. ▁( The ▁last ▁World ▁Series ▁played ▁out do ors ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁series ▁in ▁Detroit ' s ▁T iger ▁Stadium .) ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 – 1 9 7 8 : ▁Three peat , ▁repe ats , ▁and ▁F isk ' s ▁home ▁run ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁seven - year ▁period , ▁only ▁three ▁teams ▁won ▁the ▁World ▁Series : ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁in ▁World ▁Series ▁history ▁in ▁which ▁three ▁teams ▁have ▁won ▁consecutive ▁series ▁in ▁succession . ▁This ▁period ▁was ▁book - ended ▁by ▁World ▁Championships ▁for ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ▁made ▁three ▁consecutive ▁World ▁Series ▁appearances : ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁( los ing ▁to ▁the ▁" am az ing " ▁seven - year - old ▁franch ise ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ), ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁( be ating ▁the ▁Red s ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁World ▁Series ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ), ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁( los ing ▁to ▁the ▁Pitts burgh