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The New York Giants were the first team to lose 6 World Series, losing to the Philadelphia Athletics in 1911, Boston Red Sox in 1912, Philadelphia Athletics in 1913, Chicago White Sox in 1917, New York Yankees in 1923, and Washington Nationals in 1924.
As of the 2011 season, the New York Yankees have lost the most World Series and won the most World Series. Their WS record is 27-13. Tied for second most World Series losses are the Dodgers and the Giants. The Dodgers WS record is 6-12 and the Giants WS record is 6-12.
Probably the Atlanta Braves.
They lost four straight to the Yankees in 1996, and then were swept by the Yankees in 1999 -- thus eight straight.
The Phillies also lost 8 straight ... the final 4 to the Red Sox in 1915 and all 4 to the Yankees in 1950. Incredibly, the 4 to the Red Sox and the first 3 to the Yankees were all 1 run losses.
Through the 2009 World Series, that is the New York Yankees with 13.
The Dodgers and Giants have lost 12 each.
1907-1909 Detroit Tigers.
The Tigers lost to the Cubs in 1907 and 1908 and to the Pirates in 1909.
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What team was three games ahead and then lost the series?
No team has ever lost a World Series after taking a 3-0 lead.
Has a World Series team won the first three games and lost the series?
No. Every World Series team with a 3-0 lead has gone on to win the world championship.
Which was the last team to win back to back World Series titles?
The most consecutive World Series lost by a team in non-consecutive years is 7 by the Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers (1916, 1920, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953) and Chicago Cubs (1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1945). The most consecutive World Series lost by a team in consecutive years is 3 by the Detroit Tigers (1907, 1908, 1909) and the New York Giants (1911, 1912, 1913).
If the Yankees of the 1990's won 14 straight world series games for the record then who is 2nd for consecutive World Series games wins?
The Yankees with 12 straight.The Yankees lost Game 7 of the 1926 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals, losing the Series 4 games to 3. They then swept the next 3 World Series they were in, 1927 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1928 against the St. Louis Cardinals, and 1932 against the Chicago Cubs. They lost Game 1 of the 1936 Series against the New York Giants to end the consecutive game winning streak at 12 games.
Team with the most world series losses?
The New York Yankees have lost 88 World Series games. Of course, they have been in 39 World Series so it would only make sense that they have lost the most games. They have also won the most World Series games with 130.
How many teams have lost the World Series after winning three of the first four games?
No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win the World Series.
Who lost the 1930s World Series?
The St. Louis Cardinals lost to the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1930 World Series.
Who lost 2008 World Series?
The Tampa Bay Rays lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2008 World Series.
Has any team lost the first three games of baseball's World Series and still won the best of seven?
It has never happened in the 100-plus years of World Series competition.
What team lost in the 2007 World Series?
The Colorado Rockies lost the 2007 World Series to the Boston Red Sox.
When were the Mariners closest to the World Series?
The Mariners have played in three American League Championship Series: The closest they came to the World Series was Game 7 of the 2001 ALCS: In 2001, they lost to the Yankees 4 games to 3. In 2000, they lost to the Yankees 4 games to 2. In 1995, they lost to the Indians 4 games to 2.
How many teams have won the first three World Series games but lost the next four?
20 times http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wssweeps.shtml The above link indicates World Series won 4 games to none. However, it also show 2 ties in the 1907 and 1922 World Series, so those were technically 5-game series, not 4.
