Boston Redsox
When the National Professional Baseball League was formed in 1876, the first champions were the Chicago Cubs. There was only one "Major" league and no World Series, or playoffs occured.
The first World Series matching the winners of the National League against the winner of the American League was played in 1903 and won by the Boston Red Sox, the American League Champions over the National League champion Pittsburgh Pirates 5 games to 3.
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