what team played the least playoff games to win a world series

4 teams were tied for the fewest games in the World Series with >0 series wins, with 1 game. The first three are the Texas Rangers, the Washington Nationals and the Anaheim Angels.

TEAM G SERIES W SERIES W% W L AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Rangers
Rangers
1
1
World Series
1.000
1
0
36
5
9
1
0
1
4
3
0
9
0
0
39
13
2
0
0
0
0
.250
.308
.361
.669
2 Nationals
Nationals
1
1
World Series
1.000
1
0
34
6
9
0
0
2
6
5
0
3
1
0
40
15
2
1
0
0
1
.265
.359
.441
.800
3 Angels
Angels
1
1
World Series
1.000
1
0
27
4
5
3
0
0
4
5
1
5
0
0
34
8
3
1
0
1
0
.185
.333
.296
.630
4 Diamondbacks
Diamondbacks
1
1
World Series
1.000
1
0
37
3
11
2
0
0
3
1
1
13
0
1
39
13
2
0
0
0
0
.297
.333
.351
.685
5 Astros
Astros
2
2
World Series
1.000
2
0
62
9
12
2
0
2
8
6
1
18
2
0
69
20
4
0
0
2
1
.194
.275
.323
.598
6 Marlins
Marlins
2
2
World Series
1.000
2
0
74
5
15
2
0
1
5
9
0
20
0
0
85
20
3
0
2
2
1
.203
.282
.270
.553
7 Blue Jays
Blue Jays
2
2
World Series
1.000
2
0
77
12
24
6
1
3
12
7
2
5
2
0
90
41
10
1
3
1
1
.312
.371
.532
.903
8 Royals
Royals
2
2
World Series
1.000
2
0
83
18
24
4
0
1
17
9
0
15
7
0
92
31
5
0
0
2
3
.289
.359
.373
.732
9 Phillies
Phillies
2
2
World Series
1.000
2
0
64
8
17
5
0
0
8
9
1
11
2
1
75
22
5
1
0
0
1
.266
.365
.344
.709
10 Mets
Mets
2
2
World Series
1.000
2
0
64
13
17
3
0
4
12
6
2
10
1
0
74
32
7
1
1
2
0
.266
.342
.500
.842
11 Indians
Indians
2
2
World Series
1.000
2
0
66
7
17
4
1
1
6
6
1
9
2
1
73
26
6
0
0
1
.258
.329
.394
.723
12 Orioles
Orioles
3
3
World Series
1.000
3
0
96
15
24
3
0
6
15
7
0
17
0
1
105
45
9
1
1
1
1
.250
.298
.469
.767
13 Twins
Twins
3
3
World Series
1.000
3
0
110
9
30
8
0
1
9
12
2
18
1
1
125
41
9
1
0
5
4
.273
.355
.373
.728
14 Cubs
Cubs
3
3
World Series
1.000
3
0
102
12
30
3
1
3
12
10
1
10
5
4
117
44
7
3
1
2
1
.294
.360
.431
.791
15 White Sox
White Sox
3
3
World Series
1.000
3
0
105
13
29
5
1
0
12
6
0
19
1
1
114
36
6
3
0
0
0
.276
.315
.343
.658
16 Tigers
Tigers
4
4
World Series
1.000
4
0
139
25
40
7
1
3
25
16
1
25
4
1
161
58
11
4
1
4
1
.288
.363
.417
.780
17 Braves
Braves
4
4
World Series
1.000
4
0
124
16
28
4
0
5
16
17
0
20
2
3
145
47
9
4
0
2
2
.226
.319
.379
.698
18 Reds
Reds
5
5
World Series
1.000
5
0
164
25
48
11
1
3
25
21
3
16
8
4
194
70
15
5
1
1
4
.293
.381
.427
.808
19 Pirates
Pirates
5
5
World Series
1.000
5
0
168
33
49
15
2
5
31
16
3
13
5
1
194
83
22
7
0
2
5
.292
.364
.494
.858
20 Dodgers
Dodgers
8
8
World Series
1.000
8
0
259
39
60
9
2
9
38
31
1
52
2
5
300
100
20
5
4
5
3
.232
.312
.386
.698
21 Giants
Giants
8
8
World Series
1.000
8
0
255
29
66
10
1
3
27
20
1
60
1
4
292
87
14
12
4
2
8
.259
.311
.341
.652
22 Athletics
Athletics
9
9
World Series
1.000
9
0
293
53
74
21
2
8
46
26
1
50
7
2
329
123
31
8
1
5
1
.253
.315
.420
.734
23 Red Sox
Red Sox
9
9
World Series
1.000
9
0
292
35
72
12
5
11
32
29
2
37
0
4
329
127
28
6
0
5
6
.247
.319
.435
.754
24 Cardinals
Cardinals
11
11
World Series
1.000
11
0
368
59
108
16
3
8
52
36
2
54
8
4
418
154
27
10
2
5
4
.293
.358
.418
.776
25 Yankees
Yankees
27
27
World Series
1.000
27
0
941
164
262
38
10
38
154
104
5
158
12
3
1,071
434
86
17
4
16
15
.278
.352
.461
.813
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More Rangers Stats

Team Rankings

HR

175

18th

R

684

22nd

SO

1,344

19th

ERA

3.47

1st

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0
Rangers Rangers
81
81
.500
9.0
Athletics Athletics
76
86
.469
14.0
Angels Angels
72
90
.444
18.0
Last Game
CLE Guardians

88 - 74

9

Final

8

TEX Rangers

81 - 81

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MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
11-3
Sun
9/14
BAL BAL
@
CWS CWS
4-1
Sun
9/14
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
0-7
Sun
9/14
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
11-6
Sun
9/14
TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
3-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
6:08 PM
Mon
10/6
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
9:08 PM
Tue
10/7
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
4:08 PM
Tue
10/7
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
8:08 PM
Wed
10/8
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
3:08 PM