1904: No World Series
No World Series was played in 1904. Here is why, and every season that did have one.
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1904: no World Series
No World Series was played in 1904. The New York Giants, who won the National League, refused to meet the American League champion.
How this bracket works
No World Series was played in 1904.
The New York Giants won the National League and declined to play the American League champion, a league they did not recognise as an equal. There was no World Series, and so there is no bracket to print.
Every other season from 1903 onward has a bracket, listed below.
Questions people ask
Was there a World Series in 1904?
No. The National League champion New York Giants refused to play the American League champion, so the 1904 World Series was never held.
Every World Series bracket, 1903 to 2026
One printable bracket per season, drawn the way that October actually ran: just the two pennant winners before 1969, the Championship Series from 1969, the Division Series from 1995, and the twelve-team bracket we have now.
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