al has won more world series than nl.
al has won more world series than nl.
who has won more world series al or nl?
al
the cardinals earned their berth into the playoffs by winning the nl central division title, and had the best win–loss record in the nl. the red sox won the al wild card to earn theirs. the cardinals reached the world series by defeating the los angeles dodgers in the best-of-five nl division series and the houston astros in the best-of-seven nl championship series. the red sox defeated the anaheim angels in the al division series. after trailing three games to none to the new york yankees in the al championship series, the red sox came back to win the series, advancing to their first world series since . the cardinals made their first appearance in the world series since . with the new england patriots winning super bowl xxxviii, the world series victory made boston the first city to have super bowl and world series championship teams in the same year (2004) since pittsburgh in 1979. the red sox became the third straight wild card team to win the world series; the anaheim angels won in 2002 and the florida marlins won in 2003.
2004 world series
bullet::::- 1884 new york metropolitans (lost world series, 3-0 to providence nl)









































bullet::::- 1885 st. louis browns (tied world series, 3-3-1 with chicago nl)









































bullet::::- 1886 st. louis browns (won world series 4-2 over chicago nl)









































bullet::::- 1887 st. louis browns (lost world series 10-5 to detroit nl)









































bullet::::- 1888 st. louis browns (lost world series 6-2 to new york nl)









































bullet::::- 1889 brooklyn bridegrooms (lost world series 6-3 to new york nl)









































bullet::::- 1890 louisville colonels (tied world series 3-3-1 with brooklyn nl)









































bullet::::- 1891 boston reds









































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