ants ' ▁series ▁against ▁the ▁then - A na heim ▁Ang els ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Other ▁than ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁World ▁Series ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁only ▁post season ▁tournament ▁held ▁entirely ▁within ▁Missouri ▁was ▁the ▁I - 7 0 ▁Series ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁( named ▁for ▁the ▁Inter state ▁Highway ▁connecting ▁the ▁two ▁cities ) ▁between ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁and ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als , ▁who ▁won ▁at ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁game . ▁ ▁Go ing ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁season , ▁there ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁an ▁in - state ▁World ▁Series ▁between ▁the ▁teams ▁in ▁Ohio ▁( C leveland ▁Indians ▁and ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s ), ▁Florida ▁( T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays ▁and ▁Miami ▁Mar l ins ), ▁Texas ▁( Tex as ▁R angers ▁and ▁Houston ▁Ast ros ▁– ▁who ▁now ▁both ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁since ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁changed ▁le agues ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ ▁making ▁any ▁future ▁joint ▁World ▁Series ▁appearance ▁an ▁impos s ibility ▁unless ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁switch es ▁le agues ), ▁or ▁Pennsylvania ▁( the ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies ▁and ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁have ▁been ▁traditional ▁National ▁League ▁riv als ▁going ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁Century ). ▁Ne ither ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁nor ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁ever ▁faced ▁the ▁Athletics ▁in ▁October ▁during ▁the ▁latter ▁team ' s ▁ten