<P> (*)--Counts one - game wild - card playoff in the statistics . </P> <Ul> <Li> The following wild - card teams have won the World Series: the Florida Marlins, in 1997 and 2003; the Anaheim Angels, in 2002; the Boston Red Sox, in 2004; the St. Louis Cardinals, in 2011; and the San Francisco Giants, in 2014 . Thus, three consecutive titles, from 2002 to 2004, were won by a wild card . </Li> <Li> A wild - card team appeared in the World Series each year from 2002 to 2007 . </Li> <Li> So far, the 2002 World Series and the 2014 World Series have been the only times when both teams were wild cards . </Li> <Li> The Baltimore Orioles, in 1996, were the first wild - card team to win a Division Series . </Li> <Li> The Marlins, in 1997, were the first wild - card team to reach the World Series and the first to win the World Series . By winning again in 2003, they became the first team to win the World Series twice as a wild card . The Marlins are also the only team to win the World Series without ever winning a division title . </Li> <Li> The Red Sox have been a wild card seven times, while the New York Yankees' total is five . The Cardinals, the Houston Astros, the Colorado Rockies, and the Pittsburgh Pirates have been a wild card three times each . </Li> <Li> The Houston Astros were the first team to have won a wild card in different leagues . NL (2004 - 2005) and AL (2015) </Li> <Li> The following teams have qualified as a wild card in consecutive years: the Red Sox (1998 - 1999, 2003 - 2005, 2008 - 2009), the Astros (2004 - 2005), the New York Mets (1999 - 2000), the Cardinals (2011 - 2012), and the Pirates (2013 - 2015). </Li> </Ul> <Li> The following wild - card teams have won the World Series: the Florida Marlins, in 1997 and 2003; the Anaheim Angels, in 2002; the Boston Red Sox, in 2004; the St. Louis Cardinals, in 2011; and the San Francisco Giants, in 2014 . Thus, three consecutive titles, from 2002 to 2004, were won by a wild card . </Li> <Li> A wild - card team appeared in the World Series each year from 2002 to 2007 . </Li>

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