Remembering Every Time The World Series Went To Seven Games

The Dodgers defeated nan Blue Jays successful Game 3 of nan 2025 World Series aft Freddie Freeman deed a walk-off location run successful nan bottommost of nan 18th inning.

The seemingly never-ending 18-inning crippled tied for nan longest successful World Series history, but will nan bid besides move into a agelong one? Los Angeles and Toronto person been evenly matched done nan first 3 games of nan World Series, and person a chance to spot their bid widen to 7 games. However, it's been six years since immoderate World Series has gone to Game 7.

Before nan Dodgers and Blue Jays look disconnected successful Game 4, here's a look backmost astatine nan 40 times erstwhile nan World Series has reached a winner-take-all Game 7 successful nan past.

The Dodgers person played successful Game 7 of nan World Series six times before, but person gone conscionable 2–4 successful those appearances. Their past triumph successful Game 7 of nan World Series came successful 1965, erstwhile Sandy Koufax sounded a three-hit complete crippled shutout connected conscionable 2 days remainder to lead nan Dodgers to a 2–0 triumph and nan championship.

More recently, nan Dodgers mislaid nan World Series successful 7 games to nan Astros successful 2017, and are presently facing George Springer, nan erstwhile Astros hitter that set a World Series record pinch location runs successful each of nan past 4 games of nan bid to triumph nan bid and MVP.

The Blue Jays person been to nan World Series twice—in 1992 and '93—and won some bid successful six games.

No squad has won nan World Series successful Game 7 much often than nan Cardinals, who person done truthful to seizure 8 of their 11 title titles. The Pirates person besides seen awesome occurrence successful Game 7, going a cleanable 5–0 successful those World Series.

Most memorable World Series Game 7 victories

One of nan astir memorable World Series victories took spot 9 years ago, erstwhile nan Cubs fought disconnected a comeback effort from Cleveland to triumph their first World Series successful complete 100 years. Chicago took a 6–3 lead done nan first 7 innings earlier Brandon Guyer and Rajai Davis mixed for 3 RBIs to necktie up nan game. The crippled went to nan tenth inning, wherever nan Cubs scored 2 runs and held Cleveland to conscionable 1 tally successful nan bottommost of nan inning to declare nan title.

The Cubs are besides nan astir caller to travel backmost from being down 3–1 successful nan World Series to triumph nan championship. The 1985 Royals, 1979 Pirates, 1968 Tigers, 1958 Yankees and 1925 Pirates are nan different 5 teams to execute this feat.

Few games person been much memorable than Game 7 of nan 2001 World Series, which saw nan Diamondbacks triumph their first and only title pinch 2 runs successful nan bottommost of nan ninth inning. In conscionable their 4th play arsenic an description team, nan Diamondbacks were trailing 2–1 successful nan bottommost of nan ninth earlier Luis Gonzalez deed nan game-winning azygous to snatch nan title from nan Yankees.

The astir melodramatic crippled successful World Series history though belongs to nan 1960 conflict betwixt nan Pirates and Yankees. The Pirates took an early 4–0 lead successful nan game, but nan Yankees ended up nabbing a 5–4 lead done six innings. They extended their lead pinch 2 much runs successful nan eighth, only for nan Pirates to respond pinch 5 runs successful nan bottommost of nan eighth. New York tied nan crippled astatine 9–9 successful nan ninth, but Bill Mazeroski deed a game-winning location tally successful nan bottommost of nan ninth to seal nan win. The crippled featured 7 location runs, aggregate lead changes, and to date, nan only walk-off location tally ever successful Game 7 of nan World Series.

Koufax's shutout successful 1965 was acold from nan only awesome pitching capacity MLB has seen successful Game 7 of nan World Series. More precocious successful 2014, erstwhile Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner protected a one-run lead by pitching 5 scoreless innings successful a Game 7 triumph complete nan Royals, nan longest prevention successful postseason history. Bumgarner sounded 5 innings disconnected of conscionable 2 days remainder aft pitching a complete crippled shutout successful Game 5 of nan series.

Along pinch those performances, erstwhile Twins pitcher Jack Morris delivered for Minnesota successful his first play pinch nan team. In Game 7 of nan 1991 World Series, Morris sounded 10 shutout innings earlier nan Twins yet scored a tally successful nan bottommost of nan 10th inning to triumph nan crippled and series. Morris was named nan World Series MVP.

Bret Saberhagen, Ralph Terry, Lew Burdette, Johnny Kucks, Johnny Podres, Dizzy Dean and Babe Adams besides each sounded complete crippled shutouts successful a winner-take-all Game 7 of nan World Series. Dean and Adams remarkably did truthful connected conscionable 1 time of rest.

Out connected nan bases, Lou Brock made history successful Game 7 of nan 1967 World Series pinch a grounds 3 stolen bases successful nan game. Brock besides went 2-for-4 astatine nan plate.

In nan 1956 World Series—one of his thirteen title victories arsenic a subordinate and coach—Yogi Berra deed 2 location runs successful nan Yankees' ascendant 9–0 victory. Both Berra and Bill Skowron vanished nan crippled pinch 4 RBIs. Skowron besides deed a three-run location tally successful their World Series triumph 2 years later.

Nearly 30 years later successful 1985, Darryl Motley helped nan Royals gain their first World Series triumph by going 3-for-4 successful Game 7, including hitting a location tally aft changing bats. The pursuing year, Keith Hernandez recorded 3 RBIs successful nan Mets' 8–5 triumph complete nan Red Sox successful Game 7.

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