| 2009 | NYY | PHI | 4-2 | NYY over LAA 4-2 | PHI over LAD 4-1 | Hideki Matsui | C.C. Sabathia | Ryan Howard |
| ALDS: NYY over MIN 3-0, LAA over BOS 3-0. | NLDS: LAD over STL 3-0, PHI over COL 3-1 | |
| 2008 | PHI | TB | 4-1 | TB over BOS 4-3 | PHI over LAD 4-1 | Cole Hamels | Matt Garza | Cole Hamels |
| ALDS: BOS over LAA 3-1, TB over CHW 3-1. | NLDS: LAD over CHC 3-0, PHI over MIL 3-1 | |
| 2007 | BOS | COL | 4-0 | BOS over CLE 4-3 | COL over ARI 4-0 | Mike Lowell | Josh Beckett | Matt Holliday |
| ALDS: BOS over LAA 3-0, CLE over NYY 3-1. | NLDS: ARI over CHC 3-0, COL over PHI 3-0 | |
| 2006 | STL | DET | 4-1 | DET over OAK 4-0 | STL over NYM 4-3 | David Eckstein | Placido Polanco | Jeff Suppan |
| ALDS: DET over NYY 3-1, OAK over MIN 3-0. | NLDS: NYM over LAD 3-0, STL over SD 3-1 | |
| 2005 | CHW | HOU | 4-0 | CHW over LAA 4-1 | HOU over STL 4-2 | Jermaine Dye | Paul Konerko | Roy Oswalt |
| ALDS: CHW over BOS 3-0, LAA over NYY 3-2. | NLDS: STL over SD 3-0, HOU over ATL 3-1 | |
| 2004 | BOS | STL | 4-0 | BOS over NYY 4-3 | STL over HOU 4-3 | Manny Ramirez | David Ortiz | Albert Pujols |
| ALDS: BOS over LAA 3-0, NYY over MIN 3-1. | NLDS: STL over LAD 3-1, HOU over ATL 3-2 | |
| 2003 | FLA | NYY | 4-2 | NYY over BOS 4-3 | FLA over CHC 4-3 | Josh Beckett | Mariano Rivera | Ivan Rodriguez |
| ALDS: NYY over MIN 3-1, BOS over OAK 3-2. | NLDS: FLA over SF 3-1, CHC over ATL 3-2 | |
| 2002 | LAA | SF | 4-3 | LAA over MIN 4-1 | SF over STL 4-1 | Troy Glaus | Adam Kennedy | Benito Santiago |
| ALDS: LAA over NYY 3-1, MIN over OAK 3-2. | NLDS: SF over ATL 3-2, STL over ARI 3-0 | |
| 2001 | ARI | NYY | 4-3 | NYY over SEA 4-1 | ARI over ATL 4-1 | Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling | Andy Pettitte | Craig Counsell |
| ALDS: SEA over CLE 3-2, NYY over OAK 3-2. | NLDS: ATL over HOU 3-0, ARI over STL 3-2 | |
| 2000 | NYY | NYM | 4-1 | NYY over SEA 4-2 | NYM over STL 4-1 | Derek Jeter | Dave Justice | Mike Hampton |
| ALDS: NYY over OAK 3-2, SEA over CHW 3-0. | NLDS: STL over ATL 3-0, NYM over SF 3-1 | |
| 1999 | NYY | ATL | 4-0 | NYY over BOS 4-1 | ATL over NYM 4-2 | Mariano Rivera | Orlando Hernandez | Eddie Perez |
| ALDS: BOS over CLE 3-2, NYY over TEX 3-0. | NLDS: ATL over HOU 3-1, NYM over ARI 3-1 | |
| 1998 | NYY | SD | 4-0 | NYY over CLE 4-2 | SD over ATL 4-2 | Scott Brosius | David Wells | Sterling Hitchcock |
| ALDS: CLE over BOS 3-1, NYY over TEX 3-0. | NLDS: ATL over CHC 3-0, SD over HOU 3-1 | |
| 1997 | FLA | CLE | 4-3 | CLE over BAL 4-2 | FLA over ATL 4-2 | Livan Hernandez | Marquis Grissom | Livan Hernandez |
| ALDS: CLE over NYY 3-2, BAL over SEA 3-1. | NLDS: FLA over SF 3-0, ATL over HOU 3-0 | |
| 1996 | NYY | ATL | 4-2 | NYY over BAL 4-1 | ATL over STL 4-3 | John Wetteland | John Wetteland | Javy Lopez |
