The last ten World Series that resulted in seven games were:
2014 - San Francisco Giants defeated Kansas City Royals
2011 - St. Louis Cardinals defeated Texas Rangers
2002 - Anaheim Angels defeated San Francisco Giants
2001 - Arizona Diamondbacks defeated New York Yankees
1997 - Florida Marlins defeated Cleveland Indians
1991 - Minnesota Twins defeated Atlanta Braves
1987 - Minnesota Twins defeated St. Louis Cardinals
1986 - New York Mets defeated Boston Red Sox
1985 - Kansas City Royals defeated St. Louis Cardinals
1982 - St. Louis Cardinals defeated Milwaukee Brewers
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1909 Pirates beat Tigers 4-3
1912 Red Sox beat New York Giants 4-3-1 *with 1 tie
1924 Washington Senators beat New York Giants 4-3
1925 Pirates beat Senators 4-3
1926 Cardinals beat Yankees 4-3
1931 Cardinals beat Philadelphia Athletics 4-3
1934 Cardinals beat Tigers 4-3
1940 Reds beat Tigers 4-3
1945 Tigers beat Cubs 4-3
1946 Cardinals beat Red Sox 4-3
1947 Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
1952 Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers beat Yankees 4-3
1956 Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
1957 Milwaukee Braves beat Yankees 4-3
1958 Yankees beat Milwaukee Braves 4-3
1960 Pirates beat Yankees 4-3
1962 Yankees beat San Francisco Giants 4-3
1964 Cardinals beat Yankees 4-3
1965 Dodgers beat Twins 4-3
1967 Cardinals beat Red Sox 4-3
1968 Tigers beat Cardinals 4-3
1971 Pirates beat Orioles 4-3
1972 Oakland Athletics beat Reds 4-3
1973 Oakland Athletics beat New York Mets 4-3
1975 Red beat Red Sox 4-3
1979 Pirates beat Orioles 4-3
1982 Cardinals beat Brewers 4-3
1985 Royals beat Cardinals 4-3
1986 Met beat Red Sox 4-3
1987 Twins beat Cardinals 4-3
1991 Twins beat Braves 4-3
1997 Marlins beat Indians 4-3
2001 Diamondbacks beat Yankees 4-3
2002 Angels beat Giants 4-3
No. A seven-game World Series can be rare. The last ones were in 2014, 2011 and 2002. World Series sweeps have been more frequent recently. There have been six since the 1998 Fall Classic.
The astros went to the World Series in 2005 but lost in a sweep to the White Sox
It didn't, the World Series in 1919 went eight games with the Cincinnati Reds defeating the Chicago White Sox 5 games to 3. Of course, that was the famous "Black Sox Scandal" after it was discovered that seven White Sox players were bribed to throw the series. The number of games in the World Series varied in the early years and didn't settle in to a best of seven series until 1922.
The Texas Rangers made back-to-back World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011. They lost the 2010 World Series in five games to the San Francisco Giants. A year later, they lost the 2011 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Game 1 winners have a 367-164 advantage for a 69% chance of winning the series.