. ▁This ▁stre ak ▁was ▁broken ▁when ▁the ▁D od gers , ▁which ▁had ▁won ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁won ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Game - by - game ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁eight ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁World ▁Series ▁to ▁go ▁seven ▁games ▁saw ▁Game ▁ 7 ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁road ▁team : ▁the ▁road ▁team ▁won ▁Game ▁ 7 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁while ▁the ▁home ▁team ▁won ▁Game ▁ 7 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁home ▁team ▁has ▁won ▁Game ▁ 7 ▁in ▁nine ▁of ▁the ▁th ir teen ▁World ▁Series ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁that ▁went ▁to ▁seven ▁games . ▁The ▁first ▁nine ▁series ▁to ▁go ▁seven ▁games ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁all ▁saw ▁the ▁home ▁team ▁win ▁Game ▁ 7 ▁( 1 9 8 2 ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als , ▁ 1 9 8 6