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Every four years the US presidential election and the baseball season reach a crescendo at roughly the same time. See if you can answer these baseball election-year trivia questions without checking a source. (All questions include the World Series that took place between the American Association and the National League from 1884 through 1890)
- Which team has the most World Series wins in a presidential election year? How many??: NY Yankees, seven.
- Excluding defunct franchises, which teams have *only* won the World Series during a election year? (Hint: They've both won it twice).: Cleveland Indians, 1920, 1948; Philadelphia Phillies 1980, 2008
- Which of the original 16 teams of modern era major league baseball has never played in a World Series in an election year?:
- Name the one original 8 National League team and the one original 8 American League team that has lost every time it has played a World Series during an election year.: St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles are Oh-for-one (1944), the Braves are Oh-for-three (1948, 1992, 1996, all Democrats by the way (-: )
- Excluding Canadian teams (which are not governed by US elections), which expansion teams have won a World Series title in an election year?:
- Which team has lost the most election year World Series?: Still the Brooklyn Dodgers: 1916 1920 1952 1956.
- The San Francisco Giants won the World Series this year. When was the last time the Giants won a World Series during a presidential election year?:
- On four occasions, the winner of the World Series and the winner of the presidential election were from the same state. Name the years and the candidates/teams.:
1920 Cleveland Indians Warren Harding
1932 New York Yankees FDR
1936 New York Yankees FDR
1972 Oakland A's Richard Nixon
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