▁determine ▁an ▁overall ▁champion . ▁These ▁series ▁were ▁dis organ ized ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁the ▁modern ▁World ▁Series , ▁with ▁the ▁terms ▁arranged ▁through ▁neg ot iation ▁of ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁championship ▁teams ▁before hand . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁games ▁played ▁r anged ▁from ▁as ▁few ▁as ▁three ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁( Pro v idence ▁defeated ▁New ▁York ▁three ▁games ▁to ▁zero ), ▁to ▁a ▁high ▁of ▁fifteen ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁( Det roit ▁beat ▁St . ▁Louis ▁ten ▁games ▁to ▁five ). ▁Both ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁Series ▁ended ▁in ▁t ies , ▁each ▁team ▁having ▁won ▁three ▁games ▁with ▁one ▁tie ▁game . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁promoted ▁and ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" The ▁Championship ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ", ▁" World ' s ▁Championship ▁Series ", ▁or ▁" World ' s ▁Series " ▁for ▁short . ▁In ▁his ▁book ▁Krak ato a : ▁The ▁Day ▁the ▁World ▁Ex pl oded : ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁Simon ▁Win chester ▁mentions ▁in ▁passing ▁that ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁World ▁newspaper , ▁but ▁this ▁view ▁is ▁disput ed . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁compet itions ▁are , ▁however , ▁not ▁officially ▁recognized ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁World ▁Series ▁history ▁by ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball , ▁as ▁it ▁cons iders ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁baseball ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁pro log ue ▁to