In 2013 we see Major League Baseball (consisting of the National League and American League) hold the 156th season of premier baseball (since 1857), and 109th season of formalized league play (since 1903). The season started March 31, 2013 and ran until October 30, 2013.
Thirty teams competed in a 168 game season, with ten of the 30 teams (33%) competing in the playoffs. The National League and American League champions faced against each other for the World Series Championship.
| Championships spanning 2013-16 for National League (MLB) |
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| Team | # of Championships | NL Championship Points |
| Chicago Cubs |
1 (2016) | 14 |
| New Your Mets |
1 (2015) | 14 |
| San Francisco Giants |
1 (2014) | 14 |
| St. Louis Cardinals |
1 (2013) | 14 (+14) |
| Championships spanning 2013-16 for American League (MLB) |
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| Team | # of Championships | AL Championship Points |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 (2014, 15) | 28 |
| Cleveland Indians |
1 (2016) | 14 |
| Boston Red Sox |
1 (2013) | 14 (+14) |
| Championships spanning 2013-16 for Major League Baseball |
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| Team | # of Championships | Premier Championship Points |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) |
1 (2016) | 29 |
| Kansas City Royals (AL) | 1 (2015) | 29 |
| San Francisco Giants (NL) |
1 (2014) | 29 |
| Boston Red Sox |
1 (2013) | 29 (+29) |
The 109th World Series saw the Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals with the following results:
- October 23 – St. Louis Cardinals 1 @ 8 Boston Red Sox
- October 24 – St. Louis Cardinals 4 @ 2 Boston Red Sox
- October 26 – Boston Red Sox 4 @ 5 St. Louis Cardinals
- October 27 – Boston Red Sox 4 @ 2 St. Louis Cardinals
- October 28 – Boston Red Sox 3 @ 1 St. Louis Cardinals
- October 30 – St. Louis Cardinals 1 @ 6 Boston Red Sox
Al Young
Al Young is a sports stats enthusiast and budding web designer. He loves how sports create legends and how sports stats can be tell stories as well. Major-Leagues.com is his first web site dedicated to the FanSeeStats.com group of 'stats-as-stories' web properties.
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