1 9 7 9 ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates , ▁who ▁defeated ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ; ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als , ▁who ▁defeated ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ; ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Chicago ▁C ubs , ▁who ▁defeated ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians . ▁ ▁Only ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁have ▁accomplished ▁the ▁fe at ▁twice . ▁ ▁By ▁contrast , ▁only ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁have ▁blow n ▁a ▁ 3 ▁games ▁to ▁ 1 ▁lead ▁twice ▁( 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 ). ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Yan ke es , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Tig ers , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Pir ates , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁C ubs ▁all ▁accomplished ▁the ▁fe at ▁by ▁winning ▁Games ▁ 6 ▁& ▁ 7 ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁World ▁Series ▁after ▁losing ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁The ▁recent ▁t endency ▁of ▁a ▁team ▁winning ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁then ▁winning ▁the ▁Series ▁suggests ▁the ▁theoretical ▁advantage ▁to ▁gain ing ▁home - field ▁advantage ▁( which ▁includes ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁at ▁home ). ▁ ▁The ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁won ▁all ▁five ▁of ▁their ▁World ▁Series ▁champion ships ▁( 1 9 0 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁ 1