well letz see 8 teams make the playoffs right 4 from the American league 4 from the national league so do the math 1 out of 8
1/8 playoff teams win the World Series
Yankees
Through the 2010 season, that is the Houston Astros with 9 playoff appearances without a World Series win.
A team has to win 7 playoff games in order to advance to the World Series. The Divisional Series (ALDS or NLDS) is the best of 5 and the Championship Series (ALCS or NLCS) is the best of seven.
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No. Only one team has come back from 3-0 in a playoff series in MLB. That team was the 2004 Boston Red Sox in the ALCS against the New York Yankees.
No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in playoff history.
The divisional playoff series are a best of 3 of 5. Whichever team wins 3 games first wins the series. The League Championship Series and the World Series are both the best 4 of 7 series. Whichever team wins 4 games first wins the series.
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New YorkIslanders from 1990 to 1984
In 1955 there was no playoff format. The winner (team with the best record) of the American League played the winner of the National League. The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series.
Houston Astros. Through the 2008 season, eight MLB franchises have never won a World Series. 1) Houston Astros - have made eight playoff appearances (1980, 1986, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005) and played in one World Series (2005). 2) San Diego Padres - have made five playoff appearances (1984, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2006) and played in two World Series (1984, 1998). 3) Seattle Mariners - have made four playoff appearances (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001) and never played in a World Series. 4) Washington Senators/Texas Rangers - have made three playoff appearances (1996, 1998, 1999) and never played in a World Series. 5) Colorado Rockies - have made two playoff appearances (1995, 2007) and played in one World Series (2007). 6) Milwaukee Brewers - have made two playoff appearances (1982, 2008) and played in one World Series (1982). 7) Tampa Bay Rays - have made one playoff appearance (2008) and played in one World Series (2008). 8) Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals - have made one playoff appearance (1981) and never played in a World Series.
The first baseball playoff that is generally regarded as part of the "World Series" was played in 1903, and won by the Boston American League team, now known as the Red Sox.