On July 20th, they trailed Boston by 14 games, but three months and one momentous Bucky Dent home run later, there they were in the Series against the L.A. Dodgers. Once, again, the Bronx Bombers bounced back--led by Reggie Jackson, Thurman Munson, Graig Nettles, and 25-game winner Ron Guidry. See all the amazing action for yourself, including the unforgettable Game-6 showdown between Reggie and the Dodgers' Bob Welch. Wow!
- StarsJoe GaragiolaTony KubekTom SeaverFor the first time 60 years two teams that had never won a World Series were battling for a right to their first World Championship. The after winning the NL East for the 4 time in 5 years the Phillies fell down 2-1 to the Houston Astros in the NLCS but they rallied back and just barely won a winner take all game 5 to win their first NL Pennant in 30 years. The royals had also won their 4th AL west Championship in 5 years and unlike the Phillies got to sweep the Yankees in 3 games. Now the Phillies and Royals meet each other in the 1980 World Series
- StarsAl MichaelsJim PalmerTim McCarverThe Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games.
- StarsVin ScullyDarryl StrawberryLenny DykstraThe 1986 World Series, the 83rd playing of the modern championship series in Major League Baseball, was a memorable battle between the New York Mets, were making their third World Series appearance (last winning it all in 1969) and totaled one-hundred eight regular season wins, and the Boston Red Sox, returned to the Fall Classic after an eleven year hiatus, which helped to spread the legend of "The Curse of the Bambino" to mass public awareness.
- DirectorHarry CoyleStarsMarv AlbertDave AndersonDon Baylor
- StarsJack BuckTim McCarverJim KaatThe 1990 World Series is a best of seven games contest between two baseball teams: the American League pennant winning Oakland Athletics and the National League pennant winning Cincinnati Reds. The winner of the World Series is crowned the unequivocal champions of baseball.
- StarsErnie HarwellKent HrbekKirby PuckettThe young writer squirmed in his chair while the producer looked over his script. It was the story of two last-place baseball teams who, one year later, found themselves playing in perhaps the greatest World Series of all time, one in which both teams were underdogs. The story told how the two teams battled through seven nail-biting games, three of them extra-inning games. It told how four of those games were decided on the final pitch, a distinction no other Series could lay claim to. It told a tale of two cities and how they got caught up in the excitement of living of the American baseball dream. How they responded with thunderous ovations, deafening chants, tomahawk chops, and fluttering homer hankies. It told of an undersized second baseman bidding to earn the MVP Award, an honor that eventually went to the hometown hero of the winning team. The script was filled with game-saving catches against the center field wall, bone-crunching collisions at home plate, controversial calls, game-ending home runs, and a sequence of Seventh Game double plays that defied belief. And in the end, it told of the climactic Seventh Game, a pitcher's duel between a fresh-scrubbed youngster and the aging veteran he idolized as a boy. How they battled inning after inning until finally in the 10th, a broken bat double and a lazy-fly ball single scored the only run of the game and sent the hometown fans into a frenzy.
- StarsBobby CoxCito Gaston
- StarsLen CariouBob CostasJoe MorganThe Official 1997 World Series Video. Florida Marlins vs. Cleveland Indians.
- StarsCurt ChaplinBrian AndersonRod BarajasDriven by the tragedy of 9/11, the defending World Champion New York Yankees squared off against the Arizona Diamondbacks in what will be remembered as one of the greatest World Series in history.
- StarsCurt ChaplinDavid EcksteinTroy GlausThe San Francisco Giants, seeking its first World Series title since 1954, were pitted against the Anaheim Angels, in its first World Series, in a 7 game classic marked by moonshots, Rally Monkeys, and thrilling come-from-behind finishes.
- StarsSheila E.Jack McKeonMike RedmondThe 100th Anniversary of the World Series (of baseball), featuring an opening musical performance by guest star Sheila E (directed by Sam Irvin).
- StarsRyan HowardChase UtleyShane VictorinoThe 2008 World Series is a competition between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays.
- StarsErin AndrewsJoe BuckTim McCarverThe 2013 World Series is a best of seven games contest between two baseball teams: the American League pennant winning Boston Redsox and the National League pennant winning St. Louis Cardinals. The winner of the World Series is crowned the unequivocal champions of baseball.
- StarsErin AndrewsJoe BuckDavid WrightThe New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals meet in the 2015 Fall Classic to vie for the World Series title.
- StarsJohn SmoltzJoe BuckPete RoseThe Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians meet in the 2016 Fall Classic to vie for the World Series title.
- StarsJoe BuckJohn SmoltzKen RosenthalThe Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet in the 2017 Fall Classic to vie for the World Series title.
- StarsJustin TurnerDave RobertsKevin CashThe Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays meet in the 2020 Fall Classic to vie for the World Series title.
- StarsJohn SmoltzJoe BuckDusty BakerThe Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros meet in the 2021 Fall Classic to vie for the World Series title.
- StarsJohn SmoltzKen RosenthalDusty BakerThe Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies meet in the 2022 Fall Classic to vie for the World Series title.