List of Major League Baseball Franchise Postseason Droughts - World Series in Which Neither Team Had Previously Won A Championship

World Series in Which Neither Team Had Previously Won A Championship

In these instances, the World Series matchup ensured that one team would win the first championship in its history.

Season Won Lost
1980 Philadelphia Phillies Kansas City Royals
1920 Cleveland Indians Brooklyn Dodgers
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates Detroit Tigers
1907 Chicago Cubs Detroit Tigers
1906* Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs
1905* New York Giants Philadelphia Athletics
1903* Boston Americans Pittsburgh Pirates

*In these cases, each team was making its first World Series appearance. The only two current Major League Baseball franchise who could appear on this list in the future are the Washington Nationals (NL) and the Seattle Mariners (AL).

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