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| Year | Results | MVP |
| 2011 | St. Louis 4, Texas 3 | David Freese |
| 2010 | San Francisco 4, Texas 1 | Edgar Renteria |
| 2009 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Philadelphia 2 | Hideki Matsui |
| 2008 | Philadelphia 4, Tampa Bay 1 | Cole Hamels |
| 2007 | Boston 4, Colorado 0 | Mike Lowell |
| 2006 | St. Louis 4, Detroit 1 | David Eckstein |
| 2005 | Chicago White Sox 4, Houston 0 | Jermaine Dye |
| 2004 | Boston 4, St. Louis 0 | Manny Ramirez |
| 2003 | Florida 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 | Josh Beckett |
| 2002 | Anaheim 4, San Francisco 3 | Troy Glaus |
| 2001 | Arizona 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 | Randy Johnson/Curt Schilling |
| 2000 | N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Mets 1 | Derek Jeter |
| 1999 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Atlanta 0 | Mariano Rivera |
| 1998 | N.Y. Yankees 4, San Diego 0 | Scott Brosius |
| 1997 | Florida 4, Cleveland 3 | Livan Hernandez |
| 1996 | New York 4, Atlanta 2 | John Wetteland |
| 1995 | Atlanta 4, Cleveland 2 | Tom Glavine |
| 1994 | Not held | -- |
| 1993 | Toronto 4, Philadelphia 2 | Paul Molitor |
| 1992 | Toronto 4, Atlanta 2 | Pat Borders |
| 1991 | Minnesota 4, Atlanta 3 | Jack Morris |
| 1990 | Cincinnati 4, Oakland 0 | Jose Rijo |
| 1989 | Oakland 4, San Francisco 0 | Dave Stewart |
| 1988 | Los Angeles 4, Oakland 1 | Orel Hershiser |
| 1987 | Minnesota 4, St. Louis 3 | Frank Viola |
| 1986 | N.Y. Mets 4, Boston 3 | Ray Knight |
| 1985 | Kansas City 4, St. Louis 3 | Bret Saberhagen |
| 1984 | Detroit 4, San Diego 1 | Alan Trammell |
| 1983 | Baltimore 4, Philadelphia 1 | Rick Dempsey |
| 1982 | St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 3 | Darrell Porter |
| 1981 | Los Angeles 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 | Guerrero/Cey/Yeager |
| 1980 | Philadelphia 4, Kansas City 2 | Mike Schmidt |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh 4, Baltimore 3 | Willie Stargell |
| 1978 | N.Y. Yankees 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 | Bucky Dent |
| 1977 | N.Y. Yankees 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 | Reggie Jackson |
| 1976 | Cincinnati 4, N.Y. Yankees 0 | Johnny Bench |
| 1975 | Cincinnati 4, Boston 3 | Pete Rose |
| 1974 | Oakland 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 | Rollie Fingers |
| 1973 | Oakland 4, N.Y. Mets 3 | Reggie Jackson |
| 1972 | Oakland 4, Cincinnati 3 | Gene Tenace |
| 1971 | Pittsburgh 4, Baltimore 3 | Roberto Clemente |
| 1970 | Baltimore 4, Cincinnati 1 | Brooks Robinson |
| 1969 | N.Y. Mets 4, Baltimore 1 | Donn Clendenon |
| 1968 | Detroit 4, St. Louis 3 | Mickey Lolich |
| 1967 | St. Louis 4, Boston 3 | Bob Gibson |
| 1966 | Baltimore 4, L.A. Dodgers 0 | Frank Robinson |
| 1965 | L.A. Dodgers 4, Minnesota 3 | Sandy Koufax |
| 1964 | St. Louis 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 | Bob Gibson |
| 1963 | L.A. Dodgers 4, N.Y. Yankees 0 | Sandy Koufax |
| 1962 | N.Y. Yankees 4, San Francisco 3 | Ralph Terry |
| 1961 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 1 | Whitey Ford |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 | Bobby Richardson |
| 1959 | L.A. Dodgers 4, Chicago White Sox 2 | Larry Sherry |
| 1958 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Milwaukee Braves 3 | Bob Turley |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 | Lew Burdette |
| 1956 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Brooklyn 3 | Don Larsen |
| 1955 | Brooklyn 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 | Johnny Podres |
| 1954 | N.Y. Giants 4, Cleveland 0 |
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| 1953 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Brooklyn 2 |
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| 1952 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Brooklyn 3 |
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| 1951 | N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Giants 2 |
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| 1950 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Philadelphia 0 |
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| 1949 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Brooklyn 1 |
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| 1948 | Cleveland 4, Boston Braves 2 |
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| 1947 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Brooklyn 3 |
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| 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Red Sox 3 |
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| 1945 | Detroit 4, Chicago Cubs 3 |
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| 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 4, St. Louis Browns 2 |
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| 1943 | N.Y. Yankees 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 |
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| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 |
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| 1941 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Brooklyn 1 |
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| 1940 | Cincinnati 4, Detroit 3 |
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| 1939 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 0 |
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| 1938 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Chicago Cubs 0 |
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| 1937 | N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Giants 1 |
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| 1936 | N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Giants 2 |
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| 1935 | Detroit 4, Chicago Cubs 2 |
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| 1934 | St. Louis Cardinals 4, Detroit 3 |
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| 1933 | N.Y. Giants 4, Washington Senators 1 |
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| 1932 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Chicago Cubs 0 |
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| 1931 | St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia A's 3 |
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| 1930 | Philadelphia A's 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 |
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| 1929 | Philadelphia A's 4, Chicago Cubs 1 |
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| 1928 | N.Y. Yankees 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 |
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| 1927 | N.Y. Yankees 4, Pittsburgh 0 |
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| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 |
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| 1925 | Pittsburgh 4, Washington Senators 3 |
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| 1924 | Washington Senators 4, N.Y. Giants 3 |
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| 1923 | N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Giants 2 |
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| 1922 | N.Y. Giants 4, N.Y. Yankees 0 (one tie) |
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| 1921 | N.Y. Giants 5, N.Y. Yankees 3 |
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| 1920 | Cleveland 5, Brooklyn 2 |
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| 1919 | Cincinnati 5, Chicago White Sox 3 |
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| 1918 | Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago Cubs 2 |
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| 1917 | Chicago White Sox 4, N.Y. Giants 2 |
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| 1916 | Boston Red Sox 4, Brooklyn 1 |
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| 1915 | Boston Red Sox 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 |
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| 1914 | Boston Braves 4, Philadelphia A's 0 |
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| 1913 | Philadelphia A's 4, N.Y. Giants 1 |
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| 1912 | Boston Red Sox 4, N.Y. Giants 3 (one tie) |
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| 1911 | Philadelphia A's 4, N.Y. Giants 2 |
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| 1910 | Philadelphia A's 4, Chicago Cubs 1 |
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| 1909 | Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 3 |
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| 1908 | Chicago Cubs 4, Detroit 1 |
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| 1907 | Chicago Cubs 4, Detroit 0 (one tie) |
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| 1906 | Chicago White Sox 4, Chicago Cubs 2 |
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| 1905 | N.Y. Giants 4, Philadelphia A's 1 |
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| 1904 | Not held |
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| 1903 | Boston Red Sox 5, Pittsburgh 3 |
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