| ALDS: BAL over CLE 3-1, NYY over TEX 3-1. | NLDS: ATL over LAD 3-0, STL over SD 3-0 | |
| 1995 | ATL | CLE | 4-2 | CLE over SEA 4-2 | ATL over CIN 4-0 | Tom Glavine | Mike Devereaux | Orel Hershiser |
| ALDS: CLE over BOS 3-0, SEA over NYY 3-2. | NLDS: ATL over COL 3-1, CIN over LAD 3-0 | |
| 1994 | No world series |
| 1993 | TOR | PHI | 4-2 | TOR over CHW 4-2 | PHI over ATL 4-2 | Paul Molitor | Dave Stewart | Curt Schilling |
| 1992 | TOR | ATL | 4-2 | TOR over OAK 4-2 | ATL over PIT 4-3 | Pat Borders | Roberto Alomar | John Smoltz |
| 1991 | MIN | ATL | 4-3 | MIN over TOR 4-1 | ATL over PIT 4-3 | Jack Morris | Kirby Puckett | Steve Avery |
| 1990 | CIN | OAK | 4-0 | OAK over BOS 4-0 | CIN over PIT 4-2 | Jose Rijo | Dave Stewart | Randy Myers, Rob Dibble |
| 1989 | OAK | SF | 4-0 | OAK over TOR 4-1 | SF over CHC 4-1 | Dave Stewart | Rickey Henderson | Will Clark |
| 1988 | LAD | OAK | 4-1 | OAK over BOS 4-0 | LAD over NYM 4-3 | Orel Hershiser | Dennis Eckersley | Orel Hershiser |
| 1987 | MIN | STL | 4-3 | MIN over DET 4-1 | STL over SF 4-3 | Frank Viola | Gary Gaetti | Jeff Leonard |
| 1986 | NYM | BOS | 4-3 | BOS over CAL 4-3 | NYM over HOU 4-2 | Ray Knight | Marty Barrett | Mike Scott |
| 1985 | KC | STL | 4-3 | KC over TOR 4-3 | STL over LAD 4-2 | Bret Saberhagen | George Brett | Ozzie Smith |
| 1984 | DET | SD | 4-1 | DET over KC 3-0 | SD over CHC 3-2 | Alan Trammell | Kirk Gibson | Steve Garvey |
| 1983 | BAL | PHI | 4-1 | BAL over CHW 3-1 | PHI over LAD 3-1 | Rick Dempsey | Mike Boddicker | Gary Matthews |
| 1982 | STL | MIL | 4-3 | MIL over CAL 3-2 | STL over ATL 3-0 | Darrell Porter | Fred Lynn | Darrell Porter |
| 1981 | LAD | NYY | 4-2 | NYY over OAK 3-0 | LAD over MTL 3-2 | Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, Steve Yeager | Graig Nettles | Burt Hooton |
| ALDS: NYY over MIL 3-2, OAK over KC 3-0. | NLDS: MTL over PHI 3-2, LAD over HOU 3-2 | |
| 1980 | PHI | KC | 4-2 | KC over NYY 3-0 | PHI over HOU 3-2 | Mike Schmidt | Frank White | Manny Trillo |
| 1979 | PIT | BAL | 4-3 | BAL over CAL 3-1 | PIT over CIN 3-0 | Willie Stargell | | Willie Stargell |
| 1978 | NYY | LAD | 4-2 | NYY over KC 3-1 | LAD over PHI 3-1 | Bucky Dent | | Steve Garvey |
| 1977 | NYY | LAD | 4-2 | NYY over KC 3-2 | LAD over PHI 3-1 | Reggie Jackson | | Dusty Baker |
| 1976 | CIN | NYY | 4-0 | NYY over KC 3-2 | CIN over PHI 3-0 | Johnny Bench | | |
| 1975 | CIN | BOS | 4-3 | BOS over OAK 3-0 | CIN over PIT 3-0 | Pete Rose | | |
| 1974 | OAK | LAD | 4-1 | OAK over BAL 3-1 | LAD over PIT 3-1 | Rollie Fingers | | |
| 1973 | OAK | NYM | 4-3 | OAK over BAL 3-2 | NYM over CIN 3-2 | Reggie Jackson | | |
| 1972 | OAK | CIN | 4-3 | OAK over DET 3-2 | CIN over PIT 3-2 | Gene Tenace | | |
