1972 ... the Reds lost to Oakland 4 games to 3.
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The New York Yankees won the 2000 World Series.
In 1942 the Cardinals beat the Yankees 4 games to one to win the World Series for the fourth time and the first since 1934.
The Boston Red Sox of course. They were amzing and SWEPT the Cards!
The Yankees won 5 world series in a row, 1949-1953, under Casey Stengel. They have won 26 world series so far, working on #27 this year. They won 4 in a row, 1936-1939, under Joe McCarthy. 2nd best was Oakland Athletics, who won 3 in a row 1972-1974, tying the Yanks who won 3 in a row 1998-2000 under Joe Torre.
Most of the countries of the British Empire became independent in the years after World War II.