The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago White Sox 5 games to 3 in the 1919 World Series.
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The 1919 World Series.
The World Series was a best 5 of 9 format in 1903 and 1919-1921. None of those four Series went the full 9 games ... in 1903, 1919, and 1921 the Series was won in 8 games and in 1920 the Series was won in 7 games.
Lefty Williams and George Frazier with 3 each. Williams, of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, was one of the players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. The 1919 World Series was a best 5 of 9 instead of a best 4 of 7 like is played today. Frazier, of the 1981 New York Yankees, is the only pitcher to lose 3 games in a best 4 of 7 World Series.
The Cincinnati Reds won 5 World Series titles. 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, and 1990