| 1971 | PIT | BAL | 4-3 | BAL over OAK 3-0 | PIT over SF 3-1 | Roberto Clemente | | |
| 1970 | BAL | CIN | 4-1 | BAL over MIN 3-0 | CIN over PIT 3-0 | Brooks Robinson | | |
| 1969 | NYM | BAL | 4-1 | BAL over MIN 3-0 | NYM over ATL 3-0 | Donn Clendenon | | |
| 1968 | DET | STL | 4-3 | | Mickey Lolich | | |
| 1967 | STL | BOS | 4-3 | | Bob Gibson | | |
| 1966 | BAL | LAD | 4-0 | | Frank Robinson | | |
| 1965 | LAD | MIN | 4-3 | | Sandy Koufax | | |
| 1964 | STL | NYY | 4-3 | | Bob Gibson | | |
| 1963 | LAD | NYY | 4-0 | | Sandy Koufax | | |
| 1962 | NYY | SF | 4-3 | | Ralph Terry | | |
| 1961 | NYY | CIN | 4-1 | | Whitey Ford | | |
| 1960 | PIT | NYY | 4-3 | | Bobby Richardson | | |
| 1959 | LAD | CHW | 4-2 | | Larry Sherry | | |
| 1958 | NYY | MBR | 4-3 | | Bob Turley | | |
| 1957 | MBR | NYY | 4-3 | | Lew Burdette | | |
| 1956 | NYY | BRK | 4-3 | | Don Larsen | | |
| 1955 | BRK | NYY | 4-3 | | Johnny Podres | | |
| 1954 | NYG | CLE | 4-0 | | | | |
| 1953 | NYY | BRK | 4-2 | | | | |
| 1952 | NYY | BRK | 4-3 | | | | |
| 1951 | NYY | NYG | 4-2 | | | | |
| 1950 | NYY | PHI | 4-0 | | | | |
| 1949 | NYY | BRK | 4-1 | | | | |
| 1948 | CLE | BBR | 4-2 | | | | |
| 1947 | NYY | BRK | 4-3 | | | | |
| 1946 | STL | BOS | 4-3 | | | | |
| 1945 | DET | CHC | 4-3 | | | | |
| 1944 | STL | STB | 4-2 | | | | |
| 1943 | NYY | STL | 4-1 | | | | |
| 1942 | STL | NYY | 4-1 | | | | |
| 1941 | NYY | BRK | 4-1 | | | | |
| 1940 | CIN | DET | 4-3 | | | | |
| 1939 | NYY | CIN | 4-0 | | | | |
| 1938 | NYY | CHC | 4-0 | | | | |
| 1937 | NYY | NYG | 4-1 | | | | |
| 1936 | NYY | NYG | 4-2 | | | | |
| 1935 | DET | CHC | 4-2 | | | | |
| 1934 | STL | DET | 4-3 | | | | |
| 1933 | NYG | WA1 | 4-1 | | | | |
| 1932 | NYY | CHC | 4-0 | | | | |
| 1931 | STL | PHA | 4-3 | | | | |
| 1930 | PHA | STL | 4-2 | | | | |
| 1929 | PHA | CHC | 4-1 | | | | |
| 1928 | NYY | STL | 4-0 | | | | |
| 1927 | NYY | PIT | 4-0 | | | | |
| 1926 | STL | NYY | 4-3 | | | | |
| 1925 | PIT | WA1 | 4-3 | | | | |
| 1924 | WA1 | NYG | 4-3 | | | | |
| 1923 | NYY | NYG | 4-2 | | | | |
| 1922 | NYG | NYY | 4-0-1 | | | | |
| 1921 | NYG | NYY | 5-3 | | | | |
| 1920 | CLE | BKR | 5-2 | | | | |
| 1919 | CIN | CHW | 5-3 | | | | |
| 1918 | BOS | CHC | 4-2 | | | | |
| 1917 | CHW | NYG | 4-2 | | | | |
| 1916 | BOS | BKR | 4-1 | | | | |
| 1915 | BOS | PHI | 4-1 | | | | |
| 1914 | BBR | PHA | 4-0 | | | | |
| 1913 | PHA | NYG | 4-1 | | | | |
| 1912 | BOS | NYG | 4-3-1 | | | | |
| 1911 | PHA | NYG | 4-2 | | | | |
| 1910 | PHA | CHC | 4-1 | | | | |
| 1909 | PIT | DET | 4-3 | | | | |
| 1908 | CHC | DET | 4-1 | | | | |
| 1907 | CHC | DET | 4-0-1 | | | | |
| 1906 | CHW | CHC | 4-2 | | | | |
| 1905 | NYG | PHA | 4-1 | | | | |
| 1904 | No world series |
| 1903 | BBN | PIT | 5-3 | | | | |