, ▁Jack ▁Morris ▁achieved ▁the ▁same ▁fe at ▁pitch ing ▁games ▁ 1 , ▁ 4 , ▁and ▁ 7 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁record ▁and ▁a ▁no ▁decision ▁in ▁game ▁ 4 , ▁and ▁winning ▁M VP ▁hon ors . ▁ ▁However , ▁Morris ' s ▁M VP ▁came ▁on ▁the ▁he els ▁of ▁pitch ing ▁ 1 0 ▁shut out ▁inn ings ▁in ▁game ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Curt ▁Sch illing ▁and ▁R andy ▁Johnson ▁took ▁M VP ▁hon ors ▁by ▁being ▁the ▁reason ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Diam ond back s ▁were ▁in ▁position ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁Washington ▁National s ' ▁l one ▁World ▁Series ▁appearance ▁and ▁victory ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁only ▁seven - game ▁World ▁Series ▁to ▁date ▁( 2 0 1 9 ) ▁in ▁which ▁all ▁seven ▁games ▁were ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁visit ing ▁team . ▁Additionally , ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁that ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁major ▁North ▁American ▁professional ▁sports ▁le agues ▁that ▁use ▁a ▁best - of - se ven ▁series ▁for ▁their ▁championship ▁round ▁( ML B ' s ▁World ▁Series , ▁NBA ' s ▁NBA ▁Final , ▁and ▁the ▁N HL ' s ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁Final ) ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁championship ▁series ▁go ▁seven ▁games ▁with ▁all ▁cont ests ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁road ▁team . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁Game ▁ 7 , ▁the ▁Series ▁was ▁already ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁instance ▁of ▁a ▁World ▁Series , ▁NBA ▁Final , ▁or