<Li> Twenty - three of the 28 teams to play in the World Series have won it at least once . The only exceptions are: Milwaukee Brewers (formerly Seattle Pilots, 1969), San Diego Padres (1969), Colorado Rockies (1993), Tampa Bay Rays (formerly Devil Rays, 1998), and Texas Rangers (formerly Washington Senators, 1961). The Padres and Rangers have both lost two World Series; the remaining teams have all lost their only Series appearance . As of the present, all teams with three or more World Series appearances have won the World Series at least once . </Li> <Li> Two teams have never played in the World Series: the National League's Washington Nationals (formerly Montreal Expos, established in 1969), and the American League's Seattle Mariners (established in 1977). Both franchises have participated in post-season play and competed in a League Championship Series at least once, but neither team has any League Championship Series victories . </Li> <Li> The Red Sox have the most World Series titles before their first World Series loss, winning the championship in their first five appearances--1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, and 1918--before losing in the next series they played, in 1946 . The only other teams who have more than one Series victory before their first Series loss are the Chicago White Sox (in 1906 and 1917), the Cleveland Indians (in 1920 and 1948), the Toronto Blue Jays (in 1992 and 1993), and the Miami Marlins (in 1997 and 2003 as the Florida Marlins). The Blue Jays and the Marlins have never lost a World Series . </Li> <Li> The American League's Toronto Blue Jays (1992 and 1993) and National League's Miami Marlins (1997 and 2003 as the Florida Marlins) hold the record for most appearances in a Series without ever losing a Series . Two other franchises have won their lone appearance: the National League's Arizona Diamondbacks (2001) and American League's Los Angeles Angels (2002 as the Anaheim Angels). </Li>

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