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Oct 27, 2011: 7-game World Series rare

Submitted by BTGrimes on Sat, 10/27/2012 - 9:00am

Let's play 7

This may surprise you, but only 5 of the last 22 World Series have gone 7 games. There have more sweeps (7), than Series that have gone the distance.

Year - Games won
2011 - St. Louis 4, Texas 3 (7 games)

2010 - San Francisco 4, Texas Rangers 1 (5 games)

2009 - New York (AL) 4, Philadelhia 2 (6 games)

2008 - Philadelphia 4, Tampa Bay 1 (5 games)
2007 - Boston 4, Colorado 0 (SWEEP)
2006 - St. Louis 4, Detroit 1 (5 games)
2005 - Chi. White Sox 4, Houston 0 (SWEEP)
2004 - Boston 4, St. Louis 0 (SWEEP)
2003 - Florida 4, NY Yankees 2 (6 games)
2002 - Anaheim 4, San Francisco 3 (7 GAMES)
2001 - Arizona 4, NY Yankees 3 (7 GAMES)
2000 - NY Yankees 4, NY Mets 1 (5 games)
1999 - NY Yankees 4, Atlanta 0 (SWEEP)
1998 - NY Yankees 4, San Diego 0 (SWEEP)
1997 - Florida 4, Cleveland 3 (7 GAMES)
1996 - NY Yankees 4, Atlanta 2 (6 games)
1995 - Atlanta 4, Cleveland 2 (6 games)
1994 - (not held due to strike)
1993 - Toronto 4, Philadelphia 2 (6 games)
1992 - Toronto 4, Atlanta 2 (6 games)
1991 - Minnesota 4, Atlanta 3 (7 GAMES)
1990 - Cincinnati 4, Oakland 0 (SWEEP)
1989 - Oakland 4, San Francisco 0 (SWEEP)