Through the 2008 World Series, 6 teams that were down 3-2 in the Series won Games 6 and 7 on the road.
1) 1926 St. Louis Cardinals won Games 6 and 7 at Yankee Stadium against the Yankees.
2) 1934 St. Louis Cardinals won Games 6 and 7 at Navin Field against the Detroit Tigers.
3) 1952 New York Yankees won Games 6 and 7 at Ebbets Field against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
4) 1958 New York Yankees won Games 6 and 7 at County Stadium against the Milwaukee Braves.
5) 1968 Detroit Tigers won Games 6 and 7 at Busch Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals.
6) 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates won Games 6 and 7 at Memorial Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles.
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Nineteen times teams have rallied from 3-2 deficits to win the last two games to claim a World Series championship in seven games. (It is worth noting that the 1903 Boston Red Sox and 1921 New York Giants came back from 3-2 deficits to win World Series titles, but those were best-of-nine formats, so those teams never faced elimination.) The St. Louis Cardinals have rallied from 3-2 down to win five World Series, more than any club. The Cards have also been victimized more than anyone (three times). Teams that have rallied from 3-2 to win seven-game World Series are as follows, with home or away listed as the site for each comeback, and teams listed as they were known at the time of that Series:
1924--Washington Senators over New York Giants (home)
1925--Pittsburgh Pirates over Washington Senators (home)
1926--St. Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (away)
1934--St. Louis Cardinals over Detroit Tigers (away)
1940--Cincinnati Reds over Detroit Tigers (home)
1946--St. Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (home)
1952--New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (away)
1958--New York Yankees over Milwaukee Braves (away)
1968--Detroit Tigers over St. Louis Cardinals (away)
1973--Oakland A's over New York Mets (home)
1979--Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (away)
1982--St. Louis Cardinals over Milwaukee Brewers (home)
1985--Kansas City Royals over St. Louis Cardinals (home)
1986--New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (home)
1987--Minnesota Twins over St. Louis Cardinals (home)
1991--Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (home)
2001--Arizona Diamondbacks over New York Yankees (home)
2002--Anaheim Angels over San Francisco Giants (home)
2011--St. Louis Cardinals over Texas Rangers (home)