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World Series Commemorative Game Baseballs (1978-2008)
1978 - The first year that MLB used a special ball for the World Series and the 75th Anniversary of World Series play. The New York Yankees defeated the Dodgers 4 games to 2 for their 22nd World Championship. Bucky Dent was named MVP.
1979 – 76th Anniversary of World Series play. The Pirates defeated the Orioles 4 games to 3 for their 5th World Championship and Willie Stargell was voted MVP.
1980 - 1st World Series Championship for the Philadelphia Phillies as they defeated the Kansas City Royals 4 games to 2. Tug McGraw and Mike Schmidt were voted Co-MVP. Philadelphia had 5 other World Series Champions as the Philadelphia Athletics between 1910-1930.
1981 – 4th World Series Championship for the Los Angeles Dodgers who defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 2. Ron Cey was voted MVP.
1982 – 9th World Series Championship for the St. Louis Cardinals who defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4 games to 3. Bruce Sutter and Darrell Porter were voted co- MVP's.
1983 – 3rd World Series Championship for the Baltimore Orioles who defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 1. Rick Dempsey was voted MVP.
1984 – 4th World Series championship for the Detroit Tigers as they defeat the San Diego Padres 4 games to 1. Jack Morris and Allen Trammell were the Co-MVP's.
1985 – 1st and only World Championship for the Kansas City Royals as they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3. Brett Saberhagen was voted MVP.
1986 – 2nd World Series Championship for the Mets who defeated the Boston Red Sox 4 games to 3 in the infamous Game 6 Bill Buckner/Mookie Wilson ground ball. Ray Knight was voted MVP. 1987 – 1st World Series championship for the Minnesota Twins as they defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3. Frank Viola was voted MVP.
1988 – 5th World Series Championship for the Los Angeles Dodgers who defeated the Oakland Athletics 4 games to 1. Orel Herschiser was voted MVP.
1989 – 4th World Series Championship and 1st since their three consecutive wins (1972-1974) as the Oakland A's defeat the San Francisco Giants 4 games to 0. Dave Stewart was the MVP.
1990 – 5th World Series Championship for the Cincinnati Reds who defeated the Oakland Athletics 4 games to 0. Billy Hatcher and Jose Rijo were voted co- MVPs.
1991 – 2nd World Series Championship for the Minnesota Twins as they defeat the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 3. Jack Morris was voted MVP.
1992 – The first World Series ever played outside of the United States. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 2 for their first World Series Championship. Dave Winfield and Pat Borders were voted co MVPs.
1993 – Back-to-Back Championships for the Toronto Blue Jays as they defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 2. Paul Molitor was voted MVP.
1994 - The World Series that never was. These Historic baseballs were made to be used in the 1994 World Series when the players went out on strike…..Leaving the fans without the World Series, and Rawlings with a surplus of baseballs.
1995 – The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cleveland Indians 4 games to 2 to capture its 3rd World Championship in franchise history (along with 1914 in Boston and 1957 in Milwaukee), making them the first franchise to win three crowns in three different cities. Tom Glavine was the MVP. 1996 – 23rd World Series Championship for the New York Yankees as they defeated the defending champion Atlanta Braves. This was the first time that the World Series and Olympics were hosted by the same city. John Wettland was voted MVP.
1997 – 1st World Series Championship for the Florida Marlins who defeated the Cleveland Indians 4 games to 3. This was the first time in history that a wild card team had ever won the World Series. Livan Hernandez was voted MVP.
1998 – 24th World Series Championship for the New York Yankees who defeated the San Diego Padres 4 games to 0. For the first time the same city, San Diego, hosted both the SuperBowl and the final World Series game in the same year. Not only were they held in the same city, they were both held in the same stadium. Scott Brosius was voted MVP.
1999 – 25th World Series Championship for the New York Yankees as they defeat the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 0. Mariano Rivera was the MVP.
2000 – 26th World Series Championship and Champions for the 3rd year in a row as the New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets in the Subway Series. Derek Jeter was voted MVP.
2001 – (Pre 9/11) This is the ball that was to be used for the World Series before 9/11. The ball was changed, prior to the start of the series to a more “patriotic” version, and production was stopped on this version making it the rarest of all World Series balls.
2001 – (Post 9/11) 1st World Series Championship for the Arizona Diamondbacks who defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. This was the first World Series game to ever be played in the State of Arizona. Due to the postponement of games in September as a result of the 9/11 attacks, the World Series began Saturday, October 27, 2001, the latest start date ever for a World Series. The Series went seven games, the last three of which were the first major-league games played in the month of November. Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling were co MVP’s.
2002 - 1st World Series Championship for the Anaheim Angels who defeated the San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3. Troy Glaus was voted MVP. This was the first time in MLB history (since inception of the “wild card” in 1995) that 2 wild card teams were vying for the World Series Championship. This year was a very short print run on the World Series game baseballs and they are very difficult to find.
2003 – 100th Anniversary of the World Series (However, it was only the 99th event due to the strike cancelling the 1994 World Series) found the Florida Marlins defeating the New York Yankees 4 games to 2 for their 2nd World Series Championship. Josh Beckett was voted the MVP. This was also the first year that NL/AL home field advantage was determined by the MLB All-Star Game victor.
2004 – The actual 100th anniversary of World Series play found the Boston Red Sox ending the 86 year curse by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0 to become World Champions for the 6th time. Manny Ramirez was voted the MVP. This was also the 3rd World Series in a row won by a wild card team.
2005 – The Chicago White Sox defeated the wild card Houston Astros 4 games to 0 to end their 88 year drought and become World Champions for the 3rd time. Jermaine Dye was voted MVP. The Houston Astros were making their first World Series appearance in 44 years.
2006 – 10th World Series Championship for the St. Louis Cardinals who defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 1. David Eckstein was voted the MVP. The Cardinals, who moved into the new Busch Stadium in April, became the fourth team to win the Series in their home stadium's debut season.
2007 – 7th World Series Championship for the Boston Red Sox as they defeated the Colorado Rockies 4 games to 0. Mike Lowell was voted MVP. The Colorado Rockies were making their first World Series appearance.
2008 – 2nd World Series Championship for the Philadelphia Phillies as they defeated the Tamp Bay Rays 4 games to 1. Cole Hamels was voted MVP. The Tampa Bay Rays were making their first World Series appearance and this was the first time since 2001 that a wild card team was not in the World Series.