by the date they entered the leagues. World Series championship droughts Longest current World Series championship droughts No World Series was played in 1994, and counts as a drought season for those franchises. Longest World Series championship droughts through history The first World Series was played in 1903. No World Series was played in 1904 or 1994. This list only shows droughts of 30 or more seasons. Active droughts are listed in bold type. World Series championship droughts by city/region This list only includes cities/regions with current Major League Baseball franchises. Years during which a city/region did not field a Major League Baseball team are not counted. *city without Major League Baseball franchise for 4 seasons (1966–1969) †city without Major League Baseball franchise for 7 seasons (1970–1976) ‡number does not indicate a title won, but rather total seasons played. World Series in which neither team had previously won a championship In these instances, the World Series matchup ensured that one team would win the first championship in its history. *In these cases, each team was making its first World Series appearance. World Series in which neither team had previously lost a championship In these instances, the World Series matchup ensured that one team would lose the first championship in its history. *In these cases, each team was making its first World Series appearance. World Series in which both teams had ended pennant droughts of 20-plus seasons World Series in which neither franchise had won a championship in 30-plus seasons Teams that had never won the World Series are included, even if they were less than 30 seasons old at the time. Bold denotes team that won. Numbers marked with * indicates that the number is counted from either the franchise's first year of existence or the first year of the modern World Series (1903). World Series Championship droughts by division World Series appearance droughts Longest current World Series appearance droughts No World Series was played in 1994 due to the players' strike that year. Longest Major League pennant droughts through history List begins with 1903, about the time the current configuration of National League and American League stabilized and also the year of the first World Series. No pennants were won in 1994 due to the players strike that year. This list only shows droughts of 20 or more seasons. Active droughts are listed in bold type. Major League pennant