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The first World Series was held in 1903. In 2024, the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS to reach their 41st World Series appearance, while the Los Angeles Dodgers bested the New York Mets in the NLCS to reach their 13th World Series appearance. The Dodgers ultimately triumphed over the Yankees to win the World Series. Here's a look at more notable facts and stats in World Series history: Franchise with the most World Series titles New York Yankees, 27 Franchise with the most World Series appearances New York Yankees, 41 Franchise with the most World Series games New York Yankees, 225 Franchise with the most World Series games won New York Yankees,134 Player with the most career World Series games Yogi Berra, 75 Player with the most career World Series plate appearances Yogi Berra, 295 Player with the most career World Series at-bats Yogi Berra, 259 Player with the highest career World Series batting average Phil Garner, .500 Player with the highest batting average in a single World Series Billy Hatcher, .750 in 1990 Player with the highest career World Series on-base percentage Barry Bonds, .700 Player with the highest on-base percentage in a single World Series Billy Hatcher, .800 in 1990 Player with the highest career World Series slugging percentage (minimum 5 games) Barry Bonds, 1.294 Player with the highest slugging percentage in a single World Series Lou Gehrig, 1.727 in 1928 Player with the highest career World Series OPS (minimum 5 games) Barry Bonds, 1.994 Player with the highest OPS in a single World Series Lou Gehrig, 2.433 in 1928 Player with the most career World Series hits Yogi Berra, 71 Player with the most hits in a single World Series Marty Barrett (1986), Lou Brock (1968), and Bobby Richardson (1964) tied with 13 Player with the most career World Series singles Yogi Berra, 49 Player with the most singles in a single World Series Sam Rice, 12 in 1925 Player with the most career World Series doubles Yogi Berra and Frankie Frisch tied with 10 apiece Player with the most doubles in a single World Series Pete Fox, six in 1934 Player with the most career World Series triples Tris Speaker, Tommy Leach and Billy Johnson tied with four apiece Player with the most triples in a single World Series Tommy Leach, four in 1903 Player with the most career World Series home runs Mickey Mantle, 18 Player with the most home runs in a single World Series George Springer (2017), Chase Utley (2009) and Reggie Jackson (1977) tied with five apiece Player with the most career World Series RBIs Mickey Mantle, 40 Player with the most RBIs in a single World Series Tie: Freddie Freeman (12 in 2024) and Bobby Richardson (12 in 1960) Player with the most career World Series runs Mickey Mantle, 42 Player with the most runs scored in a single World Series Paul Molitor (1993) and Reggie Jackson (1977) tied with 10 Player with the most career World Series walks Mickey Mantle, 43 Player with the most walks in a single World Series Barry Bonds, 13 in 2002 Player with the most career World Series stolen bases Eddie Collins and Lou Brock tied with 14 apiece Player with the most stolen bases in a single World Series Lou Brock, seven in 1967 and 1968 Player with the most career World Series total bases Mickey Mantle, 123 Player with the most total bases in a single World Series George Springer, 29 in 2017 Player with the most career World Series strikeouts Mickey Mantle, 54 Player with the most strikeouts in a single World Series Cody Bellinger, 17 in 2017 Pitcher with the most career World Series games Mariano Rivera, 24 Pitcher with the most games played in a single World Series Darold Knowles (1973) and Brandon Morrow (2017) tied with seven apiece Pitcher with the most career World Series starts Whitey Ford, 22 Pitcher with the most career World Series complete games Christy Mathewson, 10 Pitcher with the most career World Series wins Whitey Ford, 10 Pitcher with the most career World Series saves Mariano Rivera, 11 Pitcher with the most saves in a single World Series John Wetteland, four in 1996 Pitcher with the lowest career World Series ERA (minimum 20 IP) Madison Bumgarner, 0.25 Pitcher with the most career World Series strikeouts Whitey Ford, 94 Pitcher with the most career strikeouts in a single World Series Bob Gibson, 35 in 1968 Manager with the most World Series titles Joe McCarthy and Casey Stengel tied with seven apiece World Series winners 2024 - 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